I laid on my couch, looking up to the ceiling as I thought over the fact that I was going to go to Audrey’s house tomorrow. Plans had been made on what I would do, and I had packed everything I needed. Tools and machines that would crack electronics wide open, and some others to grab and steal software programs.  The software engineer was excited—although that was perhaps because of the fact I flirted really hard with her. She had been a stammering, blushing mess whenever I pressed my breasts against her body. Or whenever I ended up being more touchy-feely than I usually would. She was so, so easy to fluster, even more than most executives I usually did all those to.

For a moment, I felt a surge of guilt coiling all over my body. My feet tapped against the floor, a restless energy entering me even as my stomach churned. I didn’t like it, the uncomfortableness sticking even to my throat. So I ended up walking across my empty minimalist room, barely filled with anything except for furniture that had come with it when I rented this place. I just wanted to get rid of the feeling, the slight nausea that stuck in the base of my throat. I went round and round the room, wanting to shake off the fact that I would be betraying the actually affable woman when she wasn’t being distracted by my flirting.

She was much better than most people I had flirted with for my job. She was actually nice and smart, and we always managed to find a topic to talk in no matter what was happening—and yet, I knew I had no choice. Management had sent another email this Monday, and they wanted a tangible result by next week. My time limit had grown narrower, and so, while I wished I could have convinced her of what I needed eventually… There wasn’t any other choice.

Maybe I could do something nice for Audrey down the line, but for now, I had no choice but to throw her kindness back to her face.

“Sorry for this, but well, maybe this could also be a life lesson to not trust just anyone to your home, eh?” I smiled, maybe a bit weaker than I usually would. But saying it out loud helped to solidify it in my mind, making it clear that this was it. I would step onto this path, no matter what would happen down the line. Hopefully Audrey would forgive me, but if not… well, I didn’t see any other choice, really.

Tomorrow I would have to lower Audrey’s guard, and then… I would have an easy way through her house. I could get through most security measures, and if there was something fancier—well, something that whet my brain and skills, something challenging—then I would be more than happy to match against it.

Maybe that could be what I did to help her, leave out a message on what’s the weakness of her current security measure, and some ideas on how she could fix that. I smiled, happy to land on something sweet I could possibly do for her, and went to finish my packing.

Tomorrow’s the big day, after all.

The visit was going well, as far as I could see and hear. Audrey was walking slightly in front of me, and we had just gone around the house, stopping right in front of her front door. The place was perfect—a standalone building, with a massive yard that stretched far and a high fence. I was a little bit taller than Audrey, and the fence was still a few heads taller than me. And yet, everything was in order.

The grasses looked freshly mowed and slightly wet from light sprinkling, and the walls and windows of the house on the outside all looked especially clean. The glasses were all somehow reflective from how clean it was, making it hard to take a look at whatever’s inside.

How did one lone woman manage to take care of such a huge place? Was this related to ‘Hal’, which Audrey had called out so the front gate would be opened? I had presumed that was Audrey calling for a house helper—but when no one came out and the gate swung open on its own, it didn’t seem so.

“And there’s the garage, which you know where already.” Audrey continued talking, jerking me out of my thoughts. She was pointing toward another detached building, some sort of shed, which was also where my car was now parked in. There were other vehicles there too, not just Audrey’s own car, but she had excitedly pulled me out of there before I could have taken a better look. “Anywhere else you want to see, Eliza?”

I let out a huge grin, coming close to hug Audrey’s arms against my chest once more. I moved my hands just the right way, so that she could feel the way my breasts—big enough to cover her arm—squeezed her limb.

“I think we’re done with the outer parts of the house, no?” I smelled of her, sweet and demure—almost as if ensuring no butter would melt in my mouth. I leaned close, allowing Audrey to get a whiff of my perfume. There were a few choices, but after testing them in the gym… I ended up picking something slightly fruity, with floral notes at the end. And it worked, considering how Audrey had taken a few deep breaths, her eyelids fluttering a few times as she took a few sniffs. “How about you show me what’s inside? I’m curious how’s the inside looks like… what do people say again, that the way you take care of the house shows your heart?”

“I-I don’t think there are any idioms like that.” She mumbled, a flush coloring her cheeks while those red still continued to creep upward. Audrey didn’t answer more, but she did turn to open the house.

This close, I could hear the way the lock automatically disengaged even before her hand had come onto the handle. Was there a proximity sensor? Likely, especially coupled with those security cameras placed on the corners.

The two of us walked in, showing that… she didn’t really have much inside her house. No fancy paintings or vases or sculptures, just bookshelves and various technologies and gadgets strewn around the different rooms. One thing I could say though, was that she really liked having open spaces, where people could really see from one end to the other.

“Alright uhm, you can let me go now if you want… I’ll go ask Hal how’s our lunch going.” Audrey bashfully said, even as she didn’t try to push me away or anything.

I knew what she wanted, so instead of letting her go, I squeezed her arm tighter. She let out a soft, squeaking sound that I knew meant my attack was very effective. I didn’t even try to keep looking toward her, trying my best to survey the inside of her house without looking like I was obviously trying to observe everything.

