In the future, society is run by the MATRON AI system. Life has three distinct stages, the beginning years from 1-20, young adulthood that can last from 1 to 100 years, and Maturity from then on. Young Adults (YAs) are expected to live and work in tired communities based on their accomplishments, effort, "valuation," and "life track." Society can be quite strict with those who are either naturally submissive (seen as a sign of requiring stern care-taking by Society) or who step out of line.
Disobedience is dealt harshly.
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Brat Sitter
Thessia-3 (2.1: Attractive and cute young woman)
Accomplishments: Exceptional Certification In Disciplinary Arts (5), Certification in Disciplinary Psychology (4)
Effort: High (enthusiastic). [4]
Valuation: Tier 3 (High Valuation--still young)
Life Track: Aspirational Senior Disciplinarian at the Disciplinarium, Current Freelance Discplinarian
Total Basic Value: 4 (high).
Age: 31
Apparent Age: 31
NOTE: Thessia is a highly intelligent young woman with excellent disciplinary instincts. During her post-academy training, she developed a crush on a senior instructrix and was an object lesson to the class on the use of ungoverned emotions for both gentle humiliation and punishment modifications. She has taken to them well, learned a difficult lesson, and gone forward as an accomplished Domestic Discipline free-lance punishment specialist. Currently she is doing very well. In the future she will need guidance to find a partner who can provide structure for her.
I got out on the Arbeloq platform and hurried down the street in the Kavath District. It was pricey and high class for Qualith and the big housing towers soared above me. In the shop windows I passed, Tier 4s and 5's did "mannequin duty" standing in display windows, trying not to move in various baroque and revealing outfits as their anuses or pussys itched and or their bowels and bladders complained.
I liked the sense of ambient desperation the street conveyed: rows of brats regretting their misbehavior! It appealed to me as I'm a freelance disciplinarian who makes house-calls. I'm a 'sitter.' My com showed the destination ahead on the left and I hurried before Qualith started raining again.
I got looks as I entered the lobby. It was expansive with a marble analogue floor, a couple of girls behind the desk my professional eye told me were bare from the waist down. There was a sculpture of Leda being fucked by the mythic swan in a water-feature fountain in the center. It was fancy.
I nodded to the girls, who were staring at my horns, and paged the client. I moved towards the lifts. I'd have normally spent a little bit of effort to make the girls squirmy by coming close enough to see their bad little twats--but timing was close and I was never late.
I have cute little "reindeer horns" and a slight nose modification to give it a perky up-tilt. You can't see it well, but under my blouse, rising above my buttocks is a soft short tail that sticks up with fur around it--like a doe, I'm told. They are punishment mods--and getting them was no fun at all--but now they make me look more exotic and I like that. My clients do too--the YAs I 'sit' less so. A sitter with punishment mods is generally more feared.
I stepped into the lift, adjusting my large bag of equipment and let it lift me up. Ding! Out on the floor and down the nice clean hall to the client's large flat.
I'd done my homework when the offer came in. He was in his 3rd decade of being a YA but had already passed his first Maturity Exam. Usually that wasn't even attempted until their 5th Decade. He also held belts in martial arts and fencing. He looked sharp. As a Tier-3, he was nearly at the top of the scale: I'd have been intimidated to have him as a ward. He might have been able to take what I'd provide!
I wasn't there to 'sit' him, though: I was there tonight for his Significant Other, Aesa.
"Mr. Varnal," I said, giving him a slight bow. A curtsey would be more socially correct, but my bag of gear was a bit heavy. He was dressed formally in black and white. He gave me an easy smile. "Ms Thessia! Pleased to meet you. Come in--my Little is in the Viewing room."
I smiled and stepped past him inside. I could feel him looking at my horns. I had a brief fleeting mental image of him reaching under my blouse and taking my doe-tail in his hands. I'd probably wet myself! I shook it off.
"I'm here, sir," I said, sweeping in with all the authority I could project. "You Little is in excellent hands! You are free to go about your business!" I gave him a smile. He smiled back and nodded.
"You came highly recommended," he nodded. I wondered who had recommended me. A quick scan hadn't turned up any connections in the social-network web. Still, we were both Tier-3s so there were going to be portions of our profiles and connections that we wouldn't be able to see in each other's. On the other hand,, Varnal was so accomplished, if I had a client who was connected to him, I thought I'd have known.
Varnal was highly impressive. Asea, on the other hand...
I walked with him into the main-room and found her sitting cross-legged on the couch wearing pajamas, and eating kibble-chips out of a bag. She looked pouty and sullen. Defiant even. I'd gone through her profile: she was a serious brat.
