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Nocti's journal. I spent the entire night talking with everyone in the cafeteria, even playing with a few of the children after explaining my rebreather to them. For some reason, my body is telling me I need no sleep or rest, yet I want to just drag myself back to my bed and relax for a bit. I have to admit, though, it was all worth it. I got to meet a lot of really interesting morphs, and finally saw a picture of a human. Yeah, it's kinda sad, but I'd never met one myself.

Ceti and Auva are in a deep sleep after all the chaos from yesterday, Altair is relaxing in bed, Vega went off to Toy Town for some reason, and Thuban is trying to get the network running at full power again. Looks like Deneb and Sulaphat are helping him, but in separate bodies. If that's true, then we must really be short-handed.

I wandered into Operations earlier while trying to find some toys for the kids to play with, and managed to see just how big the storm is. It looked... unnatural. Like something created it. I sure as hell hope it wasn't whatever changed all of the humans. On thinking about it, I'm looking through my cards to see if there's anything I can use to get out of Breakwater to bring back help. Of course, the only ones were the Mask cards, as I had come to call them. Giratina's could get me into the Distortion World, Mewtwo's would let me get out easily, Suicune's would let me go over water so fast the winds couldn't touch me, but I couldn't control any of them.

Maybe I'll look for an empty... Wait, is that Nemi? Has to be. Probably looking for Vega... Well, at least someone's not so busy. I think I'll talk with him for a bit. End log entry.

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I looked back down Blue Tunnel to see the rubber-clad catboy peeking into a room. He didn't have his mask on, and I had to admit, he looked really young. Still, if there's anything I've learned, it's that looks can be very deciving here. He closed the door and turned in my direction, his slightly large eyes finding another door before he could see me. I decided to walk towards him, but he ducked into the room before I could make it. Thankfully the door was open, and I could see that no one else was in the empty room... Or at least I thought it was empty.

When I stepped inside, my optic sensors shifted to purple so I could see. The room was another of Vega's sex dungeon rooms, and inside was not only Nemi, but three slightly older morphs. Nemi jumped into a chair and sat on all fours, just staring at them. As I drew closer, I finally saw that they seemed to be strapped to the wall with masks on, all using rebreathers for fresh air.

"Those three... They gave their lives to Mistress." Nemi said suddenly. His voice was rather high-pitched, and very kitten-like. "They lost everything to Bonemasters in Sanctuary. Wanted to forget the pain. Mistress has been training their minds. Mistress says they can restart from zero."

The Bonemasters... They were the central religion in Sanctuary, and much of Poketara. It was said they answer only to the gods. "Bonemasters? Why would they do that."

Nemi's voice suddenly became serious. "Bonemasters become evil. Think that anyone not with them deserves punishment. Bonemasters ignore gods, and work on own terms. They want a new world where only they rule." I sat down in a chair next to him, and he jumped into my lap, curling up like a feral. He laid his head on my leg, looking as if he wanted to cry. "Bonemasters hurt Nemi, too. Killed Nemi's family and made Nemi's friends turn on Nemi. All because Nemi was human."

"Well... At least Vega found you." I said, beginning to pet him. "That is strange, though... Does Queen Solstice know all of this?"

He gave a slight sigh between purrs. "Queen protected from outside. Even Centauri and Centauri's family can't see her, and Queen is his birth sister."

My eyes widened. "They... Won't even let..." I couldn't continue that thought. I felt a kind of rage that didn't seem like hated. Hearing their stories, hearing all of this suddenly... The rage I felt was that of my own ignorance. I felt like I should have known more about the current state of the Bonemasters with how prominent they are back in Poketara.

I felt Nemi nuzzle my hand softly. "Don't be mad. Not many know of it. Nemi didn't until it was too late." He then slid off of my legs. "Come with Nemi. Nemi wants to show you something."

I got up and followed him out the door, going just a few rooms down to Vega's quarters. Peering in from the doorway, I saw a group of at least thirty morphs and mon, some with masks and others without, some wearing full-body rubber suits while others had unique outfits, and all with a variety different ages. They were huddled around Vee's bed, all but a few sleeping soundly. Two that weren't sleeping soon came to join us, which prompted Nemi to take me to my old quarters. We entered, and I got a good look at the newcomers after sitting down in the throne-like chair in the back.

One was a slender Luxray mon, female from the look of her. She had beautiful jeweled bangles around each ankle, and a jeweled collar around her neck. The other was a male rubber-clad Grovyle morph, though only wore a rebreather like mine over his face. I could see several scars across what was visible of his head, and his plume leaf was in tatters. Both laid themselves at my feet, something they likely did with Vega.

"These are Fay and Len." Nemi continued. "Fay was a morph who nearly died in a fire set by the Bonemasters. She was already alone, though, so she followed Mistress home. Len... He was tortured by the Bonemasters until he lost even his voice. Mistress saved him, and he pledged his life to Mistress. Both were changed like this to make them happy. They no longer hold grudge against others. They just like living."

I couldn't think of what to say. I didn't know if there was anything I could say. I just sat there in silence, only to have it pierced by the catboy once again. "You can't find words, can you?" That question was so odd that I started to ask one in return, but for some reason, I couldn't, settling for shaking my head in response. "Pets can't find words, so Mistress taught everyone to speak without them. Nemi called Len and Fay to you without words."

I gave him an odd look, one of confusion and interest, which Marcus once called the Explorer's Gaze. "What..."

