The car had been in the vehicle for over 30 minutes, or so Jon guessed. It was difficult to keep track of time when there was a velvet hood over your had and your hands were tied tightly behind your back.
"She wants you to come with us", said the diminutive yet busty brunette. This stranger and another girl, an extremely tall and thin blonde with long hair had intercepted him in his driveway just as he was leaving for work on Monday morning, skidding to a stop in a black panel van. They were both clad in black skin-tight spandex bodysuits from head to toe and were shod black stiletto knee-high boots.
While the tall one applied the hood, the short one busily made his wrists fast using a rough hemp rope. "You mean Sarah wants me?"
"Of course. Who else? Lay there quietly or things may get a little more intense for you. Do you understand?"
"Yes, of course! I trust that M'Lady has a need. I will answer her call."
The two women were silent for another...fifteen minutes, perhaps. He then felt the van bump over something, then climb, turn, climb again, turn once more, then climb, before it parked. The tires had squealed in an echo-y way during all of this, causing him to guess that they had entered a parking garage. Yes, when they pulled him out of the van, the feel and the sound made him sure that he had correctly guessed their location. He was hustled along, and then they waited, probably for an elevator, if his ears hadn't deceived him.
Yes, that was it. An elevator. Up it went, slowly, for several seconds. Guessing again, he thought it must be a hydraulic car based on the relatively slow speed at which it moved and the sounds that it made. The doors opened and he was pushed roughly out.
A few steps later, one of the women fiddled with some keys and, finding the correct one, they opened the door. He stepped inside one door and then through another before they began to strip him naked. His wrists were released, allowing the removal of his coat and shirt. He stood there wearing nothing but the hood.
Hands groped at his manhood and, the next thing he knew, his cock was encased in an abominable chastity device. He felt the padlock click closed. A metal collar was clamped coldly around his neck and a long chain dangled from the front.
His wrists were manacled just above his waist. The chain adjoining them couldn't have been more than 24 inches long and was connected to the collar by the dangling chain. That long chain continued to the floor where his ankles were fettered by more chain that encircled them and were locked in place. once again by a two- to three-foot long steel encumbrance.
Suddenly, they pulled off the hood and, before he knew what was happening, the door slammed and locked behind him. He blinked in the glaring light that assaulted his eyes. Once they adjusted to the bright lamps, he began to comprehend the room: it was painted starkly white and had nothing on its walls. The floor was tiled and cold. There was a twin bed pushed into one corner, made up in nothing but a fitted sheet.
The primary feature was a desktop computer and desk on which there sat a two-inch thick 3-ring binder. He notice that there were web cams mounted in three places in the room, near the ceiling.
The computer screen blazed to life suddenly. The computer's speakers crackled. Sarah's image appeared on the screen.
"Hello, Jon. I suppose you're wondering what this is all about. Let me explain."
A more careful description of the room would have included that it also contained a treadmill, that there was a small bathroom, the door of which had been removed, and a tiny wet bar and cupboard.
"You are here to participate in and to complete an online course in regulatory compliance. Students have the option to attend in person in Dallas, or to use the web conference option which, obviously, is what I have chosen for you. I think that your concentration level and dedication level will be much higher in a more, shall we say, 'Controlled' environment. Wouldn't you agree? I thought so!"
"Four days. 7 hours a day of lecture and discussion. At the end of the day, you will spend one hour and fifteen minutes working on your physical conditioning, including fifteen minutes of work on your abdominals and an hour on the treadmill. You will then spend four to five hours learning to use the compliance resources that are available on the websites that I have identified for you. You will take tutorials and familiarize yourself with the tools available. Then you will write a journal entry regarding the day's activities."
"The computer provided will only access the specific websites that you will need. No email, no shopping, no blogging, no games, no Twitter, no Pintrest. You will be completely focused on this training. You will be chained exactly as you are for the duration. You will see no other people during that time."
"While I'm on the 'No' list, you will not touch yourself, you will see no one, you will have no clothes, no blankets, no alcohol, no drugs of any kind, the lights will not go out. You WILL shower daily. You CAN control the thermostat so make yourself comfortable. You WILL be monitored by me every second of the time. No doubt you have noticed the web cams. And I am sharing your computer screen so I will know everything that you are doing."
"In the cupboard you will find 'astronaut food' packets. Yes, the same foods, packaged the same way, that was used on the trips to the moon. You will see each day's meals and snacks labeled. An automated messaging system will be utilized to tell you when it is time to eat and will confirm precisely what you are to consume. They are easy to prepare: break the seal, squirt in hot water for the warm components, mix it in the bag, and then squeeze it through the opening. You will find the meals to be well-balanced nutritionally, though that is the only promise that I will make about the food. The distraction of meal preparation is something that you do not need during this training."
"Oh, and at the end of the day, you will be treated to a 60 second live feed from me. I do promise to keep them interesting for you!"
"I make no promise of reward at the end of this. Unsatisfactory behavior will be punished, and not in a way that you will find to be pleasant at all. Think about what I am saying, won't you?"
"And now, my dear Jon, I must ask you if you agree to participate in this training. You may opt out, but you have that opportunity only once, and that is right now. If you do not want this, say the word and the girls will return immediately and will release you. If you stay and if you succeed, I do promise that I will be very pleased. And you will have earned an important certification. But tell me, is that enough motivation for you to stay? Shall I call the girls?"
Jon thought carefully but reached his decision quickly.
"Let's do it."
"Wonderful! The first class starts in five minutes. I'm accessing the web page for the class and will enter your user name and password. Good luck!"
The audio link clicked off and the webinar began. Suddenly, his mouth went dry and he wondered if he truly comprehended what he was in for during the next four days.