Scarlet’s Duty

Chapter 2 – The Library

The sound of alarm ringed in Red’s head. She slowly opened her sleepy eyes. She was still in her room inside the mansion. She realized that she was drooling right in the sheets she was sleeping on so she reached up to wipe her face. At least tried to. She was quickly reminded about her current complete lack of upper limbs.

“Right… almost forgot about this stupid maid dress…”

Red grunted under her nose. She tried to feel her arms behind the portals that were restraining them. They were still there but felt numb and barely responsive. The void dimension they were in must have been really messing with all the sensations. At least she could still feel the movement of her fingers and flexing on the muscles. Even if just barely.

She sighed, rolled on her back and pulled herself into a sitting position. Without the weight of her arms this movement was actually fairly easy. She could still feel her legs hurting slightly after yesterday though. She sat on the edge of the bed and stood up. She was still wearing the armless maid uniform as well as the toeless overknees. She went to her bathroom for the first time. It was small but very pragmatic. She approached the toilet and used her right foot to lift the seat. She sighed and sat on the porcelain throne. She wanted to rub her face but was only able to sadly wiggle her empty shoulders. There was no way she could reach up to her face like that. She was flexing her arms in the void furiously but it wasn’t changing her situation outside in any meaningful way. After a while she was done with her biological needs. That presented a new problem. How was she going to clean her butt afterwards? She looked around but couldn’t find any sign of toilet paper. What she did find though were three buttons mounted at the base of the toilet. She moved her foot and pressed the one with a water icon on it. She shivered and jumped in shock when a strong stream of water hit her bottom. So that’s what it was! The stream stopped as soon as she stopped holding the button. She realized that it was the first time in twenty four hours that anything was touching her privates. She had to admit that the water stream was quite pleasant so she spent a few more moments playing with it until she decided that it would only unnecessarily turn her on. The next button was for the soapy water and the last one for the air blower. She used all of them and stood up feeling the air brushing her clean pussy under her maid skirt. She blushed slightly. It was the first time since she came here that she was so strongly aware of her lack of any underwear.

Next she came to the sink with the mirror. There was a paste and a toothbrush laying on it. Next to it she noticed a tall bar stool. She guessed she was supposed to use the stool to stay on the right height while using her feet. She didn’t even try to do so since she still felt her legs and even if she wasn’t she was not flexible enough for sure. She bent over and was able to open the faucet to splash some water on her face which she then wiped off in a towel hanging on the wall. She looked at herself in the mirror. She couldn’t stop staring at her smooth clothed shoulders. The dress was making sure to make her look like she was born without any arms in the first place. She swayed her torso left and right admiring the odd view. While doing so she noticed how messy her red hair was. She shook her head in an attempt to fix them up a bit.

“More or less…”

She said to herself. At least there was no hair in her eyes or mouth for the time being. She was more or less ready to leave now. She considered trying to wiggle out of the portal uniform again but the alarm sounded once more. Apparently the morning routine is over now. She opened her doors with her knee like before and closed it back with her hip. She turned around and noticed that she wasn’t the only person in the hallway. She saw other girls standing still in front of their doors in line. Exactly like Red their arms were concealed in the wormholes of their sleeveless maid dresses. She noticed that their dresses looked slightly different then hers. There seemed to be no corset around their waists which was currently keeping Red trapped in hers. Another difference was the materials. The black parts of their dresses were glossy, just as their black overknees. She also noticed that all of them were wearing a pair of black stilettos with pink soles.

Red decided to stop staring and stoop up in the straight position in front of her doors just like they were. After about a minute she could hear a bell at the end of the corridor and all of the maids started walking towards the sound. Red followed as well. She got a few glances but no one spoke to her yet as she was stepping at the end of the group. They reached the main hall and she saw Elize with a bell in her hand.

“Good morning girls. Breakfast is almost ready. Zoey, Scarlet – meet me here after the meal.”

She called Red and some other girl.

“Yes Miss Elize!”

Red heard the voice somewhere in the front of the group.

“Uh… yes Miss.”

Red almost forgot to answer herself.

Soon the group of armless maids reached the dining room clicking their heels against the stone floor along the way. The only exception was their newest undercover member, who was still barefoot. It was next to the kitchen that Red finished cleaning just yesterday. Apparently her job was good enough since she hadn’t heard any complaints from the butler girl.

