The Debt Proxy 2: Mirabilis

by Badger Therese

A little after 10, when all but one other cage had been emptied of its occupant, a handler named Bruce appeared at Priscilla’s cage door.“Ready to go, 14067?” he asked.“Yes, Sir,” she said, sliding off her bed with a ring of chains, gathering her things, sliding them under her sink. “Where are we going?”“Administration, the biggest meeting room,” he replied.“What’s going on there?” Priscilla asked a little nervously. Going to administration could be easy, or it could be unpleasant. The worst thing about it was you didn’t know which it would be until it was over.“Cassock is doing a presentation to the bigwigs,” Bruce replied.“Cassock?” Priscilla repeated, raising and latching her bed.“They’re a punishment contractor,” Bruce said, unlocking Priscilla’s door. “They want our business.”“What do they need me for?” Priscilla asked, nervousness growing as she shuffled out of her cage.“I guess to show the brass how they do things. They brought in a bunch of equipment.”“I’m going to be put on it?” Priscilla asked, following Bruce to the cageroom door while she contemplated a day of at least mild suffering, or possibly worse.“Probably,” Bruce said, his tone neutral, because what was done with Priscilla after he brought her upstairs to administration was of no concern to him. “They asked about you specifically. They wanted to know if you could clearly vocalize.”“What does that mean?”“They needed someone who had a good scream, and I said you did.”

294 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 27, 2021