I know, I know, but…

(This is the final part of the Maria Series)

A ChastiLock Story

Makoto cried for most of the morning. He couldn’t believe the offer that Maria had made as well as the fact that she was going to let him into her life. This was all beyond his wildest dreams.

Maria sat patiently with him the whole day.

“Haven’t you got somewhere to go?” he sobbed.

“I got fired remember!”

“Oh. I should call the store and tell them I’ll be late”

“It is a bit late for that. Why don’t you call them and say you quit?”

“What will I do for a job?”

“Mannequins don’t dress windows, they are the windows”

“You are serious about this aren’t you?”

“Yes. If you want to be like me then you can. Together we can do this”

“I don’t want us to be like you & Dan but in reverse?”

“I am nothing like him. Besides, I like who I’ve become despite him. Now it is my turn to help someone else become the person of their dreams”

Makoto was suddenly very serious.

“You are serious about this aren’t you?”

“Yes. Why shouldn’t I be. If you go ahead with this, whatever it is, then your life will change beyond recognition. It is a serious matter for both of us but there is no reason why we can’t enjoy it”

Makoto kissed her for a very long time.

“What’s it like to kiss you when you… you are the other you?”

“You can find out tomorrow if you like?”

“I think that will be nice”

A week later, they made a visit to the offices of ChastiLock Corporation. A senior official greeted them.

“Welcome back to ChastiLock Maria” said the man.

“I’m Daniel Cohen, the VP in charge of sales”

“It is a pleasure to be here once again” said Maria.

He showed them into his office.

“I guess you are wondering why I’ve met you”

“Yes. I have to admit that I’m a little puzzled.”

“Maria, I have to say thank you”

“Thank you? What for?”

“Your little episode in the shop window generated a lot of publicity for us. That was the sort of publicity that money can’t buy. Would you believe me If I told you that the interest in people wanting some of our, shall I say more exotic styles are more than 200% higher. It is not only that people are interested in becoming like you but our feline range is even more popular than ever.”

Maria was very surprised.

“I didn’t expect that to happen”

“Neither did we. But the sales figures for this quarter are going to be very good so I want to give you a big thank you”

He smiled.

“In return, I want to offer you any further modifications & enhancements to your specification will be free of charge”

Maria was very surprised about that.

“That is why you are here today? Is it not?”

“Only indirectly. My friend Makoto here is another one you can add to your list of clients. We came here to outline his Mannequin specification”

Mr Cohen looked surprised.

“Naturally, any personal recommendations from yourself will carry a considerable discount”

“Thank you Mr Cohen. That is very nice. Would it be possible to consult with one of your specialists today?”

“Yes. Yes of course. I’ll get someone to attend to you straight away”

He made a quick phone call.

Less than 10 minutes later, they were sat down with a senior designer.

“I understand that Mr Makoto here wants to become a mannequin?” he asked.

“Its just Makoto” said Makoto.

“Forgive me”

“Yes I do. Maria here also wants some modifications to her specification to tie in with mine”

“I’m sure that this will be possible as long as they are not too drastic”

“I can assure you that they are small” said Maria.

“Very good. Lets get down to business”

Two hours later, most of the details were sorted out.

“Right, I’ll take this to production and see when it can be scheduled. I understand that Mr Cohen said we were very busy”

“He did indeed. There is no hurry. I’m sure there will be some small modifications in the next week or so”

“Fine. All I need now from you both is a DNA swab”

They gave him their DNA and they left.

“Happy?” asked Maria as they got into his car.

“Yes. Nervous but happy”

“I’m glad. Remember, until you take the pill or whatever, you can back out. As far as I’m concerned I don’t care if you are like me or not. I’m not going anywhere understand”

He looked at her.

“Why are you so nice to me?”

“She smiled.

“Because I’m in love with you silly”

Makoto didn’t know what to say.

“When I was in the window, I always wanted you to come and visit me. That day in the rain when you blew that kiss to me was fantastic”

He went red in the face.