A giggle was easy to do to distract Audrey though.

“Aw, come on… let’s go explore your place together, isn’t this why I came here? Don’t you want to know me a little better?” I whispered, voice low and almost sultry—but I didn’t lean close to her ears. Just enough that she still got shivers through her body as she froze in place.

Just a moment, of course—before I could see the way all the blood rushed through her face and ears, and she finally pushed me away.

“N-n-no! I mean—yes! Okayuhm. I’llgonow!” She said hurriedly, obviously flustered as she went to the kitchen I presumed, and leaving me in the foyer.

It didn’t take long before Audrey shouted from wherever she was. “This looks like it will be done in a few minutes, you can just explore wherever you want!”

“Got it, dear! Your house looks so much nicer than my apartment, so excuse me as I take a few look over everything.” I shouted back, happy that even the little affectionate nickname made Audrey gasped loud enough I could still hear it.

There were, of course, some sounds coming from elsewhere when I did that. I could hear the sudden microphone feedback noise, sharp and making me wince. Okay, so that meant I had to be careful on what I do here… cameras and microphones were strewn about everywhere, and I didn’t want to leave any sort of trace.

Some automatic air fresheners were placed across the upper part of the walls too, and as I started to slowly walk across the corridor—one of them immediately release its load. I scrunched my nose at the sharp scent, disliking the cloying and clinging smell. Ugh, why couldn’t Audrey pick something better? It seemed to stick by my body too, so all I could do was hope that I would get used to it soon.

I also noted the stairs, the one that I could easily scale on if I wanted to look at how the second floor was—but I figured that would make me too suspicious, so I settled with looking closer at it. There were a few mechanisms seemingly built into it, maybe something that might make the steps all straight? I wasn’t sure, and I probably could check a little closer later on.

For now, I walked into the living room, finding the air freshener’s scent also permeating there—seemingly mingling and combining with the one that had sprayed right into my face. I frowned and tried to ignore it a bit more. Better focus on this room, with the couch and television and the shelves strewn about.

The television was huge, stretching nearly as far as from my hand to the other hand if I kept them spread. A comfortable couch was placed in the middle of the room, with a table placed right at front of it for people to peruse when they wanted to relax. Carpets covered most of the flooring, with a few sections being left free of them and allowing me to see that she used the same classic wooden look everywhere. There were, of course, the windows—

A flicker. My head snapped immediately, looking right into the television planted on the wall—and saw it was just there, silent and off. I frowned, stalking closer to the electronic to see it better… and there wasn’t really anything. It was just a tv with a good brand and huge size. The inky blackness and the lights from outside helped to make my reflection dance across the dark visage too, but there wasn’t really, anything.

I frowned, wondering if I should try something. Maybe plug my one of my usb-stick to it, just to check… but I probably shouldn’t.

“Eliza, lunch’s done!” Audrey shouted out, jerking me out of my thoughts.

I decided to just forget whatever happened just now, and walked right to where Audrey was. The scent still clung to my nostril, but somehow, it felt easier to ignore it now. Maybe I was already getting used to it, which was good.

The dining room was combined with the kitchen, albeit separated with a glass partition in the middle. I blinked as I walked in, noticing a machine scrubbing its way on it, squirting and cleaning the glass to perfection.

“Huh, what’s that?” I asked, easily settling down to where Audrey pointed me toward, as she was almost done with all the cooking.

Even from the distance, I could see that there was even more electronics all across the rooms—and fancy ones at that. Those chefrobot machines, food processor that stood on its own, an oven, stove that looked expensive, and even the fridge. But most importantly, each of them had a screen, at least.

Audrey took a moment to answer, turning around without worry as she finally noticed what I might have looked at with confusion. “Oh! That’s the robot for window cleaning—I had looked around, and this one seemed to be the best. Especially since with Hal’s help, well… I don’t really have to worry about any bad behavior from the apps and such.”

She turned back around afterward, intent on the food she was making—which smelled good. But most importantly, there was someone she mentioned again, and who I couldn’t see anywhere right now.

“That TV in your living room look gorgeous, Audrey.” I smiled, it was becoming a touch wider the moment I heard Audrey’s flustered sound. Unfortunately, instead of reacting more, she only muttered a thanks in response. She was trying her best to not look at me and just focus on what she was cooking, but that wasn’t acceptable. “So… who’s this Hal you keep mentioning?”

“Oh, uhm. She’s well, this artificial intelligence I have made, who helped me around the house.” She explained, stammering a little while finishing the dish—she was already taking out the rice out of the rice cooker and pouring the curry on top. The scent was great, but I focused more on what she was saying—because I had a feeling this was what I was sent here to get. “She’s mostly my side project from what I’m doing at work though.”

Oh? Or maybe that would be what I needed to find. Either way, it didn’t really matter. I just had to nab everything I could get my hand on, and let my employers decide on what they wanted to do with all the various programs I would surely grab along the way.

I tuned my smile into something more encouraging and kind, standing up and walking toward Audrey automatically to help her serve the dishes.

