Cassie had always wanted to be an adventurous person. Somebody who could just try something new without doing hours of research online. Somebody who could just relax and enjoy herself. Even the idea of going home with somebody on the first date was a foreign idea to her, with her highlight being a single date which ended with an awkward failed kiss. She just really wanted to start experiencing life, without overthinking it too much all the time.

Her latest attempt would be the new climbing gym that recently opened down the street. The flyer said the first visit was free, and after looking at climbing online, it seemed to be a fun time where most people there would be resonably fit nerds. Can’t stop the research cold turkey she thought looking at the resulting for climbing gyms.

Finally finding the time to head to the gym at noon she was met with a tall skinny building. The forward facing wall of glass lead to a deep corridor of colorful blocks leading up the massive walls. Walking inside and front and center is the desk operated by a handful of employees, all women.

“Hi, welcome to Ascend Gym, how can I help you!” The girl said. She was gorgeous, perfect tan skin and flowing brown hair, her smile dominated her face with a aura of pure optimism. Her outfit was similarly stunning, yoga pants and “Ascend” branded crop top highlighting her lean build, she was clearly a member of the gym aswell.

Cassie was stunned for a moment before responding, “Hi I’ve got a flyer for a free trial?”.

“Oh perfect! Lets get you setup then!” The girl lit up even more. Spinning in place grabbing her phone and a clipboard from the desk. “First lets go to the back and do a quick orientation!”

They walked past most of the gym, endless towering walls covered in colorful pieces of plastic and ropes. Cassie watched the members as they interacted with the gym. There was a sense of total comfortability in the gym. As they passed member after member, almost every single member donned a piece of the gym’s apparal. Each member, mostly similarly striking girls like those at the front desk, branded somewhere with the gyms logo, a stylized ‘A’. Cassie caught herself searching for a single member without a logo somewhere, but the thought left her mind before she could fully process the thought.

Cassie reflected on the nature of everyones clothing. Much of it form fitting and showing skin, something that contrasted greatly with her current outfit loose baggy sweatpants and a sweater covering the physique underneath.

Now entering a small room in the back, the employee piped up again “Welcome to our little welcoming party” she joked gesturing around to the bare unfinished room, filled only by a single seat facing a large TV screen with a little computer for operating it nearby. “I’ll just guide you through our orientation and then we can get you started!”

“Ok, sounds good”, Cassie responded sitting down in the only chair. The room seemed like a waste of space, a whole room dedicated to a orientation for one person? No wonder it was so much less polished than the rest of the gym.

“Sooo, my name is Alexis,” she says as she turns on the TV. “These are just a few rules and guides to using the gym!”

The TV flickers to life, a second of fuzzy signal contrasting the sleek flatscreen hardware. A small buzz emanates from the soundsystem surrounding Cassie. The sound of the stock music coming from every direction at once thanks to the small speakers around the room. The screen reads “Welcome to Ascend” with a pale pink background.

The TV screen changing to an image of a woman looking happy in the gym. A voice of a man then appears over the speakers, “The goal here at Ascent is first and formost make everyone feel Safe and Comfortable”.

Her words felt like honey to Cassie’s ears. Each word accompanied with a faint surge of buzzing in her ears and something from the TV. Feeling this shift Cassie, pivot her head around searching for some explaination of the change in atmosphere. What;s happening?

Sensing aprehension, Alexis spoke “It’s ok Cassie, just Relax. We’ll get through this quickly,” her smooth voice calming Cassies mind ever so slightly as she turns back at the screen somewhat confused, her mind feeling show now, as if immersed in a fog. It’s ok, I’m relaxed, her thoughts a cold constrast to a moment before.

The TV changed images once more, this time to a group of women in front of a rock wall, posing together as if discussing together. Their posture looking just slightly more than friendly. Small details seem to catch Cassies eyes all around the image, one of the girls hair, a bracelet, her leggings. New details that were always there but just attract attention for one reason or another.

“Here at Ascend we’re a community. We take care of each other,” the man continued, his voice deep and smooth as honey, “We’re Comfortable with each other”.

Another photo enters Cassie’s vision, this time a man holding a woman’s waist. Guiding her as she flexes.

“We help each other Feel Good”, he says. Alexis begins biting her lower lip in the corner, clearly somewhat sharing Cassie’s experience as the effects wash over both girls.

Feel Good, Cassies eyes fixate on the mans hands firmly holding the woman. Safe. Her body releases tension as she sinks ever so slightly into the chair. Why am I so hot all of a sudden

“When climbing with Ascend, you will Listen to our instructions, fall correctly, and Obey common courtesy.”

Again the image changes, this time the screen almost pulses with energy, filling Cassie with a white hot energy through her body. The image gazes down onto a woman laying on her back, arms placed above her head. Cassie knew the intent was as if she had fallen but her mind could only draw comparison to the bedroom.

“We hope that this orientation will help you Obey our instructions and help everyone here at Ascend feel Safe, Comfortable, and have a Pleasurable experience.”

