Alice stood at the altar, feeling very proud of how she appeared in her dress. To say that she felt beautiful would have been an understatement - everything felt like it was in its ordered place. The sensation of the bridal gloves hugging her arms, the way her hair had been done up, the light tug of the train behind her whenever she moved.
Everything was perfect.
She kept an intent focused on details. It was all she could do to keep herself from completely breaking down into a state of docile submission. A state that would certainly show again once she was back in control, rather just watching everything unfold from the back of her mind like she was doing now.
Oh
God,
everybody she knew had their eyes on her. Her parents.
His
parents. Family members from every facet of their lives. What if she
did
slip up? What if she fell to her knees right in front of her beloved Hypnotist and Master, mouth popped open, her pleading eyes turned up towards him the very instant she snapped out of trance?
She felt another small drop of her own juices roll down her leg and absorb into her stockings. It probably didn't help that Master had slipped not only a bullet vibe, but a plug inside of her before the ceremony began. Granted, he had been merciful enough to have set it to 'low' - she reminded herself of that tidbit of information and reassured herself that no, nobody in the front row could notice the slight tremble of her legs under her dress.
Goddammit, Alice, keep it together.
She held a hold a wide-eyed, smiling expression of sincere joy. Nobody would suspect you were hypnotized, she told herself. This is the sort of expected behavior for young married couples on their wedding day. A nagging thought at the back of her head reminded her that this
had
been your idea, Alice. A little fantasy of hers that she'd only have one real shot of accomplishing in her life. She had sat down and talked it out with Master in vivid detail well before the big day came - contingency plans, limitations, starting and stopping points. He had insisted - like he usually did - that he have a little leeway, an ounce of wiggle room with the act. Just enough creative liberty to throw her a few surprises. And she trusted him completely. She always did. It was always a fun surprise, and rarely ever anything she couldn't handle.
Now she was reciting her vows. She heard herself talking, she felt her smiling lips move, speaking the words she had been programmed to speak.