There were three long wooden tables in the dining room. What was special about them was that they were quite short in height. Somewhere on the level of a standard coffee table. Each of them already had plates and cutlery on them. Red looked at the plates. Looks like today’s breakfast was the classic scrambled eggs with bacon strips and fresh toasts. Red realized that she was literally starving and her stomach growled loudly.

All of the maids began to sit at the tables chatting energetically between themselves. Red felt she didn’t belong but was trying to not pay attention to that feeling for now. That’s not why she was here after all. She began to look around searching for a place to sit. Being last in the room meant she didn’t have much of a choice since most of the seats were being taken fast right in front of her. There were about twenty maids total and most of them already took their place. Finally she spotted a free space between two girls and decided to approach.

“Um… sorry, can I sit here?”

“Oh, sure sure!”

They turned around and invited her in after making some more room between them. Red stepped between the girls and sat. She shivered when her naked buttcheeks touched the cold wooden bench. She finally took her place and could stare at the plate in front of her. How was she going to eat that? Like a dog? She looked around and saw that most of the maids have started already. They left their stilettos on the floor and raised their legs to the table. Their overknees had open tips as well so they had access to their toes. Red was really impressed with their balance and flexibility. They seemed to have no problem with holding and operating the forks and knives with their feet. They were even able to reach their mouths as well! It was so odd to see a room full of maids eating their food with their feet.

While others were eating their warm meals Red was staring blankly at hers. She can’t do that, can she? There’s no way she would be able to. She placed one of her feet on the table and tried to pick up her fork but it was much harder than one could imagine. The girl on her right noticed her struggle and stopped eating for a moment. She was fairly curvy with modest breasts, purple eyes and jaw-length black hair.

“Oh, I’m sorry. You’re the new girl right? I’m Zoey.”

“Um yeah… I’m new. Scarlet. Oh wait! You are the other one that Elize called right?”

“Yup! That’s me. Nice to meet you Scarlet. I know this seems impossible at first…”

She gestured with her head towards the plate.

“… but you’ll get there. You’ll see.”

“Thanks I guess. Do I have to learn it though? Can’t we just use our hands at least for breakfast? Are you never allowed to take those uniforms off?”

“Of course we are. On certain occasions. Haven’t the Mistress told you that you were supposed to get used to it?”

“I mean… she did but… she can’t expect us to do everything without our arms right?”

“Ah I remember when I was thinking that… sorry Scarlet but that’s the job here. Don’t you enjoy it though? Even a little bit?”

“No! Of course not!” – Red acted defensively.

“Oh, sorry.”

Zoey realized she might have gone a bit too far. It was Red’s second day after all.

“Let me finish with my meal and I will help you with yours ok?”

“Okay… Thank you.”

Red calmed down a bit.

Zoey took her time and finished her meal. She tried to be fast so Scarlet wouldn’t have to wait too long while her portion was getting cold. Most of the maids finished already and were forming small groups to use the remaining time for some chattering.

“I’ll help you eat now, ok?”

Red nodded.

She took a clean fork between her toes and moved a bite from the full plate to Red’s mouth. Red accepted with a visible discomfort and shame painted all over her face. She was being fed like some kind of baby. Her. A special agent on duty. But the worst part was that she was actually needing that assistance. She knew she wouldn’t be able to do it herself so she could either let Zoey help or eat directly from the plate like an animal. She chose the first option in the end.

After she finished Zoey took a piece of paper towel from the table in her mouth and moved closer. Suddenly Red saw the girl’s face pushing against her own. A kiss!? No. She started moving. She was just wiping her face. Red realized that since all of the maids didn’t have any arms attached to their shoulders because of the cursed portal uniforms they must have been helping each other a lot. And that meant they weren’t so shy about physical contact so much. It made sense.

“Th-thank you. Really. I don’t know what I would do if you didn’t… you know.”

“I know. Believe me. I hope you’ll feel more comfortable here soon.”

As much as Red appreciated the warm welcome from Zoey, she tried not to think too much about joining their small community. Zoey seemed really nice but making friends was currently not her objective and could only make things more complicated. Attachments were always a big risk.

“I think we should hurry up. We don’t want Miss Elize waiting.”

Zoey bumped Red’s knee with her own.