The tv dims, but never turns off. The buzzing sound system does the same, and in time Cassie seems to reassociate with her surroundings as she quickly snaps back to proper posture from the near complete slouch she progressed into.

“So any questions?” asked Alexis from the corner. Her outfit not concealing the flush in her chest unlike Cassie’s.

“No, I just feel a little weird thought,” said Cassie still fighting off the fog in her head. What’s happening to me?

“Oh we get that a lot actually!” she laughed, “It’s a long presentation and our system isn’t very good so people get some headaches sometimes”

Surprised Cassie checks her phone, “3PM!” she almost shouted.

“Yeah it’s longer than it feels,” Alexis grinned again in anticipation, “Don’t worry about that too much, not a big deal” she instructed.

Cassie feels something lingering in her mind, a sentance, an image, a minute. Something missing and every reach for it, failed as it slid out of grasp. Cassie processed her words, It’s not a big deal. As her attempts to remember slowly dull.

Now in a faux regretful tone, “bug before we get started, we will need to get you out of that top.”

Cassie then stops, Remove my shirt?, she thought prodding and poking through the fog. “Why do I need to do that?”

Alexis frowned, still strangly eager about the situation, “Well we wouldn’t want you to snag that hood on something while falling silly,” using the a condesending tone as if it were obvious, “but you can wear one of our pieces for now, it comes free with the trial and trust me, it’s suuuper comfy,” she winked as she pulled a the fabric near her breast and let it snap into place, giving a giggle as it collides.

I guess that makes sense, In her daze, Cassie accepts the top, “is there a changing room?”

She chuckled in response, “You can just change in here, I’m comfortable with watching,” she said with a sly grin.

As long as she’s comfortable

After a brief pause, Cassie removes her sweatshirt. Her blonde ponytail dragged up and then through as her pale body is unveiled. The already affected Alexis bucks slightly as she bites her lip, Cassie’s thin waist might not have the lean muscle of the other girls in the gym, but her thin physique and soft curves only excite even more. As the top finally comes off revealing the basic white bra and the soft breasts beneath, Alexis gasps quietly, with Cassie finding herself similarly out of breath. Only now can Cassie’s deep red flush be seen emanating from her chest.

The branded tanktop, with it’s form fitting athletic fabric, slides over her head. Alexis turns a knob on the control panel. The sound system purrs back to life at full force, the buzzing filling Cassies head. The smooth fabric glides into place, and a warmth spreading over her body where it makes contact. The formfitting garment pressing and displaying every inch of her petite frame.

Another turn on the panel causes a shift in the noise, as time slows for Cassie. Her concentration fixed on the warm feeling over her skin, her mind filling with molases. A soft moan escaping her lips and a soft spot forming in her panties. Only thinking of Alexis’s toned body, the man grasping the womans waist, imagining her own lithe figure in her place. Fire rolled through her nervous system, up and down rolling flame as the noise penetrated deeper in her mind. The words of the presentation embedding into her mind. Everything coming back over and over again, the images, the fabric, the fact that she undressed in front of Alexis for some reason, all combining and compounding until she fell to her knees as the heat reached it’s peak.

Then, as quickly as it started, the feeling subdued, lingering, but out of mind. Her body numb for a moment as the noise and buzz faded away.

“It feels good doesn’t it!” said Alexis, as if nothing had happened.

“Y-Yeah,” Cassie gasped weakly, still recovering from the overwhelming pleasure. Why did I do that? her mind racked before being cut off

“Don’t worry, it happens to everyone, it’s nature.”

She scoffed, “What do you mean this happens to everyone!” as her mind raced to find an explaination for her actions and what she was feeling.

“Don’t worry, just Relax. The gym is a Pleasurable place for everyone. Don’t mention it”, Alexis said in the all too familiar cadence reminisent of the man in the video.

Don’t mention it, the gym is Pleasurable and Relaxing, and just like that Cassie dropped it, gone from her mind conpletely.

“Very good,” purred Alexis, “You’ll do great here!” She said placing her hand on Cassie’s head.

Cassie lay there a moment, a strange feeling of forced pride flowing over her body. As she stands, Alexis started walking to the door.

“Ready to get on the wall?” she asked.

“Yeah,” said Cassie, “That sounds nice.”

She followed Alexis back through the gym, past the roped walls and branded members. The low familiar hum is heard just under the music, she hadn’t noticed it when she first arrived, but she can’t unhear it now. Everyone looked so happy. Not just happy either, but at ease, like there was no concept of stress in their minds.

I want that, Cassie thought, watching them as she walked by.

The wall rose ahead of her, bright and colorful. Alexis was already gesturing up toward an easy route, saying something about foot placement, her smile wide and unhurried.

Cassie approached the wall. Cool plastic leading up. There was sill something nagging her, small and in the back of her mind. She could feel the loose thread in her mind but only when searching for it, but searching for it meant finding it, meant recognizing it. Meant thinking about it.

It’s fine, she thought. I’m overthinking it. I always overthink it.

She climbed the wall.