“I didn’t know you saw it”

“I loved it. I decided there and then that I’d like to get to know you”

“You never cease to amaze me Maria”

“I never cease to amaze myself as well. Not all that long ago, I wouldn’t have dared do the things I do now. That bastard Dan has a lot to answer for but he made it possible for me to be liberated. Now I’d like to do the same for you and…”

Makoto didn’t wait for her to finish the sentence. He embraced her, kissed her and would have made love to her there and then if they weren’t in a car stuck in a traffic jam.

Any further groping was cut short by the movement of the traffic around them.

Makoto drove them to her apartment without saying another word.

Over the following days, they made a few minor changes to Makoto’s specification before finally sending them off to ChastiLock.

They also spent a lot of time experimenting in bed and just enjoyed each other’s company.

“What am I to call you when you change?” asked Maria one afternoon as they relaxed in bed together.

“Shina. I had a crush on this girl at school called Tomiko. We went on a date and had a good time. Everything was great until I saw her sister. She was a well-known porn star back in Japan. Her name was Shina”

Maria laughed.

“That’s as good a name as any, Shina”

“It means good virtue in Japanese”

“Good yes but Virtuous? Hardly?”

“I think we should get your name changed so I don’t get confused as to what to call you”

“Should we change yours at the same time?”

“Are you asking me to marry you?”

“Yes. Is that a problem?”

“Maria Arai sounds rather nice”

“Is that a yes?”

“Yes it is my darling Shina”

The following day, they flew to Las Vegas and got their names changed.

A few days after their return, a representative from ChastiLock called Maria to confirm that her requested modifications would be ready the following week.

“Do you have any idea when Makoto Arai’s package would be ready?”

“Hold on a moment”

A few seconds later they came back on the line.

“It will be ready at the same time. It was a rush order. You must be someone important Miss?”

“Hardly but I met the right person in ChastiLock at the right time”

Maria could hardly wait to tell Shina the good news.

“I feel like a condemned man being told the date of his execution”

“Eh?”

Shina smiled.

“Only joking”

Maria laughed and took Shina’s hand.

“Are you sure about this?”

“Yes. It was something I could only ever have dreamed about until you came along and made it a reality”

“Becoming a mannequin was not in your original dream”

“No but meeting you for the first time made it as the heart of my future”

“Don’t you mean, OUR Future”

“It’s hard to get used to the OUR bit”

“Me too”

The big day arrived and the pair waited eagerly for the delivery from ChastiLock. It was well into the afternoon before it arrived.

“Nervous?” asked Maria.

“Yes”

“I was too the first time”

“And now?”

“Yes for both of us”

“How are we going to do this?”

“Yours is the biggest change so I think you should go first. I’ll be here by your side to care for you”

“I know all that”

“Take your time there is no rush”

They kissed each other and Makoto made love for the last time as ‘an unaltered’ man.

When they had finished, Makoto said,

“I think I’m ready”

He took the six pills that had been supplied by ChastiLock and went to bed.

Maria followed him and lay down beside her lover.

It was well past dawn the following day when Maria woke.

Shina was lying next to her. Her change was complete. She was now a woman to all intents & purposes.

With a smile on her face, she got up and made some coffee and French toast.

Sure enough, the smell aroused Shina.

“Hello. I’m starving”

“Well good morning to you my darling wife”

Shina giggled.

“How does it feel?”

“Strange but nice. I feel at home”

“That’s great to hear”

“How long was I out for?”

“About 15 hours”

“Wow. I had no idea it would take so long”

“Mine was shorter as I did it in two goes but that seems to be the norm”

“Here, the food is ready”

“Great”

Maria laughed.

“You know that you don’t need to eat”

“I know but I just want to feel the taste of food”

“Me too. It’s rather nice at times”

That evening, Shina tried to change into a Mannequin for the first time.

“I was just getting used to my female body” she complained.

“It’s still there but just underneath a white façade”

“Oh well, here goes”

She closed her eyes and held her breath.

Then she opened them.

“What happens now?”