“Uh yeah. You are probably right.”

Both girls stood up and left the dining room. They went straight to the butler’s quarters. With a more experienced maid’s guidance they were soon at the right doors. Zoey used her chin to ring a bell on the wall and soon enough Elize appeared in the doorframe.

“You are here. Good. Were you able to talk with our fresh girl during breakfast Zoey?”

“Yes Miss.”

“Good. I want you to work with her today. She probably will be quite a bit clumsy but I want you to show her the ropes. Is that ok with you?”

“Of course Miss! You can count on me!”

Red was completely ignored in the conversation so far. It felt really insulting to be patronized as a newbie. It’s not like she was less important or incompetent! She really wanted to speak up but was able to stay silent.

“Great! You both will be dusting the library today.”

“Yes Miss!”

Zoey nodded. Elize locked her eyes with Red’s and waited. After a second or two Red finally got the message.

“Y-yes! Yes Miss Elize!”

She finally said. Red almost forgot she was supposed to answer every question.

“Still so green… Wait here for a moment.”

She said and disappeared behind the doors. A day on the job with Zoey alone seemed like an impossibly perfect chance to talk with her, do some research and maybe even find some clues to her objective! While red was mentally celebrating the opportunity that presented itself Elize came back with the tools both maids needed. Red looked at them and noticed something a little out of place. They were normal dusters for sure but where normally their handles there were a bunch of straps attached.

“Want to go first Zoey?”

Elize asked.

“Ok! Fun!”

Zoey replied cheerfully and stepped forward. She opened her mouth wide and waited until the butler girl oriented the leather straps and positioned the duster pole in front of her lips. That’s when Red finally realized what they were. Those were gags! A full head harnesses with mouth plugs attached to a duster! Damn it! Just like that her whole plan of getting some more information out of the other maid was ruined.

Red was crying in her head. Meanwhile Zoey gladly accepted the rubber phallic gag sliding between her lips until the straps on the sides pressed against the corners of her lips. Elize wrapped the rest of the harness around her head carefully and tightened them firmly behind her neck. It seemed that Zoey knew exactly what to do as she was presenting herself and turning around when needed. And she didn’t say a word to Red about what to expect…

“Your turn Scarlet.”

Elize said and waited for her to come closer. Zoey was waiting on the side grinning from behind the gag. Red stepped closer and looked at the gag. She gulped nervously and hesitated but finally started opening her mouth slowly.

“Wider.”

She heard the command. With her cheeks burning red she listened to the instruction and opened wide. Elize moved the plug closer to her face and Red soon felt the taste of rubber sliding against her tongue. The plug was quite big. Not huge but definitely impossible to ignore as it was filling up her mouth and keeping it open around its thickness. Elize placed the straps around her head. They were going above her scalp, on the sides of her jaw and under her chin. She started tightening them until they were as well firmly holding the gag in place. The chin straps were making sure that her mouth would remain closed around the phallic gag as long as the straps were locked.

Now both maids were ready for the job with dusters mounted to their faces and impossible to take off on their own without the help of their non-existent arms. Red tries to move her tongue around the plug but it was really a tight fit. She pushed on it but the straps were keeping it in place no matter how much she would struggle. She felt stupid and embarrassed to stand there with a gag in her mouth visible for anyone with a single look. And the worst part was that she knew she won’t be able to take it off herself as long as they won’t come back to Elize.

“Now you girls are ready. Do you remember what rooms you are assigned to?”

Zoey and Red nodded.

“Good. Come back to me when you are done.”

She said and went back to the room she came out from.

“Oolm mm!”

Zoey mumbled against the gag and made a gesture with her head to follow her. It seemed that she didn’t mind the bondage decorating her head as she began to walk through the hallway. Red noticed that Zoey already had a small drop of saliva forming on her lower lip and realized that she was going to experience the same thing soon enough. She already felt the drool gathering in her mouth. She did her best to swallow and finally followed Zoey with her duster slightly obscuring her vision. While walking towards their objective they met two other maids walking in the opposite direction. They looked at them and their gags and giggled to each other. Red’s cheeks flushed with shame. They were probably making fun of her but she stayed silent. Gag talk would only deepen her embarrassment.

