"Now we know that you will find this experience to be sexually stimulating. We expect that. But here too there are rules. You as candidates are absolutely forbidden from having any contact of a sexual nature with each other. If you find yourself desirous of attaining some relief, then there is only one outlet. You may pleasure yourself.
However, if you are to do so, it must be in this room and you must alert your fellow candidates to what you intend."
I was finding this statement of rules and procedures to be fascinating. As I watched and listened, I realized that Carol had once again assumed her supplicant's position as she had spread her cape and was sitting on it, totally nude, right next to me. My attention, however, was concentrated on the proceedings in the room below.
"You may wonder how you will notify your fellow candidates of your intention to pleasure yourself because, as you know, you are not to speak to each other. You ring that bell over there." The instructor pointed to a large bell that was suspended over one of the rafters. "Now whenever any of you hear that bell" the instructor continued, "you are to all gather round and watch your compatriot tending to his or her pleasure. You are not to assist in any way. And if you are moved by what you see to want to do the same, you ring the bell and everyone else will watch you."
"Now we are going to leave you all for a short while and then we will be back in an hour to instruct you in your preparations for your exhibition this evening." With that the instructor and the woman in his company left the room.
I decided to linger a bit in my perch and take a survey of the six candidates. Evidently they were doing the same thing as they silently communicated with each other through gesture and facial expression.
The six candidates were diverse. Ann was plainly the oldest candidate. In my estimation, she, my wife in fact, was the prettiest as well. I took a visual census of the other candidates.
One of the females seemed to be Hispanic and appeared to be in her early twenties. She had wavy, very dark hair and a rich dark skin color. She was not too tall, about 5'3" or so and had a trim, lean figure. A second female was a little older, about mid-thirties. She had a rounder, lusher figure and was probably a little overweight. Her breasts were full although not too large, and she had a profuse abundance of pubic hair that grew in a dense, dark tangle. The other female was a tall, dark haired girl in her mid-twenties. She had a slim figure, her pubic area was neatly trimmed and the hair on her head was also closely-cropped. She had a tatoo of a snake curling around her right arm above her elbow.
The two males stood to one side together. Both seemed to be in their twenties and both gave every appearance of being in great physical shape. One had blond hair and the other dark, curly hair. The blond fellow also seemed to be in a constant state of arousal, as his cock jutted out and projected horizontally in front of him.
I could tell by looking at Ann that she was uncomfortable. She seemed to be looking around her surroundings in search of something and she was trying to convey something to her compatriots through gestures that did not mean anything to me immediately. Finally, Ann took action which made what she had been doing clear. She walked over to the trough at the far end of the room, and, squatting over it, relieved herself in it. Evidently, the candidates had not had the opportunity for some time to tend to this necessary function, because Ann's initiative in this respect initiated a procession of the other candidates to the trough where each, in turn, and in full view of the others relieved their bladders.
Having satisfied my curiousity as to what Ann was doing, I told Carol that I was ready to move on. Carol said that was fine as it was getting near time for dinner and that she would escort me to the dining room.
We found our way back to the main house, and I saw a knot of people standing near the entrance to the dining room. I recognized the Administrator and he motioned for me to join him. I also recognized Chloe from the interview with the Administrator in Manhattan. Like Carol, she was wearing the cape which fastened at the neck. She was standing to the Administrator's right and just slightly behind him.
"Robert" the Administrator said "I'd like you to meet Gavin and Louise. They like you are here to watch their candidate's training."
I shook hands and exchanged greetings with Gavin and Louise. They were both my contemporaries age wise, but I could tell from their accents that they were not from New York, at least originally. Gavin spoke with a distinct British accent and Louise had a pronounced Southern drawl. They were each wearing the same type of robes as I was. Also standing at each of their elbows was a person wearing the cape which I now had come to gather was de rigeur for the graduates of Davenport who were on duty. Next to Gavin was a light-skinned black woman. I took note of her very short hair and red lipstick. At Louise's side was a tall male, in his late twenties. No one addressed these attendants and all conversation was among the sponsors and the Administrator.
The Administrator suggested that we go in to the dining room for dinner. When we did, I noticed that there were placecards indicating where each of the sponsors should sit. There were also places for the attendants, but instead of chairs for each of them, there was the very same type of kneeling bench that I first saw at Ronald and Gloria's. As we walked in to the dining room, I saw that the capes were all designed and fastened in such a way that as those wearing it moved, they fell open to the side providing a glimpse of the otherwise naked bodies of the attendants.
Dinner was, for all the unusualness of the setting, rather straightforward. Table conversation was bland and anonymous as we each shared a preference for not providing each other with too much in the way of biographical information. The attendants did not speak.
After dinner we were urged by the Administrator to go to the meeting room, as the candidates were to be brought before us. Our attendants led us to the meeting room and made sure that we were all seated comfortably in one of the stuffed armchairs. Then each of the attendants spread their capes in front of where we were seated and then knelt on these capes at our feet. The Administrator stepped to the center of the room and spoke.
"My friends" he said. "We are going to be bringing in our new candidates for review by you shortly. This is the first phase of their training. You will understand our objective shortly, but we can talk about it later."
As the Administrator finished speaking we all heard in the distance a very odd series of sounds. There were thumps, jangles, and even the sound of small bells. The noises, which I could not interpret, continued and seemed to increase in volume and proximity. Then, as the pair of doors to our room swung open, we saw the entrance that the candidates were making.
The candidates were divided to two groups and were on all fours, each group tethered together and pulling what looked like two chariots. The two men pulled a chariot with the red-haired trainer I first saw in the second building. The four women were likewise entrained and were pulling a chariot with the other trainer.
The chariot with the male candidates passed by me first. I noticed that the leather harnesses that passed over these candidates had in some places the small bells which accounted for the jingling noise I had heard. The candidates proceeded in front of me on all fours. I observed that their legs were encumbered by a special brace which kept their legs in a flexed position by tethering their ankles to the back of their thighs by a foot long strap. Their knees were covered with a thick pad. In this way they were unable to stand and could only proceed on their hands and knees. They also were impaled with a form of butt plug to which was fastened a streamer of leather strips. In effect and appearance, these were like horse or ponytails which were twitching back and forth with each stride.