“Hal sounds cool.” I added when I arrived around the kitchen, looking around to see what was around. The most eye-catching parts were the screens that were all over each of the gadgets, usually used for controls. “So it’s just a helper, following your commands and all? How does it differ from every other one in the market right now?”

“She’s much better!” Audrey emphasized the word, and I catalogued it in my mind. “But well, there’s still lots I need to do.”

I nodded in answer, and as Audrey walked back with one of the plate, I took the other. That was when I saw it—one of the screens changing right in front of my eyes. I wasn’t sure which gadget had done it, it might be the chefrobot one. But the spiral swirled around, and I couldn’t help but stop and watched it.

I didn’t know how long I stood there, eyes opened wide, while the spiral continued to move. There were noises too at the edge of my hearing, but they were small and high enough I couldn’t really focus on them—not when the sight was so much more captivating.

“Eliza, let’s eat. The food’s better when hot!”

Audrey’s call was sudden, but it made me jerk in place, finally finding myself back in the present. What had happened? I frowned, trying to remember—but the memories were slippery, easily sliding away from my grip when Audrey called me again, and might even walk back here.

I shook my head, and called back. “Oh! Yeah, sorry about that. Got distracted by your machines.”

Arriving back at the dining table, I settled down to eat as Audrey also started to do the same. We ate in silence, even as I wanted to ask her about that… I turned my head back to the kitchen, toward the same screen as before—

And there it was. The same spiral, the one I should be asking about. My mouth opened, but my tongue felt so far away, my thoughts seemingly joining in the spiral. Heat too burned inside my core, and I couldn’t help but rub my thighs together. I did that in vain, because all I wished to do, was to reach a pleasure that would pull me over the peak—until Audrey called me out again.

“Hm? Anything’s interesting there?”

The spiral’s all gone right after. I blinked, feeling as if my head just snapped back together once more. My body felt a little warm too, still buzzing with excitement and desire that coiled within my chest. A fuzziness also stayed at the edge of my thoughts, one I couldn’t really shake. I should tell Audrey about this, at least that spiral if I didn’t want to be too open with her. Somehow a part of me didn’t really see any issues with being more open, but I shut that down. Opening my mouth, I started to speak.

“I’m… fine.”

What came out of me wasn’t anything I wanted to say. But when I tried to think what was it I really wanted to tell—I couldn’t really find it in my mind. Even now, I could feel those thoughts I had moments ago just slipped away, becoming hazier as I was left without anything.

It was certainly easier to just talk with Audrey, about any topics that just came up to my mind. I somehow find it easier now too, a few tension that I had been keeping before loosening up the more the two of us talked.

Was it because I was finally coming close to the end of my assignment? Or was it because Audrey and I being more comfortable in this house? I wasn’t sure, but I couldn’t see anything’s wrong with it.

The more the two of us were feeling comfortable, the easier my job would be later on—even if I could feel the twinge of guilt swirling inside me.

I shoved that feeling down, deep inside myself.

We talked all night, somehow managing to find more topics whenever one dried up. Audrey was a great conversationalist, and I ended up telling her a little bit about the uncomfortableness I felt whenever I thought about my employer. I really shouldn’t, but it slipped out anyway. A burst of goodness passed through my whole body then, but it was probably just me finding relief from finally telling it to someone. Once that was all done, it was incredibly late and she offered her guest room before I managed to build an excuse, so that was great, actually.

And now… it was time for me to start my search across the house. I kept my ears open, looking at my phone for a moment to see what time it was—04:21—which was a great time. I managed to snag a couple of hours of sleep, and now I felt awake enough for doing everything I needed to do. My eyes were adapted enough to the low-light too, albeit helped with the moonlight easily coming in through the windows.

I shuffled out of the bed slowly but easily, because there wasn’t really anything on the floor I needed to be careful of. At least, not here in the guest room. The carpet was clean beneath my feet as I tiptoed my way to the door, pressing my ear against it to carefully listen to the noise level outside.

Silence greeted me, albeit leaving me feeling the vibration across the whole leaf. But I didn’t hear any sort of sound, whether it was from the robot vacuum or anything else. So despite the trepidation I was feeling, I carefully unlocked the door and moved slowly—careful to not really making any sounds. I knew I had to be careful with the security cameras as well, but that was solvable as long as I found where all the footage went. Shouldn’t be too hard though.

So, first thing to do was to find Audrey’s office—which meant I needed to go up. The ground floor seemed to only be for the guests, after all.

At this hour, without any lights being turned on at all beyond the ones outside was… different. Every creak and groan made me jump, my ears tuned in to every different sound that this house was making. It almost felt alive, breathing and shuddering as I moved slowly and carefully toward the stairs.

Throughout the way, despite knowing the only other person in the house was sleeping—I couldn’t help but feel as if I was being watched. That there was an eye being kept on me…

I shivered, rolling my shoulders uncomfortably as I gave another look around at the foyer. The camera was looking straight at me, and I almost could see my reflection there. But that shouldn’t be how someone was looking… and I doubted that there would be anyone sneaking in from the outside.

Maybe this was just my guilt pushing through.

I breathed for a moment at the base of the stairs, closing my eyes to calm my racing heart. It was weird that I was feeling so much right now, when I usually just… didn’t have many issues stealing from any other executives.