“It takes a couple of hours. Lets go to bed and lie together. I’ll change as well”

The kissed and went into the bedroom.

Some four hours later, Shina’s change was complete.

“Hello lover” said Maria.

“Hello lover”.

“How does it feel?”

“Ok so far. I guess I should start trying out a few things”

“Take it slowly. Don’t rush in and always give yourself a time limit”

“Yeah. I know. I read the instructions”

They sat on the bed and held each other.

“Here goes”

Shina closed her eyes like a birthday girl making a wish.

“Ohhh”

“What did you do?”

“I stiffened my legs a bit”

“How much?”

“Medium”

Maria laughed.

“What so funny?”

“That is less than my normal stiffness”

“I see why you walk so awkwardly now”

“You wait until you try walking”

“Not yet. I have a lot more exploring to do”

“Take your time. There is no rush”

“I know but…”

“Yeah, you are like a child at Christmas”

“Its so much fun isn’t it?”

Next day…

“Go on set your stiffness to 60%”

“All over?”

“Yes all over”

A few minutes later Shina said.

“I’m done”

“Ok then lets go for a walk”

“Like this?”

“We are decent aren’t we?”

“Yes. Lets go”

“Ok”

An hour later they returned.

“How was that?”

“Now I see why you go like this all the time”

“What do you see?”

“Its hard work but it sort of reminds me of those guys walking on the moon”

“Exactly”

“What’s next Mrs Slave Driver?”

They laughed.

“I think it is time for my enhancements”

Shina stopped laughing.

“Why won’t you tell me what they are?”

“You will see soon enough”

Shina knew when to stop flogging the dead horse.

“Ok”

Maria took the two bright red tablets and sat quietly waiting for them to take effect. Two hours later, she was ready.

“I’m ready” she said quietly to Shina.

“What do you do next?”

“I engage them with the right command”

“Ok. I’m waiting”

Shina saw Maria’s mouth close and seal up completely followed by her nostrils. Next her ears disappeared and then her eyes closed right up and were sealed.

Her head was just totally smooth.

Shina was just starting to get worried when Maria’s mouth reappeared.

“I’m here. Its ok”

“You had me worried”

“Can you see anything?”

“Very little. I can shut them down completely if I want.”

“What else is there?”

“Remember that DNA we gave?”

“Yes”

“Wait until I seal my mouth and then try to kiss me”

Maria closed her mouth and her lips disappeared.

Shina then placed her lips where Maria’s were.

The lips appeared and their mouths became one. There was no visible seam where their mouths touched.

They stayed locked together for almost 10 minutes.

“Oh my god! That was fantastically erotic” gasped Shina.

“It will only work with your DNA” said Maria after her mouth appeared again.

“What other tricks do you have”

“A few. A few. You will see later”

“Spoilsport”

“Yeah”

Maria returned her facial features almost to normal. She left her ears out.

“What’s wrong with your ears?”

“Nothing. It is all part of my new default configuration”

“What with all the stiffness and that?”

“Yes”

“What else is there?”

“My mouth & nose”

“Eh?”

“The default is for them to be sealed and invisible. My voice is also disabled”

“How will you speak to me”

“If you want me to speak then… I’ll show you”

Shina watched as her lover’s mouth closed up once more and the smooth white skin covered all the openings.

Maria took Shina’s hand and touched her ring finger to the end of her nose. Almost immediately Maria’s lips re-appeared and her mouth opened.

“There I can talk again”

“For how long?”

“Obviously I can control it in advance but the default timeout is 10 minutes”

“So if we are talking I’m going to have to touch your nose every 10 minutes?”

“Yes” said Maria calmly.

“Unless I command myself to override the default”

“Pah!”

“Good eh?”

“For some”

“You have these features as well you know”

“What do you mean?”

“I added these enhancements to your package”

“How do I use them”

“I think you should wait a while before you use them like mine. You need to understand your body first. Ok?”