Soon both girls reached the library. The room was extremely high, with gothic windows, decorative ceiling and miles of shelves with thousands of books on them. No surprise it was a whole day job. Especially in their… conditions. Zoey invited Red deeper into the library with another head gesture. She stopped at the first shelf and started moving her head left and right removing the dust from the wood and books. She bent over and did the same with a lower shelf too. Read realized that she caught a glimpse of her pussy sliding out from under her short skirt and quickly moved her eyes elsewhere. Zoey straightened out again and gestured to her to try to do the same as she just did. Red stepped closer in her heels, placed the end of her gag duster on the shelf and started manipulating it by using her mouth and head. It felt extremely stupid and silly but she didn’t really have a choice. She turned around and saw Zoey nodding with approval.

“Mlm gmma glo oh e olhe hme og?”

She tried to say something to her but the gag transformed it into a wet mumble. Red was still able to understand that Zoey was going to go to the other side of the library. At least that’s what she seemed to be saying. She couldn’t really be sure but nodded in agreement.

Zoey smiled from under her head harness and left her alone in that section while she started cleaning the opposite side of the room. So the plan was they would meet in the middle – Red assumed. She started to clean the shelves as well. The sooner they will be done with it the better.

It was a time consuming job for sure. But at the same time somehow satisfying. She could see the room slowly getting back its shine. Her gag duster proved to be very limiting. Especially with its range. She had to push a stool to stand on section after section. Most of the time she was able to hold off the saliva in her mouth but sometimes she forgot herself and loosened her jaw just a little only to experience the wetness spilling down her lip and dripping from her chin. In moments like that she had to stop dusting for a moment and wipe her drool from the shelf or floor with her armless shoulder. She felt odd using her sleeveless dress that way. She could still imagine how easy it would be using her arm but the sensation seemed so far away right now. Thinking about it was making her so frustrated again. She took a minute to calm down and got back to work which was actually quite relaxing in comparison to her thoughts. She would rather focus on that instead of unnecessarily stressing herself.

She continued her work going from shelf to shelf until she suddenly noticed a piece of paper sticking out from between two bright colored books. Seemed like a perfect spot to remember where you hide some important information. Maybe she will finally find something useful! She started manipulating and shaking her duster until she finally managed to pull the piece of paper out. It felt on the floor so she had to kneel to see what was written on it. There were… four numbers: 3056. Some kind of code! She had no idea what the numbers were for but decided to do her best and remember them for later. Now the problem was what to do with the paper it was written on. It couldn’t stay on the floor because it would be evidence that she found it. Picking it up and sliding it back between the books was… not possible. She had to throw it into the trash bin then! She slid her feet out of her stilettos and picked the paper with her toes. She walked to the bin, lifted her leg and soon the evidence of her finding the secret was hopefully gone. She repeated the numbers in her head a few times and went back to dusting the shelves while trying no to dirty them with her saliva.

The sun was slowly setting down as both of the armless maids met again and finished today’s work. The library was looking beautiful in the orange rays flooding the room with light. Girls stopped and relaxed for a moment appreciating the view until Zoey bumped her hips against Red’s.

“Lmg go!”

She gagged telling her to move and get back. They left the room and went directly to the butler’s quarters. Zoey pressed the doorbell with her chin again. They heard a movement inside and after a few moments Elize opened the doors.

“Oh so the library is finished? Great, Mistress will be pleased. Good job girls.”

She said and came closer to undo Zoey’s gag from her face. A thick string of drool stretched between her lips and the plug pulled out from her mouth. There were clear red marks of the straps on the corner of her mouth, her cheeks, chin and forehead. Nothing violent but a thing one could expect from a tight harness worn for a whole day non-stop.

Red was next. She felt a relief as the straps finally loosened and the gag left her salivating mouth. She could feel the small burn from the straps. She most certainly had the same marks on her face as Zoey did. She was very glad that it was behind her. At least for now…

“You girls must be hungry and thirsty. Go to the dining room. Chef will make something for you. After that you are allowed to your rooms.”

Elize said and went back inside her room taking both of the duster harnesses with her. The maids didn’t wait long before going straight to the kitchen. They were starving!

Soon they both were sitting happily with their bellies full. Zoey helped Red eat again even though the new maid was getting slightly better at doing the basics herself.

“So how did you like dusting Scarlet?”

Zoey asked happily.

