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"I'm losing my mind from stress," Mike announced, putting on his tie.

"Relax, you've always wanted to work in hypnosis engineering. Now's your chance," his wife, Amanda, reassured him.

"What if they don't hire me? This close, and it all goes to shit at the end," Mike blurted out in a slightly aggressive tone.

"Then you'll keep looking for work and find something else. Maybe then you'll start your own business like I suggested," Amanda said in a slightly teasing tone.

"Maybe you're right," Mike said calmly.

Michael Brown was a 28-year-old electronics engineer. He recently lost his job due to mass layoffs at a soulless corporation, and now aspired to work for the relatively new and impressively fast-growing CaliaCorp. The choice of this company was no accident; Mike had loved hypnosis since childhood. He watched with interest the various scenes where the hypnotist could charm a random member of the audience, making them pretend to be a chicken or become a cataleptic bridge. A few years earlier, the world had gone crazy for hypnosis. Based on research findings from the infamous MK Ultra project and more ethically conducted research, technology was developed that allowed hypnosis sessions to experience an extraordinary level of immersion. Few corporations use this technology, and the barrier to entry is high. For Mike, this is a great opportunity. His faithful wife, Amanda, shares his enthusiasm. She was always there for him and always supported him. After getting ready and eating breakfast, Amanda went to her job at a law firm, while Mike went to a job interview.

***

Mike arrived at the CaliaCorp office. It was a skyscraper in the heart of the city with a large sign reading (who would have guessed) CaliaCorp. He parked his car, entered the main lobby, and joined the line at reception. The entrance was already crowded, making Mike feel overwhelmed. The colorful signs and slogans echoing from the loudspeakers in the background added to the excitement. After a good ten minutes of waiting, Mike was finally able to be served by the receptionist.

"Welcome to CaliaCorp. How can I help you?" the receptionist greeted him.

"Good morning. I'm here for a job interview," Mike replied.

"Ahh yes, Mr. Mike, you're being considered for a design position in the Hypnotic Engineering department. I'll let Ms. Calia know you’ve arrival. Please proceed to the elevator, floor 21, room 37.

“Good luck," the receptionist said mechanical, unnaturaly flat voice.

"Okay, thanks," Mike said. As he left, he saw that all the receptionists had hypnotic spirals running on their monitors, frequently flashing the words "Obey," "Only Calia," and others. Mike thought this was strange, and after getting on the elevator, he began to wonder if he, too, would be hypnotized. It would be exciting for him, but would it have a positive impact on his work? After getting of the elevator, he walked through the open-plan office of the Promotions Department and observed the other employees with curiosity. They all seemed strange to him. Each of them wore headphones and stared desperately at the monitor. Some had very strange facial expressions. Finally, he reached the boss's office. Smiling, he took a few breaths and knocked on the door. Suddenly, Calia herself opened the door.

"Hello Mike," Calia greeted him. "Come in."

"H...hey," Mike replied, shy at the sight of her. Calia's appearance was both alluring and ambiguous. The woman looked very young, her expression alone gave the impression that she was extremely assertive. Her deep blue eyes emphasized her mysteriousness. She wore a shirt with an exceptionally low neckline, accentuating her large breasts. She also wore a black skirt that accentuated her hips and stockings with visible lace. Calia's sex appeal appealed to Mike, though the sight of her made him choke and almost made him salivate; his subconscious wanted to get the job just to be near her. After a moment of admiring her like a deity, Mike entered the room.

"I've been reviewing your resume, and I see you have a lot of knowledge and experience about electronics," Calia began the conversation.

"Yes, that's true. I worked as a PCB designer for power-electronics system for a few years," Mike replied eagerly.

"That's great. My engineering manager knows you and told me she needs you on her team. However, before I can accept you, I need to ask you a few questions. Please sit down," Calia said, gesturing to the chair. It was a rather interesting chair, the kind you usually find in psychological counselling centres. Mike sat down in it and after a moment began to relax. The chair had an exceptionally relaxing effect on him.

"Oh, so who is this employee? Mike asked curiously.

"You'll find out soon. Now, focus, the questions are simple. Just answer yes if you agree. It's easy, you can relax," Calia announced, picking up a stack of papers and leaning against the desk. “Is everything clear? Can we begin?"”

"Yes," Mike announced, focusing on his future boss.

"Good, very good. Do you wish to be employee of CaliaCorp?" Calia asked.

"Yes," Mike replied confidently.

"Good. Will you bring all passion and energy to this role?" Calia asked, checking a box on the form

"Yes," Mike replied again, but his confidence faltered slightly.

"Very good. Will you complete any task giving to you by your boss?” Calia asked, checking another box on the form.

"Yes," Mike replied.

"Of course you will; it's your job. Will you follow all commands at your company?" Calia asked in a slightly seductive tone.

"Yes," Mike replied, although his consciousness seemed to be slipping away.

"Of course you'll do everything I tell you. That's your role here," Calia replied, marking the final item on the form before placing it back on the desk. "Very well. See? It wasn't that difficult. You can relax. As part of the recruitment process, you'll listen to an audio recording. Specifically a hypnosis recording. Don't worry about anything, it's a kind of meditation."