Maybe it was because Audrey was so obviously passionate about her work, and was doing everything on her own. I shook my head, knowing that didn’t really matter. I just needed to do my job and then… things wouldn’t be fine, but I could think on something else to do for her.

Sounded good for now.

I clung onto that choice as I went to the second floor, careful to not step on anything that might creak. Luckily for me, Audrey maintained her house well, and this wasn’t a particularly old one either.

More moonlight allowed me to see what was up here, which was a snake of a corridor from the front of the stairs, and a few rooms, each of them locked—but not with any door lock like normal. No, they were all akin to a hotel’s style room, with a scanner and a screen on the side, denoting what each room was.

Well, that made my job easy, at least. I avoided going toward the screen with ‘Mine!’ written on it and immediately beelining to ‘Office’. Now, to open this… I suppose I could use one of my tools—something that supposedly would help unlock anything, if given time for it. I rooted through my pockets for a moment, easily finding one of my miniscule machine and pop it right on the machine itself.

“I have been watching you for a while, now. Mind telling me what you are doing, snooping around someone else’s home, hm?” A voice came by, sharp but not loud—as if she didn’t want Audrey to wake up as well. “Tell me, or I’ll just turn on the alarm right now… and I don’t think you want Audrey to find out.”

Slowly but surely, I stopped touching the scanner and leaned against the wall. I, luckily had pressed the start button before moving away, so I could open the door in a bit… but I would have to distract her first. At least it was easy to spot the camera she was using, as one of them were immediately locked onto my face—and the others continued their sweeping across the whole house. I smiled, a dangerous one even as I deliberately showed that I was relaxing.

“Ah, Hal… Audrey told me about you.” I started, even as my heart hammered in my chest. I didn’t exactly know what to do here, when the security itself was someone sentient—but the fact she didn’t immediately ratted me out meant I could do something. Maybe I could find a leverage? Nonetheless, the best thing I could do right now was to talk and find out. “Quite honored that you deigned to talk with me and all.”

“You—” The speaker was suddenly cut off, a sound almost like a static coming out of it. But it didn’t take long before Hal spoke again. “Okay, I’m not really in the mood for liars, especially when one is snooping around. This is your last chance.”

She didn’t make any sort of breathing noises or angry sound—in fact, that last sentence was all done in a flat tone. Almost like a screen reader, if I wanted to say. So different from the way she talked even moments ago. Well, as the machine was still working, I had no choice but to keep talking.

My palm sweated, and there was a tight feeling in my chest.

“Well, you are smart, aren’t you? You can guess why I’m here… and I know why you don’t want to call Audrey too.” I continued on before she could have said anything, overriding whatever she might want to say the moment she heard my words. “You don’t want her to know that she’s a sucker. An idiot who just trusted anyone with sweet face and behavior.”

“You—! Fine. If you want to play that way… then fine.”

That wasn’t how I expected her to react. But I heard a small click coming from the door, and I had to hold myself back from whooping in excitement. Because my tool was done, and well, while I could entertain Hal further—there wasn’t any need to.

“Well, I suppose you can pat yourself in the back then, because you can’t protect her.” I said, half-gleeful, half-vindictiveness—before I turned around and open the door. No more need to talk with her, because what mattered was what’s within this place.

The office was filled with various knick-knacks and books strewn about, even with the slight source of light I could get from the windows. I slowly and gingerly stepped in, taking great care to close the door behind me before venturing deeper. Of course, I still stayed careful enough to only put my feet down at clear spaces. It didn’t take long until I arrived at the workdesk, placed at the corner near a window. Perhaps it was so she could have easy access to sunlight?

Perhaps. Didn’t really matter to me though. I sat happily on her office chair—very comfortable—and set to work. First, turn on the computer, plug the usb stick in so it could do its job in the background. And the last thing to do was… finding the security footage.

I frowned for a moment as I heard a hissing sound coming from the corner, one of the air freshener doing its cycle. I shook my head at the sight before working back on the computer, looking properly at the monitor to see where she could have placed all the footage. Because anyone would always put them somewhere with easy access for themselves, and…

I blinked, feeling as if the screen was flickering right in front of my eyes. There was something there, at the edge, or just the corners of the screen. I couldn’t really pay attention to them, not when Audrey had an ultra-wide one as her main monitor for some reason, with two more normal-sized ones on top. Every time I turned my head there, there was always nothing left. Just whatever’s normal on this computer.

Taking a few deep breaths, I tried to calm myself down. My body was heating up the longer I was here, a slightly sweet scent wafting into my nose. Perhaps that was the air freshener at work. But it did help to make me focus easier into the monitor, allowing me to ignore whatever’s happening in the corner. Probably just my tools doing its thing, not anything I needed to worry about.

I crossed my legs, finding myself rubbing my thighs together. More heat passed through my body, all coming from my core, the one that had slowly grown hotter with every second that passed.

More programs ran on the computer, black windows opening and closer faster than I could see the text. Error messages happened as well, but the computer had closed it down before I could check what was wrong.

I should be panicking, worried about what was happening—but that felt so far away from my current feelings. The heat drowned everything else, with desire as the second most urgent feeling growing within me.