Her crime, most currently, was returning to an audacious on-line argument with a rival where they called each other names, broke forum rules, and slung accusations and incriminations. Her Top, Varnal and told her in no uncertain terms to knock it off, and she hadn't. He started yesterday, grounding her for a month.
I'd have found that far too little for such abject disobedience--but, apparently, her bad behavior and his a-bit-too-mild correction had come to a head, and, as he had an Executive Function he couldn't miss to spend time at home, seeing to his Little, he'd done the right thing: he'd called me.
Asea was of the slightly chubby variety that some boys (and girls) liked. Her cute features were marred by an insolent look that I was determined to fix quickly. She was clearly pouting about being stuck home while he went to the function--but that look changed to alarm when she saw me.
"Asea," Mr. Varnal said, "This Ms. Thessia-3. She's going to be your sitter tonight."
I gave her the friendliest smile I could muster. My clients usually want their Little's corrected--but they also want them cared for (sometimes my appointments are a reward for the Little--I'll tell you a little bit about later!). I'm not just there to punish them--I'm there to correct them, and Asea might be quite a little brat, but as my charge, I was fond of her.
"VARN!" her yip of distress amused me. I hoped that her Big wasn't overcome with concern for her. "It was just an argument! Klassi started it! You don't need a sitter!"
I made sure not to look at Mr. Varnal. The key here is to establish the firmness of the decision. I hoped he didn't back down.
"Aesa," he said patiently. "I have to go. Ms. Thessia is going to be in charge of you, until I return. You're to be obedient to her. If she contacts me with any recalcitrance, I'm going to assign you a bunch of domestic demerits. I ought to have done this sooner anyway."
He kissed his palm and gave her a sweeping bow: The equivalent of a hug and a kiss for a Little who was bristling with indignation. Her face was red with anger and she started to get up--to stop him from leaving without banishing me.
I met her eyes: "Sit!" I pointed at the sofa. This was a test--I put all the command I could into my voice. She stood still for a moment, and I realized she was going to be a challenge. I was pleased that Mr. Varnal had retreated into the hall to the flat's door. She couldn't see him, even though he could still hear us. It wasn't at all optimal--he needed to go but it was better than him hovering where she could see him.
"Asea-Nixli," I said using an intentionally demeaning turn of affection, making my voice crisp and confident, "you are going to sit down on that couch right. Now." I met her eyes. I could feel my antlers tingle and a sense of pressure in the tail nub I'd gotten as punishment.
Scowling. She sat. I felt some relief: Having to force the issue with Mr. Varnal here would be poor management. I hope he took the cue and left. I let my bag of gear settle to the ground. I strode forward to stand before her, not risking even a glance back to see if her big had gone.
Sitting, she was forced to look up at me. She had her arms crossed tight. She glared.
I gave her an approving nod. A little positive reinforcement never hurt. "I'm going to be taking care of you tonight," I explained to her. "As Mr. Varnal said I'm Miss Thessia." I gave her my Nursery-Teacher smile. I was gratified this turned up the intensity of her glare. "I have a bunch of enrichment activities planned for us--and I'm sure you'll appreciate them as much as I do!"
She said nothing. I heard the door close to the flat. Good. He'd gone. I was now the sole authority figure in the house. Asea heard it too, and I saw the anger and desperation rise in her. I could tell her self control broke, probably before even she was aware of it. She stood, awkwardly, as I was too close to her for her to stand up easily.
She was furious, and she was going to get in my face. Bad move, honey.
I easily placed my palm on her chest and, with a little flex of my hips, shoved her back into the sofa. It was a solid push and while it didn't hurt, she went into the cushions with a little "whuff." I suppressed a smile, making myself look cross. "Nixli!" I said warningly. I leaned in close, knowing what she'd do.
She did it. She reached up a hand for one of my antlers. Most punishment modifications--such as my tail, are so sensitive that grabbing one is so uncomfortable for the person that it gives you a bunch of control over them. My antlers have similar properties, but I got them because my disciplinarian thought they looked cute. They certainly could be used to punish me--but the grab wasn't even hard defiance--it was desperation. I saw it coming.
I caught her hand in a practiced move and twisted her wrist. It hurt--she yowled. I didn't let go. For instances, she presumed I wouldn't actually break her wrist, and persevered in her struggle. She was right: I wouldn't have. What she was wrong about was how much the wrist lock would hurt before it broke. She cried out--and then howled as her resolve collapsed. It hurt too much.
Using pain compliance I got her partially up and then rotated her, putting her face down on the floor. I got her arm locked behind her back and squatted over her, keeping the lock tightened so it continued to hurt.
I held it, patiently, until she gasped.