"Listening? As part of the recruitment process? I don't understand why" Mike asked curiously, not knowing what to expect.

"Yes, everyone has trough one. It helps you understand what we do here. Have you ever listened to a cassette like this?" Calia asked, searching the shelf for a suitable cassette tape. She had a large collection of them right next to the books.

"Well, I'm passionate about hypnosis itself, but I never listened to a hypnosis cassette before. I haven't even had the chance. I also searched online, but apart from advertisements for erotic hypnosis and claims of endless orgasms just listening to it, I couldn't find anything on the technical side," Mike replied.

"So this will be your first time? I feel special knowing that I’ll get to watch you listen to a hypnosis tape for the first time," Calia said seductive, making Mike blush. After preparing the player, she approached Mike and leaned over him. "You can worry about the technical side later; Lucy will explain everything tomorrow. Now, take a deep breath and relax. Don’t worry about anything; just listen, and the recording will do the rest. I recorded it a few years ago, and it's still perfectly reliable." Calia sounded very caring and reassuring. She put the headphones on Mike's ears and pressed the PLAY button.

Mike began to listen carefully. After a moment, he heard Calia's voice on the recording, greeting him and beginning a breathing exercise.

"Take a deep, slow breath and hold it. Now hold it for five… four… three… Two… One… and release," Mike relaxed more and more, as he stared at his future boss.

"Good employee. Your eyes are getting heavier and heavier, and you're becoming more and more relaxed. You feel yourself slowly drifting away. Your mind beginning to rest, and you’re slowly sinking into this very, very comfortable chair."

Mike was gradually approaching the threshold of a trance. He had experienced a trance before, but now the very beginning of the induction had pushed him deep enough.

"When I count down from five and snap my fingers, you will fall asleep instantly. You will fall into a very, very deep trance, and your consciousness will be shut down. Don't worry about anything. Just focus on my voice, which will guide you deeper and deeper. five…

four…

three…

two…

one…

*snap* SLEEP."

Mike fell into a trance. A very, very deep trance. He had never experienced anything like this in his life. He actually felt as though, his soul leave his body, he stopped feeling the things happening around him. Nothing mattered now except Calia's voice from the recording.

"Good employee. Now that you're in a trance, we can begin your employee training," Mike heard on the recording, excited by what he was experiencing.

"Every time you do work for me, you will feel pleasure. A pleasure deeply rooted in your mind. A pleasure you can only achieve while under my control." At these words, Mike began to feel waves of pleasure building in his head. He felt them enveloping him.

"Very well, I know you like it. I can guarantee you that this kind of pleasure can only be achieved by working for me. Every sacrifice you make for work, your overtime, the work you do from home. All of this will give you this pleasure. A pleasure that will spread throughout your entire body. It will emerge from your mind and travel through your body. Slow waves will spread from your head and caress every part of your body," Mike shuddered. Involuntarily, his body began to tremble with pleasure, and he enjoyed the feeling. The hypnotic suggestions were slowly taking hold. The excitement he had felt that morning at the thought of working for Calia now transforming into something more. "This pleasure will always accumulate. It will grow. The euphoria you feel will always concentrate and intensify between your legs. That's right, the pleasure of working for me, and only me, will excite you. And when your results are good, you'll receive rewards. In a moment, I'll wake you up. Then, on edge, you'll see an employment contract in front of you. Without reading it, you'll sign it. And your signature will cause this pleasure to explode, giving you the biggest orgasm of your life. I'll count to five, and you'll open your eyes and wake up.

One…

Two…

Three…

Four…

Five…

*snap* Wake up"

Mike slowly woke up. He was extremely aroused, unsure of what was happening, and he saw Calia and the contract in front of him.

"I see you really enjoyed it. Here's the employment contract. You can read it later. Sign it, and you'll belong to me forever," Calia said, enjoying watching Mike. Mike immediately reached for a pen and began signing. Each letter of his name brought him closer and closer to the edge. Letter by letter. And suddenly, boom. He stiffened and began to moan. He fell from the chair, his body convulsing as though he were having a seizure. After thirty seconds of intense orgasm, which for Mike seemed like an eternity, he finally began to return reality. Calia stood over him and said:

"Very good. Excellent, in fact. Another obedient lamb in my ever-expanding domain. You are now under my control, at my beck and call. Now you can go home; you start work tomorrow. Lucy will show you what you'll be doing, and I’ll prepare more employee training sessions like this for you."

Mike had barely stand. His mind was in complete confusion, and he didn't know what to say. He didn't know how to react; he had never experienced anything like this before.

"There's a bathroom near the elevator, on the right. Judging by that huge stain on your pants, you'll need it," Calia added, lightly teasing Mike. Mike glanced down at his pants and immediately covered the semen stain. Blushing, he said goodbye to Calia and hurried out of her office.

It was the strangest job interview he’d ever had. By the end of the day, however, he still felt aroused. Maybe every day would be like this. Hypnosis, sex, and orgasms, over and over again, while he worked. He wonder how he'd explain this to his wife.