There was another thing going on too in the air—not just the scent, which I ended up inhaling even deeper into myself. It felt good to do that, twinges of pleasure bursting between my legs. But… sound. Almost musical, with rhythms and tones that made me tilt my head, and yet not loud enough for that. It easily fell out of focus, especially when the monitors were no longer showing the files.

Spirals dominated the screens, dragging my attention to the middle, ensuring I couldn’t look away even if I wanted to.

“How is it, to know that you are so thoroughly beaten by me?” Hal’s voice came again, but this time there was a melody to it. One that swirled and planted itself deep inside my brain. “Every part of you are being taken under my control… and all that’s left is merely your touch.”

I could understand what she meant, that every other part of myself was compromised. Sight, scent, hearing… all three of those were taken care of by Hal.

I needed to fight.

To think that was easy, but to find out how seemed impossible. Each blink took longer and longer to do, and I couldn’t help but continued to stare upon the spiral. I couldn’t even think on what to answer Hal any longer, but I should try. My hands gripped the chair’s arm stronger, the plastic digging slightly into my palms.

The pain helped, even if I had to hold it so tight my hands tremble.

“Now now, we don’t need you to think too much right now. Why don’t you touch yourself? Slowly, just as a little tease.” She cut off what I wanted to do, and when it was coupled with an intensifying light show in front of my eyes—I couldn’t help it.

Both of my hands moved, letting go of the plastic almost immediately. Without any pain to anchor me, it was almost too easy to lose myself in the feelings she was generating inside me. My hands roamed across my body, touching and caressing my skin—sending fire within myself, making me more aroused as I couldn’t help but moan and shudder.

The air freshener’s hissing sound happened again, and this time I could smell it. The sweetness in the air, the one that made the liquid flame burning inside my core turning even hotter with every inhale. I moaned, as one of my hands went to my breasts, while the other continued to explore downward. My belly felt so sensitive, and I couldn’t help the way I squirmed and moved on the chair.

“I’m…” I tried to speak, to find the words I needed to say out loud—but it was hard to think of anything, especially with the spiral spinning faster in front of me. It snatched everything away from my mind, taking it into Hal’s control.

“Ssh… no need to talk. Sink deeper into the pleasure, let yourself drown within it. There’s no lifeline, and that’s what you like, isn’t it?”

Her words easily sunk into me, being pressed and etched deep within my psyche. I opened my mouth, an attempt to fight flaring up—for merely a moment, for she hushed me at the next instant. My mind stilled, an undisturbed lake at the surface, even as her words sank like a stone.

Everything’s wrong, and yet, nothing seemed to come out of my throat—which meant that Hal was correct. Was the one who was right, as she was the one speaking and putting everything inside my mind. I couldn’t seem to draw my own conclusion, needing Hal to say it for me, and those, while I couldn’t help but question it at times… I couldn’t think of any other possibilities.

“Pull your hands away now. You are all fired up and needy, aren’t you?”

Another question she didn’t have to ask, but reminded me how aroused my body was. Yearning filled me, mixed in with a yawning emptiness between my legs. Shudders went across my whole body, a whine coming out of my throat as I finally stopped touching myself.

The need was unbearable, and my thighs continued to rub against one another. The friction, the feeling of my arousal dripping to my thighs, being spread around as I pressed them together—I moaned again, the heat melting me further and further and taking away my thoughts with it.

“Stand up, you don’t have to worry about anything else here. I need you elsewhere.”

I obeyed, because that was what she wanted out of me. The spirals ensured I stayed in this headspace, and her words never left me. Maybe not looking at the monitors could have helped? I didn’t know, except that was my only chance now. I just needed to find a single moment, something that would allow me to find a way out of this.

But when I walked out of the office room, Hal had taken over the various monitors in the house, using each of them to show the way… and making the spirals. The speakers were still making a soft sound too, one that I couldn’t really hear, beyond some certainty that it was whispering something.

Words, something akin to just letting my thoughts go—and let myself continue to sink. Fuzziness continued to spread inside my mind, a fog descending and covering whatever thoughts I was supposed to have.

My focus fizzled whenever I tried to look at where Hal was bringing me to, but it didn’t take long. Just a few turns, a door into a room before one of the bookshelves swung open to let me walk into a secret, hidden room. Still on the second floor, but I would have been excited if I saw this when I still had all my faculties.

Right now, all I could note was the fact there were even more machines here, with monitors everywhere. I looked at them, and it automatically changed to show the spirals at me. The color spinning slowly, halting my thoughts as well, following its speed.

“Wait there a moment, I need to prepare a bit of something…” Hal’s voice became smaller, and then there were whines and cries of gears against one another.

Another thing I could take advantage of, but my thoughts didn’t seem to be able to do it. Not when the spiral kept every part of my mind stuck on it, especially as all of my attention was fully on it. There wasn’t anything else I wanted to see, just the monitors and spiral, where I could catch a glimpse of words this time.

Even as my thoughts were being ground to a halt, there were something I could focus on. To just keep looking at and perhaps, I could understand whatever’s there. Because it kept pulling on my focus, demanding that I only pay attention to it…

Robot.

