Home of Dr. Bandu
0312, 12/13
Dixie stretched and yawned. For a moment she froze. She was in a bed that she didnât recognize. She looked around the room. Beside the bed was a nightstand. In the pale moonlight from the nearby window she could see that it was bare except for a clock. The clock read 03:12.
Then it came back to her. She had been walking along the highway, her bag thrown over a shoulder. It was getting late and the temperature was steadily dropping. The night before she had slept beside the highway and she wasnât inclined to repeat the process again. The sun had just dipped below the horizon when a lone car had come up beside her and stopped.
Inside the dark sedan was an elderly gentleman that vaguely resembled Einstein, with the white frizzy hair and bushy mustache. Dixie figured she was safe enough, so she threw her bag in the back on got in on the passenger side. Chitchat as they drove along revealed that there were no nearby hotels. Her driver was Dr. Bandu, a neurobiologist who was doing research in controlling dangerous mental patients. That was all she remembered. She must have fallen asleep in the car. But how had he gotten her up to this, obviously spare, bedroom?
Dixie got up from the bed and looked around. She was dressed only in bra and panties, which gave her pause. A quick search of the room revealed her clothes and bag in the closet. In the closet was also a full-length robe that she pulled around herself. From the window she could tell that she was on a second story. She stepped out into the hallway.
The hallway ran all the way around the second floor in a big square. Halfway around the other side was a staircase leading down. Dixie padded quietly over to the staircase and down. At the end of the hall Dixie could see a lit room. So she headed there, assuming that her benefactor would be somewhere close.
Dixie passed another staircase going down to a sub-floor. When she entered the room at the end of the hall she found that it was a quaint den-type room. Bookshelves lined three of the four walls. Against the fourth wall was a computer set up on an expansive desk that covered most of the wall. A bar took up what little space remained. Unfortunately, there was no one in the room.
Dixie walked over to the bar and started studying the liquors there. She noticed a small refrigerator underneath the bar, so she opened it and started going through the liquors she found there. âCold Duck,â she read the label out loud. âVodka, Wine, Wine. Hello? Whatâs this?â In the back of the cabinet was a beaker that had no label. Rather it had a bit of paper taped to it that bore only a large âXâ. âThis must be the good stuff.â
She pulled the beaker out and grabbed a glass from the top of the cabinet. She poured herself a shot and downed it easily. The second glass she took her time with, savoring it. âNot to thick,â she noted. âNot really an alcohol bite to it. Not what one would expect from a home brew.â
âThat is because it is not alcohol,â a voice said from the doorway in a thick German accent. Dixie turned toward the door startled. There stood the elderly man who had given her a ride earlier. In his arm was a bunch of papers.
âWhat do you mean?â Dixie asked.
Dr. Bandu dropped the papers on the computer desk and then walked over to where Dixie stood by the bar. Gingerly he took the glass from her hand and poured it back into the beaker. âIt is the passivity drug that I have been working on. The freezer in my lab is full. So I thought to keep it up here. I was not expecting guests⊠it was my mistake.â Bandu walked over to the wall where an intercom hung. âKarl.â He paused as though expecting an instant answer this early in the morning. âKarl!â A mumbled reply this time. âGet down here. I will need you to sit sentinel tonight.â
âHow much of this have you drank?â He asked, turning back to Dixie and taking her wrist in his hand. His practiced fingers found her pulse in no time.
âYou drugged me!â Dixie said, finding her voice again.
âTechnically you drugged yourself. Now how much of this have you drank?â
âAbout six fingers total.â Dixie replied.
âThat is a pretty heavy dose. But not outside acceptable limits. Your heartbeat seems fine.â He took a small flashlight out of a pocket. He turned it on and shined it into Dixieâs eyes. First one and then the other. âHow do you feel?â
âFine. A bit nervous, maybe. But otherwise, Iâm fine.â
âThere is no need to feel nervous. The drug is harmless. A good nightâs rest and the drug will be out of your system. But it is similar to hypnosis. The groundwork for long-term effects can be laid while you are in this state. We must be careful that this does not happen again.â
A man walked into the room. He was easily six feet tall and weighed two hundred fifty pounds. But not a bit of that weight was fat. He looked like he could be a linebacker for a football team. His hair was blonde, and cut short. There was something distinctly primal in his soft blue eyes.
âAh, Karl,â Dr. Bandu said, turning to the huge man, âtake Miss Dixie up to room 12. She has accidentally taken a dose of Calm. So no television, keep discussion to a minimal. See that she is safely tucked into bed and is asleep before you let her out of your sight. Then I want you to stay with her for at least the next 8 hours.â
âRight this way, Miss,â Karl said in a deep voice. Dixie took his arm without the least hesitation.
As they were going back up the stairs Dixie said: âTell me about Calm.â
Karl looked her up and down before replying. His eyes lingered a moment on her 36C breasts before coming back to her pretty face. âCalm is a derivative of Impulse; a nerve gas developed by the military. It was simple and effective. Impulse destroyed that part of the brain that was responsible for questioning an action. Drop that on a town and the town would tear itself apart because itâs citizens would never question the urge to hit the accelerator when someone stepped out in front of them; or to kill someone for a snide remark. Simple and effective.
âCalm,â Karl went on as he opened the door to Dixieâs room, âdoesnât destroy â it suppresses. Additives to the original formula allow for long-term personality conditioning. The good doctor hopes to be able to treat severely violent patients with it. Hence the name â Calm.â
âBut why here?â Dixie asked as Karl set her down on her bed. He pulled up a nearby chair, obviously willing to talk for awhile. âIn the middle of nowhere.â
âI used to wonder the same thing,â Karl replied. âThen I found out the good doctor is severely agoraphobic. His fear of crowds is so strong that he couldnât live in the city any longer. He can barely stand to go into town anymore.â
âMan, itâs hot in here.â Karl said. âYou would like to take off your robeâ â Karl paused to give the command enough time to sink in â âWouldnât you?â
A moment ago Dixie had felt comfortable, even a bit cool. Now her body temperature seemed to be out of control. Sweat broke out on her brow, neck and chest. In moments the sweat was easing between her tits.
âOf course,â Dixie replied after only a moment of hesitation. She dropped the robe at the foot of the bed enjoying the sensation of the cool air on her body. She wasnât upset at all that she was sitting in front of a man she had barely met in only her bra and panties.
âI suppose,â Karl went on, âthat the good doctor hopes that somewhere in Calm there might be a cure for him as well.â
âMost likely,â Dixie replied. âBut Iâm surprised that you havenât answered the obvious question: Why are you here?â
âYou look very sexy,â Karl said, watching her reaction intently. âYou want to have sex with meâŠ. donât you?â
âWhy Karl,â Dixie said reaching behind her back and releasing the bra. As she shrugged it off she said: âI thought you would never ask.â