Published: December 15th 2020, 6:07:25 pm
Today is a day like any other. It's the morning. You're on your way to your job. Same as any other day. Nothing remarkable has occurred yet and, as far as you know, nothing remarkable will happen. While not ideal, a boring desk job has its perks. Consistency being among them. You see the same people, say the same things, and see the same old boring office space that you always do. So, when something is amiss, you notice immediately.
Kat, the new intern, you notice immediately. She's younger than you. Though not by much. She does not follow the dress code and has decided to wear a short, flowy black dress with matching black heels for her first day on the job. You wonder if you should say something to the tall brunette, but figure that someone directly in charge of her will if they haven't already. Still, she walks with grace and confidence far beyond someone in her position. She moves around as if she owns the place. You're not quite sure if she's even doing what she's supposed to.
Kat mostly appears to be inspecting the building. She moves from one room to the next with a quizzical expression on her face. She clutches a large bag at her side and looks inside every so often as if determining if one area pleases the contents of her bag more than the other. Eventually, she moves upstairs and you forget about her for a while. Your day continues on as normal. Which means your coworker Alice begins to talk your ear off shortly after lunch.
The bossy blonde is normally a thorn in your side; but, for once, she appears uninterested in your inefficiencies. Today, all she seems interested in is the new intern. "Where does she get off just walking around all day? Doing nothing...it drives me nuts! I'd tell her a thing or two...but there's something about her. Maybe she's the boss's daughter or something." Alice shivers. "Whatever. I'm sure someone will teach her a lesson."
It's odd that Alice would refrain from approaching someone, but you have to agree that there is certainly something different about Kat. You shrug and play nice with Alice as you normally do. You've found it's best to be on her good side. Eventually, the older woman returns to her desk and leaves you to your quiet, boring work.
At one point, you decide to venture to the stairwell to be alone for a moment. Alice had yet again spotted Kat and had more than enough to say on the matter. There, in the stairwell, you hear a strange quiet chanting from below. Looking down, you spot Kat near the locked utility door. She sits in front of a perfectly drawn circular rune inscribed on the door. Suddenly, the door opens a crack and a thin pink mist spills outward from within. Kat claps her hands together with excitement. The thought occurs to you to report Kat's strange behavior. That is, until Kat looks upward and spots you. She winks, then puts a finger to her lips.
"Shhhhhhh…" she whispers.
An odd feeling overcomes you. You feel compelled to return to your desk. So you do. Alice tries to start up a conversation, but you ignore her. You bury yourself in your work until it's time to leave. By the time you do, you hardly remember the moment in the stairwell. All you can focus on is getting home and enjoying your evening before you have to sleep and experience yet another work day.
That night, your dreams are filled with Kat and the stairwell; though you remember none of them when the morning comes.
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Today is a day unlike any other. You're not sure why; but, on your drive to work, you get the feeling that something is different. It's a feeling you've never had before, especially not moments before arriving at work. No matter what you do, you can't shake it. The feeling gets worse as you near the office building. It's only once you're inside that the feeling becomes tangible. There is definitely something different about this place.
The first thing that hits you is the overwhelming scent of baby powder. Then, the crinkling. You can hear it all around you as your coworkers shuffle, or waddle, past. The stiff clothing made commonplace by the dress code are no more. Your coworkers are all dressed in strange mockeries of business attire. Suit-and-tie cropped t-shirts, shorts with elastic waistbands, and pleated skirts way too short to be practical. All of them ill-suited to hide the fact that your coworkers are all wearing diapers. Even Alice is padded, though you could only tell due to the crinkling.
Unlike the majority of your coworkers, Alice is dressed in full-blown maid's attire. Despite the diaper beneath her skirts, Alice looks beside herself with delight. Your coworkers pass by under her watchful gaze as she inspects them and their diapers. Positioned directly next to your desk, all you can do is approach as she teases one of your desk mates.
"My, my, Jaden. Already so soaked...and you just got here too," says Alice. "Report to the changing table and I'll take care of you shortly." She then turns her attention to you and gasps. "Scratch that, Jaden. Head to the employee bathroom and wait your turn, I have a bit of a situation on my hands." Alice then circles you with an extremely dissatisfied expression. "What on earth do you think you're doing coming in here dressed like this?" she asks. "No diaper. Not following dress code. You look ridiculous! And you're setting a terrible example for your coworkers. Everyone knows that low level employees like you need to look the part." Alice then grabs your bottoms and tugs them down around your ankles, thus exposing your underwear to the office. You try to cover yourself but she grabs you by the wrist and pulls you toward a large pink changing table in the center of the office. "Maybe me putting you in a diaper will finally teach you to show some respect, hmm?"
Suddenly, everyone in the office has stopped what they were doing to watch Alice drag you across the office. If you don't do something you're going to wind up on a changing table; then again, is it wise to cross Alice?
...
Refuse to be diapered.
Accept your fate and allow Alice to diaper you.
Ask if you can diaper yourself.