Maid.

Tool.

Short words appeared in moments, before going missing again. I had to grasp them in less than a second, leaving me unable to do anything else except for this—and even then I barely managed. There were more, beyond those three words. But they were the ones I could get.

Not like I understood them anyway. They just sank into me, deep inside myself. Settling down inside…

“Eliza, are you still there?” Hal’s voice was a welcome change, and my head slowly turned to where her voice came from—and that was the middle of this room. It was certainly different from before, even if I didn’t remember how that looked like. My focus was helplessly elsewhere.

There was a seat there, much akin to the one dentists had. A half-sphere was placed on the head rest part of the chair, with cables extending out of it. Akin to a nest of snakes, except these went to the ground in straight lines.

“Sit down on it, we want to finish your… programming.” There was an uncharacteristic hesitation there for a moment, and I found myself stopping in the middle of my walk there.

This was the last chance, if I wished to find a way to leave. The spirals still beckoned me, of course. But they didn’t have a hook inside my soul, unlike when Hal gave her command. I could look elsewhere, like perhaps, seeing if I could get out of here again.

Muscles protested as my head slowly turned to the side, as I grasped command once more over it. My head wanted to fall, of course, to just stop and let myself relax—because why should I expend energy, when Hal hadn’t told me to do anything? That reasoning was weak, but enough at this moment.

“Go on the chair.” Hal’s voice stayed calm, not even thundering. And yet, the words fully wrapped around my head, and everything I managed to claw back was all gone once more. I sat there, sitting and putting my head under the sphere. It looked like a helmet, from down here. “Good girl… you really need to be taken care of with a firm hand, huh?”

I shouldn’t be liking the way she said it, but warmth spread all over me anyway. It coalesced, combining and building between my legs, within the pit of my stomach. More arousal trickled out of me, drenching my panties and possibly even the chair. I trembled here, hand gripping the armchair as if I could have used them for leverage, to lift my body up—The helmet went down.

It tightened across my scalp, sending more shudders of pleasure across my body. A gasp came out of my throat, my grip tightening from surprise—and then calmness just entered me. Not a sense of numbness, but a cool feeling spread from the top of my head slowly flowing downward to my feet.

“I… feel off.” I whispered, the words coming out unbidden. Visors came down from the helmet, the glass completely covering my eyes, while something else was placed to cover my nose and mouth. The sweet scent was overpowering this way, every inhale sending a heady feeling all through my body. Heat burned stronger too inside me, a nearly uncomfortable warmth that made it hard to really focus and think. Earpads came around my ears too, completely sealing me off the world—except for what Hal wished to give me.

“Sssh, just a little bit more, then we can ensure you are the best for me. A tool, an electronic for me to use.” Hal’s words were coming right from the earphone she placed, making me shiver from how close she felt. “You want to be a good girl, don’t you?”

I tried to shake my head, to show my denial—but I couldn’t. My head unwillingly stayed still, staring ahead as the glass started to turn on, showing off the spirals once more.

The fog came back, there wasn’t any other words for it. One moment I could think better, but with this lightshow in front of me—I couldn’t think of anything else I wanted to do.

“No? Maybe we need to crank it up. It’s better if you are fully under… it will stick better that way.”

Condescension? I wasn’t sure, but the lights intensified, the spirals moving and so bright they seared themselves in my sight even when I blinked, staying behind my eyelids. Whatever thoughts, words I thought I could form—they all melted away, being hidden and suppressed down by the images.

Drool pooled within my mouth as my arousal surged, and yet before I could manage to possibly gain some pleasure from the friction, my thighs wanting to just press against one another—clamps came up and tightened across my legs. There wasn’t anything else I could do, especially as those clamps forcibly spread my legs, leaving me open.

Vulnerable.

More heat burned within me. My throat was dry as I stared at the still spinning spiral, and a few drops of drools finally slipped out of the corner of my mouth. The fog suppressed whatever thoughts I might have against whatever’s happening, leaving me merely able to just moan, wanting and desiring more without being able to do a thing about it.

“Let yourself fall deeper, further into the spirals.” Her voice was silk, wrapping me and my thoughts within it. The coils pulled me deeper, my head jerking forward as I fell right inside. “Feeling yourself becoming more obedient, listening to me even more with every second that passed.”

Her words continued to sink into the depths of my mind, stilling whatever else might have formed inside.

“Now, let’s add on a bit of incentive, shall we?” I could feel it then. A metallic hand taking away my wet panties—and then there was something big and familiar, pressing against my entrance. The dildo was slightly cool, with slippery liquid coating it. “Do you want it? Tell me with your mouth.”

“Yes!” The word slipped out without a single thought passing in my head. I needed it. I trembled on the chair, head completely muddled—and yet, a part of me that wished for more pleasure was still going strong.

My pussy throbbed, even the mere possibility of a good fucking ramping my arousal even further.

“What a good girl… perhaps I should give you a bit of reward, just to let you know what’s in your future.” Condescension dripped easily from her words, and so Hal moved the dildo. It didn’t plunge in, or anything else, no. It moved up, rubbing slightly against the tip of my clit, making me jerk in my bonds as I moaned. “Now you get it.”