“Yes. I understand”

“The command is ‘engage enhancements package 1’. You should add a timeout to it. If you add ‘update defaults’, your default operation parameters will be changed. Do you promise to be careful?”

“Yes. I promise. “

Maria kissed Shina. Once more their lips bonded for more than five minutes.

“Got that was wonderful”

“Good isn’t it?”

“You said that this would be different and it certainly is”

That night, they lay in bed together.

“How do we do this?” asked Shina.

“First, you release your penis from its little hidey hole”

“Ok. That’s done”

“Then you take the tip and touch me right where my vagina is hidden”

Shina did as she was instructed.

“Oh!”

“Yes you and you alone have the key to my fanny”

They giggled.

“Right, you can put yourself inside me”

“It feels funny”

“It feels nice”

“right now give yourself the command ‘engage intercourse mode 8 hours’”

“8 hours?”

“Don’t you want to make love all night?”

“Yes but..”

“Do it”

“Ok”

Shina’s enlarged penis slid into Maria. Then everything locked into place.

“You are so tight”

Maria giggled.

“Next, wrap your arms around me and go into full mannequin mode for 8 hours. Then kiss me. I’ll see you in the morning”

Shina did as she was told. Maria sensed Shina’s body going stiff. Maria made hers do the same and then they kissed. Their mouths locked together as they had before. Maria sealed her eyes and began to enjoy herself.

“Oh god that was unbelievable” moaned Shina as they relaxed in each other’s arms in the morning.

“That was good wasn’t it” replied Maria.

“The way you squeezed me like that it was fantastic”

“How many times did you come?”

“I lost count at twenty five”

They giggled.

“You are a devil you know”

“Yes I know. Don’t you like me being a devil like that?”

“I do”

“You said that before you know. All that to love and stuff”

They both laughed.

As they sat in their apartment later, Shina asked.

“What’s next?”

“I think that will do for now. You need to really become friends with your body. Discover its limitations and how you are going to live with it for the rest of your life.”

“That is a sobering thought. You know, for the rest of your life”

“It is but this is the path we are taking. Besides, I need to get us some work”

“What do you mean work?”

“Fancy a month in a shop window over Christmas?”

“Why not as long as we are together”

“Good”

Shina spent the next few weeks really getting to know her new body. Maria left her alone to experiment but she did notice that Shina was getting really comfortable with a certain configuration.

“Well my darling, are you ready to set your real defaults?”

“I think so”

“You know that you won’t be able to change them for at least a year?”

“Yes. What do I do?”

“Set yourself up with the configuration you want. Then issue the save & reset command”

Shina giggled.

“It’s like programming my phone”

“Exactly”

Maria let her set herself up. Like Maria, her ears disappeared and her nostrils closed up. She changed her eyes to be completely black including the ‘white’. This was all they’d agreed to before.

What Maria didn’t notice was her limbs stiffening like her own. Maria was more attracted by Shina’s enlarged nipples that were also black. She’d never managed to control hers like that.

Finally, her lips sealed like Maria’s.

A few minutes later, her mouth opened and she said.

“It’s done”

Then Maria noticed her stiffer arms.

“What have you done?”

“I was fed up giving to slow down for you. Now we walk at the same speed”

Maria sighed.

“Lets change back and go out for a meal somewhere? Be just another couple for a while?”

“That sounds like fun? What’s the real reason?”

Maria laughed.

“I think I have found us a place to spend the Christmas season. I want to show you”

“Oh good. Casing the joint”

“Exactly.”

Some four hours later, they got dressed and left their apartment. Maria drove them for an hour to a neighbouring city. She parked up and holding hands, they walked into the huge shopping mall that was one the edge of the City.

“There it is” said Maria as they stood outside a designer clothes outlet.

“Will we get to wear something like that?”

“Yes. That’s the idea”.

“What do we have to do?”

“I’d rather we didn’t have the publicity I had last time so we can’t directly go into the store and say, ‘hey, do you want to hire a couple of mannequins for the holiday season?’”

Bronwyn didn’t wait for Shina to answer.

