Dawn and Lyll immediately turned towards me, and I could see from their faces that they were puzzled, since I was not showing those devices to everyone.
As a matter of fact, I was still undecided if I would have the guts to be like that in the open, but first I wanted to have a good look at myself, by myself.
To sate my curiosity, I went to a nearby stand, the owner of which we had known the day before, where I knew I could find some changing booth with a full body mirror.
I approached the man and asked if I could use it, and he was very kind to me. In a couple of minutes I found myself in another enclosed space in the middle of an exhibition center full of people to the brim.
With trembling hands, I pulled up the shirt from over my head and inspected my reflection.
I was stunned, it was wonderful. The belt enhanced my belly, and contained my bottom hugging my sides in a sensual way, while the bra modeled my breasts in a spectacular way.
While I had made peace with my body some time before, I was still a little bit scared to let myself so open to everyone. But now I could undeniably see an amazing woman, and I found into my own self the strength to take this really big step.
Without putting the shirt on again, I let out a deep breath and left the changing stall and, just with the devices on, I walked strolling back to Dawn and Lyll.
The only words I said were to myself.
"Let's face it, Monica, you must have had a lobotomy, during the night." And this little jest brought a smile to my face.
During the short walk between the two stands, I could see that some of the visitors were staring at me. And I must confess that, if I was in their place, I would be staring at me. Definitely.
These were not crude prototypes, the workmanship that Lyll put in them was remarkable. And, beside a little weight pushing me down, I could not feel any discomfort, either from the belt nor from the bra.
But the faces I got from Lyll and Dawn when I approached the stand were telling a tale.
She came to me, with all the speed that she could get in her harness.
"Oh, my...... it is fabulous!"
"I think so too....."
We both turned in Lyll's direction only to see him with his mouth open in disbelief. Well, we could imagine that he liked it too.
It was strange for me to be virtually naked, or at least, to be dressed with just some metal devices in the middle of an exhibition, but I felt so exhilarated and liberated, I could not feel shame or pruderie.
I stayed in the booth for a while, simply greeting visitors and making myself available to photographs and selfies. Lyll asked me if it was ok, and honestly I said that it was pretty comfortable, the paddings were right on the pressure points and were providing a wonderful job in spreading the weight. And finally, he asked if I was ready to wear it for some time, until afternoon, because he was interested in getting my opinion.
He added that he did not have access to a model to test fit those two things, and whatever suggestions I could provide it would be fantastic for the next model.
In my mind it was very different from the harness I had worn the night before, that was Dawn's, she must have worn it for days tweaking its kinks.
This made me think that I was very lucky to be in no discomfort at all.
I was lost in these mumblings when Dawn came to me.
"Do you want to go a little further?"
Well, let us see where it could go. I nodded.
She showed me some restraints and asked me I was ok to parade them around. It took me a minute to agree, and she immediately went to work.
The first one was a steel hood. It was made of two halves shaped like a head. It was built with a sort of a mesh metal, so that once closed, my head was covered in a sort of grilled metal.
As she closed it around my neck, she asked how it was. It was not painful, as a matter of fact, it certainly was tight as it blocked my jaw, keeping my speech to a mumble, so I just nodded.
Then she picked up a pair of steel mittens to envelope my hands. And finally some ankle cuffs, and to tie it all a chain from the neck of my helmet was connecting another chain locked on my wrists and the one connecting my feet.
After she had finished there were five padlocks on me, and as a result,
A I could not grab anything nor talk.
Of course, the devices designed by Lyll made it impossible to be touched by anyone in my most responsive areas.
"Shall we parade you?"
I simply nodded, and Dawn conducted me around the area.
As I got a glimpse of myself in a mirror, I found that the image was not representing Monica, it was reflecting someone else. A creature trapped yet free, exposed yet protected. I thought about some of the things Stephanie, Two, told me the night before. That was trust and protection.
I could live the whole experience as an out of body adventure. People asking to take a selfie were not taking a picture of Monica, myself, they were creating an image of the devices and of the concept.
I got people asking to touch the belt and the bra, and while I saw their hands on me, I could not feel anything on my skin. It was wonderful and fascinating at the same time.
While we were strolling in the aisles, me and Dawn met Mistress with Two/Stephanie in tow.
I could see in her face that she was surprised by my sight. Well, I was surprised too, she was completely covered in latex and her arms were fused to her body.
The only pieces of skin that could be viewed were the upper part of her face, from the nose up, and her hair, flowing freely.
There were three tubes protruding from her, two in her crotch and one from her mouth, and at the end of each there was a pump with a blocking valve.
Dawn and the Mistress greeted each other while me and Stephanie were left to tiny signals by which we could acknowledge each other. While I was looking at how the latex was defining every curve of her body, like a second skin, I heard the other two deciding to take a little brunch in the convention center's restaurant.
So, they made us parade once again among the other attendees to reach the place.
The head cage was very snug, and I really could not speak loudly. Between that and the continued chattering noise in the exhibition hall, I was virtually speechless.