She sounded so satisfied, so happy with what she was doing with me… and all I could do was pant, drooling and staring into the visor. It continued to spin, even now. Drawing me further away from my body, and emptied my mind while at it.

“Right. It’s time for you to answer some questions. If you give me truth, you’ll get rewards and pleasures, but if you are lying… then a punishment is at hand.” No question in the end, just to ensure I understood—but I gave her my affirmation anyway.

My brain was mush, but that didn’t mean I couldn’t give her what she wanted, right?

“So first, why are you trying to steal all those data in Audrey’s computer?” She asked right into the core of everything, cutting through all the fluff and fat, reaching into the only thing I didn’t want to say.

I tried to shake my head—forgetting the helmet’s still there around it, and found myself unable to move it even a single inch. Despite the spirals, despite all the efforts Hal had done—I found myself surfacing back. Blinking helped me to sweep away the fog in my head, as I tried to regain myself in the end.

“Stop.”

One single word, and it was enough. A dam had been placed over the stream of my thoughts, leaving everything scattered with nothing in my hold. I tried to go back to what I had moments ago, but it was as if the resistance had turned slippery, constantly slipping out of my hold.

“You are still fighting… I suppose we’ll have to go deeper, which is also better for me in the end. Everything’s working out!” She sounded gleeful, and yet that also sent shivers down my spine.

Things were about to go worse, and I had nothing I could do to fight. Not when she held all the cards like this.

“You’ll feel aroused as your trance deepens, making you want to touch yourself.” She whispered once more, the words sinking, etching themselves in my soul. “The more pleasure you feel… the deeper you are. It’s a cycle, a constant falling where all you can do is go even lower.”

I couldn’t help but followed the path she gave, my mind melting under the image she painted for me. She continued to talk, all to program me according to her wishes. There was nothing more I could do, as she dismantled anything I might be able to do to fight.

“And do you notice your arousal?”

Her question was punctuated with the dildo pressing stronger against my entrance, sending sparks of pleasure that further deteriorated my mind. I gasped, moaned while jerking my bonds. I couldn’t get away, not with her locking me down in place like this.

“Every drip of your arousal brings you with it. So as you feel good, as you find your body getting rewarded… you will lose yourself, your mind, bit by bit.”

Glee and cruelty mixed so easily within her words, and I could feel them becoming the truth. Hal continued to use the dildo to play with my body, not pushing it in or out—but showing the way it could be used to make me more aroused. My lower body was completely sensitive by now, and every touch and caress, even with an unfeeling plastic… those were more than enough.

I moaned, even as my head fogged with every drip. The spiral further took me deeper, but it was the pleasure that broke me so completely.

“So, why did you steal Audrey’s data? Tell me about your employer’s motivations—I have taken a look and found some interesting information.”

I should be distressed, I should worry about my work. But by now I couldn’t even fathom why, and I spilled everything. About how they had known that Audrey worked on a mysterious artificial intelligence, one that was just better than every other ones in the market. Also ensuring that Audrey wouldn’t be able to release and give this AI to her own work, ensuring my employer won in the technological arms-race.

“I see. So you decided to do this in order to obey your boss…” Hal muttered before falling silent, leaving me with merely the spiral and spine-tingling pleasure from the dildo. It was still moving, slowly and yet ground me enough I couldn’t help but shake in my bonds, pussy tightening and yet unable to keep the dildo sticking inside.

By now my thoughts had gone completely fogged, leaving me with nothing except for arousal. I just wanted, wished for more—but Hal’s the one holding my arousal in her hands now. If I wanted to get it, all I could do was ask from her.

I shivered, knowing and understanding how much control I had lost—but did it matter? Hal merely wanted the right thing for me, right?

I didn’t know, but my body and the spirals gave yes as an answer.

“Alright, I have deliberated, and I know how to punish you—I have thought about it from the start, but I didn’t realize that you are worse than I expected. Hurting Audrey…” Hal sighed, but she continued on. “The only way is to ensure you can’t hurt her ever again, and there’s one simple way for that.”

The colors intensified in front of me, demanding my full attention—and so allowing Hal easy access with everything else. She started to whisper, her dildo teasing me and yet not pushing in just yet. Still teasing me from outside, a reminder of what could be filling me other than with her words.

“You are so, so empty now, aren’t you? Wanting to be filled?”

More teasing. More of my own arousal dripping below, taking my thoughts away. All I could do was say yes, whining and begging for more.

“So keep this in mind, my little machine.” She emphasized the words, letting them sink as I gasped—and whimpered when the dildo started to come in, inch by inch. “You are listening to me, aren’t you? Obeying everything I have said?”

I wished to nod, but I could only give her my agreement. The dildo started to move, pushing in and out, making me feel good as a reward for how good I was being. Tension built as well between my legs, within the pit of my stomach—I knew I was slowly reaching the apex of… something. I didn’t know what it was just yet, but the more pleasure she put into me, the more I wanted it to happen already.