“Exactly. I’ve rented a lockup not far away. I’ve made sure that the manager will go there and bring us here for their Christmas window display. We stay here until they take the display down late on Christmas Eve. Four weeks starting in just over a weeks time”

“I’ll need to practice a bit first”

“And me”

“What about drinking? I know we don’t need to eat when we are frozen but if you remember the first words you said after you week in the shop not so long ago?”

“Yes I know”

“We will just have to use the kitchen are in the shop occasionally”

“That sounds risky”

“All part of the fun my darling”.

“I’m looking forward to it”

Together, they left the mall & after eating in a nice ‘brew pub’, they drove home.  Once back, they changed into mannequin mode once more and went to bed and made love in their unique style.

The following day, they set themselves up in a typical Mannequin pose and froze themselves for a week.

The week literally flew by for the statues.

Shina emerged first from her stiff state.

She moved around a bit to flex her limbs before sitting down to wait for Maria.

She saw Maria’s eyes open and she smiled at her lover.

It wasn’t long before they were both sitting down and enjoying a glass of water.

“How was it?” asked Maria.

“Interesting. You sort of drift off into another world. Being devoid of all senses makes a great difference”

“I read up on this and they used to have these isolation tanks where you floated on water that was body temperature. I think what we have is our own isolation tanks”

“It was nice to come alive again though”

“Yes it is”

“Shall we go?”

“I think so. We won’t be seen at this time of night”

Maria drove them to the city where they were going to be on display for a week.

She parked the car outside the small unit she’d rented for the duration.

“It’s cold out here” complained Shina as she shivered in the cold.

“It won’t be much warmer inside. I have a couple of blankets that will cover us until they come for us in the morning”

Maria eventually opened the roll up door and they went inside.

“Its empty” complained Shina.

“Why shouldn’t it be? I’ll bring the car inside”

She drove the car into the unit and covered the it with a tarpaulin. Then she hid the car keys.

Finally, she closed and locked the door once they were in the unit.

“Where’s the light?” asked Shina.

“Here” said Maria switching it on.

“There’s not a lot here is there? No office. No toilets”

“What do you expect for fifty a week?”

“Not much”

“Ok, you stand here. I’ll put the blanket over you. Put your arms at your side and go into semi rigid mode. If everything is going to plan, we should be taken out of here in about four to five hours”

“What about our eyes and stuff?”

“Have them open with really long lashes, smooth lips, closed nostrils and no ears.”

“Ok. Lets do it.”

“Set your timer for 20 hours. That way if they don’t come for us, we can get out of here tonight. When we have been dressed, go into full mode until Sunday Midnight. The Mall should be quiet then and we can take a break”

Maria watched as Shina froze herself and set her facial features as Maria had suggested. She then waved at her lover and threw the blanket over her”

Maria stepped to one side and after throwing her blanket over her body, then lightly took Shina’s hand in hers. She setup her programme and made herself stiff.

It was nearly Midday when the shutters of the unit opened up.

Two men walked in and uncovered the two mannequins.

“Just where they are supposed to be” said one.

“Lets get them loaded. It’s freezing here”

They lifted up Shina and took her outside and loaded her into the back of a truck.

After doing the same to Maria, they closed up the unit and drove the short distance to the mall.

An hour later, they were in the store and being dressed for the holiday season. Both were dressed in beautiful long strapless dresses. Shina’s was black taffeta with a full skirt. Maria’s was a dark green satin sheath.

They both had blonde wigs placed on their heads and some costume jewellery places around their necks.

Finally, they were carried into the shop window and positioned by the two dressers.

After they’d been left alone for a while, Maria froze herself. Then she relaxed and watched the world go by.

Sunday night arrived and the Mall was quiet. Maria freed her neck and turned it to see Shina. She smiled back.

Maria knew from watching the security guards that they made their rounds once an hour at that time of night. She estimated that there was more than half an hour before their next round. Slowly she freed her limbs from their solid mode and relaxed her pose. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Shina doing the same.