“It was… very embarrassing and exhausting  but… somehow relaxing I guess? The strap marks hurt though…”

She replied calmly. Maybe she was just too tired to get angry. Or maybe she was just truthful.

“Yeah, they do. But being gagged all day is pretty hot right?”

“What!? No! It’s… I don’t know… maybe, I guess?”

Red didn’t think about the possibility of liking stuff like that up to that point at all. But she could clearly see that Zoey was quite excited about it. Maybe there could be something enjoyable in it then? It’s not like she never fantasized about bondage and being dominated and…

Red shook her head, stopping her thoughts. She was clearly taking her train of thoughts in the wrong direction just now. She yawned loudly. It seems that she was becoming sleepy. It was a long day after all.

“Should we go to our rooms?”

“Sure, let’s go!”

They both stood up, Red a little bit more clumsy than her new friend, and went to their rooms. The day was finally over. Red didn’t even have the strength to start any deeper conversation. She struggled with the door, flopped right on her bed and fell asleep almost instantly.

She continued her work going from shelf to shelf until she suddenly noticed a piece of paper sticking out from between two bright colored books. Seemed like a perfect spot to remember where you hide some important information. Maybe she will finally find something useful! She started manipulating and shaking her duster until she finally managed to pull the piece of paper out. It felt on the floor so she had to kneel to see what was written on it. There were… four numbers: 3056. Some kind of code! She had no idea what the numbers were for but decided to do her best and remember them for later. Now the problem was what to do with the paper it was written on. It couldn’t stay on the floor because it would be evidence that she found it. Picking it up and sliding it back between the books was… not possible. She had to throw it into the trash bin then! She slid her feet out of her stilettos and picked the paper with her toes. She walked to the bin, lifted her leg and soon the evidence of her finding the secret was hopefully gone. She repeated the numbers in her head a few times and went back to dusting the shelves while trying no to dirty them with her saliva.

The sun was slowly setting down as both of the armless maids met again and finished today’s work. The library was looking beautiful in the orange rays flooding the room with light. Girls stopped and relaxed for a moment appreciating the view until Zoey bumped her hips against Red’s.

“Lmg go!”

She gagged telling her to move and get back. They left the room and went directly to the butler’s quarters. Zoey pressed the doorbell with her chin again. They heard a movement inside and after a few moments Elize opened the doors.

“Oh so the library is finished? Great, Mistress will be pleased. Good job girls.”

She said and came closer to undo Zoey’s gag from her face. A thick string of drool stretched between her lips and the plug pulled out from her mouth. There were clear red marks of the straps on the corner of her mouth, her cheeks, chin and forehead. Nothing violent but a thing one could expect from a tight harness worn for a whole day non-stop.

Red was next. She felt a relief as the straps finally loosened and the gag left her salivating mouth. She could feel the small burn from the straps. She most certainly had the same marks on her face as Zoey did. She was very glad that it was behind her. At least for now…

“You girls must be hungry and thirsty. Go to the dining room. Chef will make something for you. After that you are allowed to your rooms.”

Elize said and went back inside her room taking both of the duster harnesses with her. The maids didn’t wait long before going straight to the kitchen. They were starving!

Soon they both were sitting happily with their bellies full. Zoey helped Red eat again even though the new maid was getting slightly better at doing the basics herself.

“So how did you like dusting Scarlet?”

Zoey asked happily.

“It was… very embarrassing and exhausting  but… somehow relaxing I guess? The strap marks hurt though…”

She replied calmly. Maybe she was just too tired to get angry. Or maybe she was just truthful.

“Yeah, they do. But being gagged all day is pretty hot right?”

“What!? No! It’s… I don’t know… maybe, I guess?”

Red didn’t think about the possibility of liking stuff like that up to that point at all. But she could clearly see that Zoey was quite excited about it. Maybe there could be something enjoyable in it then? It’s not like she never fantasized about bondage and being dominated and…

Red shook her head, stopping her thoughts. She was clearly taking her train of thoughts in the wrong direction just now. She yawned loudly. It seems that she was becoming sleepy. It was a long day after all.

“Should we go to our rooms?”

“Sure, let’s go!”

They both stood up, Red a little bit more clumsy than her new friend, and went to their rooms. The day was finally over. Red didn’t even have the strength to start any deeper conversation. She struggled with the door, flopped right on her bed and fell asleep almost instantly.