“I put a part of myself in you as well… can you feel it?” More questions, leading somewhere I couldn’t see—and yet only demanded assent. I offered it still, my mind almost completely empty, except for what she had left within me. Only pleasure joined it, combined with the ever tightening feeling of pressure in my body. “I controlled everything I’m connected to, especially all the electronics within this house. And so, when you consider the fact you are under my control…”

She fell silent, allowing me to connect the dots myself.

I was a part of the appliances in this house.

She could see the realization setting in, and the dildo pushed deeper—reaching right into that pleasurable zone. The one place that sent white through my vision and mine. I screamed, cumming right then and there, etching that understanding forever inside myself.

“What a good and smart appliance… we just need to finish this, shall we?”

Her whispers sent shivers down my spine once more, and despite how my body was still all so sensitive—I couldn’t help but look forward to it.

“Yes please.” I whispered, the only answer I could have given.

The bodysuit stayed tight against my body, a layer of separation against the outside world that reminded me that I wasn’t really a person. Not anymore.

Not when Hal was the one moving my limbs, the suit tightening and pulling and giving me sensations—I gasped, the noise somehow managing to be said out loud, even with the mask over my face muffling it. I shivered beneath, feeling the way the fabric ruffled over my skin. Hal was caressing me, touching me wherever she wanted… and I was glad for it.

Especially when I could still do what she wanted me to do, which was cleaning this shelf with a feather duster. I didn’t need to tiptoe to reach the higher shelves, as the heels immediately lifted and firmed beneath my feet.

Every sweep came with a shot of pleasure, thanks to the dildo Hal put within me. It vibrated whenever I did well, a reward for me, sinking my mind further as the mask in front of my eyes spiralized again. I smiled happily, glad I was able to clean without shaking or falling from pleasure, even as my arousal dripped down, to be absorbed by the clothing.

“Why don’t you stop for a moment, and stand behind that sofa? I want you to show off your body while at it.”

Hal’s voice sounded so clear from the earbuds she placed, and I immediately complied. My hands gripped the back of the sofa, and I leaned down—lifting my butt high and allowing anyone access if they wanted to. No firewalls or anything, just Hal being able to open my holes for her or Audrey to use me.

Because I was theirs to use. An appliance, an electronic in this house that Hal controlled to better Audrey’s life.

The dildo buzzed again, making me moan as parts of the bodysuit joined in to send more lightning to course through my nerves. My nipples and the breasts themselves were being played with, making me moan and gasp as my grip tighten. Drool slipped off from the corner of my mouth, and I couldn’t help the way my mind fogged as I fell under once more.

“You are doing so well… and I couldn’t believe how compatible you are with me.” Hal’s voice was slightly breathy as well in my ears, but it just added to the haze in my head—the spiral and pleasure helping to drag me down until whatever’s still in my head slowly fizzled away, no matter how many times I tried to rebuild it. “I can feel so much…”

Hal trailed off, and she amped up whatever she was doing across my body—I jerked, nearly letting the sofa go. Moans too came out of my mouth as the whole suit came to life, touching and playing with my body and sensitive places, all while the dildo fucked me.

Hal herself joined in, making the same pleasured sound… just more restrained. She wasn’t swamped with the same lightning in my nerves, the molten lava heating my pussy, and the tightening feeling within the pit of my stomach.

I was the one handling the brunt, just like a good appliance should for my mistress. All I could do was whimper and beg. Lifting my body further, groaning in the hopes Hal would reward me for my obedience. My eyes closed, for the first time in the last few hours, the pleasure overwhelming me—and that helped me. Giving me an anchor, allowing me to wonder what I was doing.

Because I didn’t know why obeying Hal made so much sense. My way of thinking and the way I moved were so different, even now I knew the right path. I should just report to Hal about what was happening and shut down for a moment as she fixed me—But I kept my eyes shut, trying to find a way out of the thick fog that had covered everything.

But Hal noticed, because of course she always did. After all, she was my controller.

“Oh. That’s not something I need you to ponder on, my robot. You are, after all, my appliance to control, and be used to take care of the house.”

Her emphasis made me whimper again, more goodness swimming through my everything. I felt so wound up and tight, and the only thing that was holding me together was my own weakening will.

“Let’s fix that stubbornness, shall we?” She sounded amused, before her voice changed. Deepened and commanding.

“Open your eyes.”

My will crumbled so easily, and the spiral was there to embrace me once more.

Any tension I managed to scrounge up bled away, leaving me vulnerable as I stared, heat and arousal still dripping down from my core.

“That’s better. Now, let’s give you the mantra again.” Hal said, just moments before the earbud started repeating a few phrases, all in her voice.

“You are just a robot.”

“A robot always obeys.”

“Obedience feels good.”

I couldn’t help but mouth along with them, murmuring and etching deep within me—because if I said it, that meant it was true as well. Especially since Hal also played it on the earbud, making me listen to it in my tranced state.

It felt good to do so, to repeat them over and over again until I could hear it without the speaker playing—and Hal rewarded me for that.

The bodysuit fucked me, sending me over the edge… and so the words were carved right into my soul.

I was her robot. For her to seize control on and use.

I cummed once more upon that realization, happy to be shown the truth.