Maria took Shina’s hand and after picking up the hem of her skirt with the other, she led them out of the window and into the staff area at the rear of the store.

There they hugged each other for several minutes.

“How was it?”

“It’s fun. Those kids yesterday pulling faces at us as if we were alive”

They both got a drink of water and continued their conversation for another few minutes.

“Time to go back to work”

“Fair enough”

They both made it back into position well before the guards made their rounds.

They repeated the episode the following two Sunday nights. As they prepared for their last week in the window, Maria gave Shina a little kiss on the lips.

Then she said, “One week from now and you are all mine. I can’t wait”

Shina smiled and replied “Me neither”

Once the Mall closed on Christmas Eve, the store staff took down their decorations and around 8pm, the same workmen that had delivered them a month earlier removed the two mannequins from the store. As agreed, they were deposited back in the Lockup.

Maria uncovered their car and just before midnight, they drove home.

“Happy Christmas darling” said Shina late the following day.

Maria lay there with her mouth sealed.

“I’m not going to let you speak today. Remember our agreement?”

Maria didn’t move.

Shina released her penis and let it touch Maria’s vagina. Slowly the opening formed and with some delicate movements, Shina let herself go inside her lover.

Maria closed and sealed her eyes and let Shina make her happy.

They stayed bonded together for the rest of the day and through the night.

Three days later, the two girls flew off to a Pacific Island for a well-deserved break.

One day while they were relaxing on the beach, Shina said,

“I’m bored”

“Me too. What do you want to do? Do you want to go into town and pick up a couple of guys?” replied Maria.

“No. Its not that sort of ‘bored’”

“I don’t understand”

“I miss being in that store window. It was fun”

“Same for me”

“Do you miss it?”

“Miss what”

“Dressing Store windows. I never asked you if you minded giving up”

There was an ominous silence.

“That woman in the Dress shop was really crap. The poses she put us in were so 1950’s”

They both laughed.

“I take it that you do miss it?”

“Yes. Why the sudden interest?”

“I really got a kick when you did me that first time. I want to do it again”

“It was good wasn’t it”

“But there is the problem of you”

“What do you mean?”

“Well, you dress the window and then your job is done. You do other things while I’m up there enjoying myself. I wouldn’t be happy if you weren’t up there with me”

Shina leaned over and kissed her lover.

“That was nice. Do you want to do it again?”

She smiled.

“Later. Later.” Joked Shina.

“How do we solve that problem?”

“Get someone to dress me?”

“That won’t work. It’s just not right if you know what I mean”

“Yeah, you’re right”

A little later…

“Can you ‘dress’ yourself?”

“Eh?”

“You know, just walk into a window and say all the props are in place. You know take a pose and that’s it?”

“I don’t know. Probably but I’m not sure”

“Ok. I was just wondering”

A lot later…

“Shina, I was wondering…”

“Here we go again”

“I was wondering would you still want me if I couldn’t be like this? If I could never be anything but a mannequin?”

Shina sat up and looked at Maria.

“What are you saying?”

“If I said the gave myself the command that would take away my ability to change back.”

“Isn’t that what Dan wanted?”

“In a way. He wanted to make me unable to move ever again. I wouldn’t be dead so he wouldn’t be guilty of a crime”

“What do you want me to do?”

Maria didn’t say anything for nearly a minute.

“This is hard”

“Take your time”

“I.. I want you to control me. Completely. When I can speak. When I can move. My punishments”

“Whoa. Punishments? What do you mean punishments?”

“When I do things wrong. Not doing the things you want me to. Then I should be punished”

“How would you be punished?”

“I would receive an electric shock”

“No way.”

“Why?”

“It’s cruel”

“Why? If I tell you that I want it, why is it cruel?”

“Are you a masochist or something?”

Maria laughed.

“Yes. What do you call standing frozen in a shop window for a month?”

“An exhibitionist?”

Maria chuckled.

