Why the fuck was I here?
"Good afternoon folks."
I didn't need the money.
"I wish to thank you for attending..."
And I said I was not going to model.
"The September edition of the pop-up..."
But I was desperate.
"Sole Sundae!"
God I hate that pun. The host was clamoring off the rules, but I already had them memorized. I've been listing them off in my head since I left the house. There was no pretense to the ad that I clicked on. There wasn't any deception in the description that I willingly agreed to. I could see the words as clear as day as I stared up at the sheet metal ceiling of the 18-wheeler trailer that I was now locked in.
'Wanted: male or female participant in a fetish art show. Participant will have their ankles locked in a pair of stocks, and their bare feet covered in dessert items and licked. Participant will be next to four other participants, but not visible to anyone. Nobody but the host will see anything but participant's feet. Gig is generously compensated.'
I knew exactly what I was signing up for. That Nippon Ichi cosplay-looking host was kind enough, but his spiked, blue hair and red eyes were off-putting as hell. I assume it was for whatever the art portion of this was. Maybe the guests were in cosplay as well?
I scrunched my toes in apprehension, looking down at the stocks that held me. Our containment was built out of half of this trailer, with the other half being the stools and the freezer that contained the... The...
"Guest number one, you have first choice," the host said. I could hear him to my right; I was in position four out of five--something I picked for myself. I didn't want to be the farthest away; I remember how that logic works from high school seating. But the same was true for the middle and the nearest positions. Maybe I was fooling myself by pretending I was going to be unassuming, knowing full well there was soon going to be someone sitting an inch from my feet.
Maybe I picked this spot because it was closest to the freezer.
"Ah-hn!" A gentle moan to my right, masculine. Someone must have seated in front of his feet and given the soles a test.
I rubbed my left foot against my right sole anxiously.
"E-eEhee--ohno..." A bubbly giggle, also to my right but a bit farther. She sounded so dignified... Why the heck was she subjecting herself to this?
For the same reason I was, duh.
I heard the scraping of metal against metal right in front of my feet... Someone had sat down.
My feet wiggled instinctively. I couldn't see them, I couldn't see anyone looking at them.