“That too”

Two days later

“I’m not going to give in you know. I’ve been thinking about this control thing and I wonder if there is some way that neither of us can control ourselves but still enable us to live our lives together”

They flew home the next day and met with Senior Representatives of ChastiLock Corporation.

What they both thought was a simple exercise  turned into something that lasted much longer than anyone expected.

In the interim, Maria & Shina bought a 50% stake in a chain of Wedding Dress shops and they moved into an apartment over one of them in a City a long way from their original home. However, it was close to the research centre of ChastiLock. There they held many long meetings with the people who designed the nanites that were flowing around their bodies.

After nearly 18 months of configuration, testing and sometimes taking three steps backward. Eventually it was all agreed and the contracts were signed.

Part of the deal was that Maria signed over almost her entire estate to the ChastiLock foundation. This was to help look after people like Dan’s wife.

What was left over was invested in the business that they were going to be a part of for a long time to come. Shina taught Maria all she knew about ‘dressing windows’.

The day finally came that the pair changed into Mannequins for the last time.

The next day, their new life was delivered in a box from ChastiLock.

Together, they sat around the table and opened it. The contents were not that remarkable to look at but for them it was the moment of no return.

There were two shiny steel collars and a pair of remote controls.

“Who is going first?” asked Shina.

Maria smiled.

“I’ll go first” she said slightly nervously.

Without a word, Shina picked up Maria’s collar and placed it around her neck. When she closed it there was a satisfying click.

“How does it feel?”

“Great so far”

Shina picked up the remote control.

“Shall I?”

“Yes”

Shina switched on the remote and after reading the instructions one more time, she entered a set of instructions and pressed the green ‘go’ button.

The collar tightened around Maria’s neck and began to be absorbed by the nanites that made her a mannequin. After some twenty minutes it was gone.

“how does it feel?”

“Very tight but not uncomfortable.”

They kissed briefly before Maria placed Shina’s collar around her neck.

Half an hour later, they were both collared and ready for the next step.

Together, they entered the codes to enable the programming that was contained in the collars. It also prevented them from ever changing back from a mannequin. They were past the point of no return.

“Are you feeling any different?” asked Maria.

“Not yet”

A little while later, they both went stiff. They remained totally immobile for more than 24 hours.

Shina was first to recover.

She touched Maria’s forehead with her index finger. The nanites in her body connected with the ones in Maria’s. She held it there for an hour until she got a slight electric shock from her collar.

Maria opened her eyes. She couldn’t smile as her mouth completely disappeared.

“It appears that I’m in control” said Shina.

So began the rest of their life.

The End.

Epilogue.

Actually, neither of them had any real control over their bodies. The nanites that swarmed around their bodies had been programmed to setup scenarios for them both. Neither of them would be aware of how much the limitations & restrictions their programming would affect their everyday lives. The one who was nominally in control would ‘dress’ the other one and they would spend a month in the Shop window. The other one would be a mannequin in the shop itself. They were only allowed six hours of ‘free’ time a week. This was to go on for eleven months of the year. The programming was skewed so that Shina was nominally in control for 8 months a year. The remaining month, they were able to live more normally in the apartment above the shop. Their programming prevented them from leaving the building except in an emergency.

Their programming also severely limited their vocabulary. Their limit was just 100 words. If they tried to use other ones they were shocked. Their programming also played tricks on them. If they were in a pose and their nanites decided to lessen the stiffness in an arm, and that arm dropped by more than a certain amount they would be punished.

Life was not all about punishment though. Maria spent a whole month hidden underneath a long dress with Shina’s penis in her mouth giving pleasure to her lover. Shina did the same to her a few months later.

It was their month off that really made them happy. They spent most of that locked together making love. Their nanites melded their body into a single unit. This was what they looked forward to all year.

Were they happy?

They wouldn’t be able to tell you even if you asked as all words of negativity, complaint and dissent had been eradicated from their Vocabulary including the word ‘No’.

The End (Really)

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Mini-Biography:  Samantha Michelle (Davies) is the pseudonym a male TV author based in the UK. You can find stories by this writer on Storysite.

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