"Nemi knows Nocti and his curiosity." He interrupted, though didn't seem to smile. "Nemi watched as he took on Mistress's form, giving Auva what she desired. Also heard him talking with Mistress on his first day. Nocti has much to learn before he can truly call himself a Rescuer."

My mouth went wide. Here I was, exhausted after the hell of rescuing people in a massive storm, after learning an entire SPECIES went extinct, after having to WEAR not one but TWO people as suits using strange powers, after having to cope with having my entire life turned upside down, after having to learn to cope with sexuality AND being a tool of the gods... and I just got my dignity handed to me by a rubber-clad kitten who's become nothing more than the personal pet of one of my fellow Rescuers. I had to admit, he was right about one thing. I couldn't find words for this.

"Well, at least Nocti has been humbled a bit. It's a start." He looked down at Len, who then looked up at me before leaving the room. "Perhaps Nocti should see what it's like to be one of us for a while. Someone who's focus is simply to serve their owner and make them happy."

I sat in silence again, thinking about the idea. "No... I can't. Not just yet. If there's something the others need me to do while this storm is going on, I've got to be ready for anything right now."

"Then Nocti has taken his second step if he thinks this." Again he looked down, this time at Fay, who looked up at me and walked out of the room. "Nocti managed to stop his curiosity because others are in danger. Something Nocti didn't do a few days ago when he tried to become Mewtwo. However, Nemi believes Nocti should still learn of such a life. It would help Nocti understand something he has yet to truly see."

I heard footsteps coming from outside, followed by Fay and Len returning with what looked like an Omnivice card. As they approached and handed it to me, I could see there were several. The top three were their own Copycat cards, followed by a copy of the full-body rubber suit that Nemi and Len wore, and a card that was in a strange script. The last one had a clear border on it, much like the map upgrade Thuban gave me.

"Nemi, Len and Fay will come at Nocti's call should he need us. Nemi also wants Nocti to have access to the New Deep Labs, where the pets go to have fun while Mistress is away. Nemi knows of the news about Marcus, and wants Nocti to have somewhere to go when he is lonely."

I couldn't help but blush. The letter... Marcus had planned on becoming Vega's apprentice as a dom after meeting hir on one of his family's trips. He had found out about Fallon, and wanted to make me happy in that way. However, it also said that he wouldn't be able to be with me while he was learning the "craft", as he called it. He was getting his wish now, as Vega had him as hir teammate. I didn't want to think of being apart from him, but now... Now it was kinda necessary, if not impossible to avoid.

"Th-thank you." I said, storing everything into my Omnivice.

Nemi seemed to giggle. "Nocti's embarrassed. That's good for him. Nocti should know what shame and humiliation feels like."

"What?" I asked, almost jumping out of my chair. I was kinda scared by the laugh, but that line really made me feel unsettled for some reason.

Fay left the room, but Nemi and Len both grabbed my arms and pulled me stomach first onto the ground. "There. Mistress taught us that it's good to feel ashamed, even humiliating Nemi and Len as part of their welcoming. Mistress says that knowing shame reminds one to respect others and their wishes, and being humbled reminds one that they are never above others."

What he said just seemed to make sense, but it didn't make the way he said it any less frightening. "Okay...?

He shook his head, smiling slightly. "Nocti needs focus and discipline. He lets his curiosity take control when he should be paying attention, and pays too much attention when he should be looking out for himself. Like now, when Len stole Nocti's tail and he didn't notice." I quickly looked back at my rear end only to see my tail missing from it's spot, and the Grovyle in question standing across the room hanging it on a nearby wall. He was right, I didn't notice it. I was too busy paying attention to him.

"Alright. You definitely win on that front." I said with a sigh, trying to stand up. However, Len quickly ran to me and pushed me back down on all all fours. "Ow! What is it now?"

"Nocti needs focus." Nemi told me again, this time in a stern voice. "Stay down here. Sit like this." Nemi sat with his rump on the floor, feet down and knees tucked in, and his hands on the ground like a feral. "Nocti neets to sit here and close his eyes. Silence, and nothing more."

I really didn't have a choice. I did as he asked me, sitting up like a mon and closing my eyes in silence. Minutes passed, then hours, then what felt like days. My mind just sort of emptied itself into the darkness. I just felt... calm. There was no other way to describe it. It was like I had stopped living, aware of nothing but my own existence. I had meditated before, but never felt anything like that.

I started feeling a dull slap against my face, then yelling. "NOCTI! Wake UP!" Immediately, I snapped out of my trance and opened my eyes. Vega was sitting in front of me in... hir bed? I has somehow been brought to hir bedroom. "Finally! Looks like Nemi really got in your head."

"W-what?" I asked, stifling a yawn as I tried to stretch. Being on the edge of hir bed, I ended up falling off and landing back-first against the soft dirt. "Ow!"

Vega started laughing. "I've been trying to get you awake for the last hour. Nemi put you into hypnosis. Something about you needing to focus. I swear, he means well, but he tries way too hard." Shi leaned forward and looked down at me. "Need some help, pup?"

"Nah, I'm fine." I shook out the cobwebs and kipped up onto my feet. "He said I needed focus. He..." I explained everything that happened while shi was getting comfortable, including what I felt while I was out of it.

After rolling over and lying back against some thick pillows, shi gave me what I could almost call a playful look. "Well, Nemi's more than just a pet. He's a damn good teacher, something I trained him for personally. He just has a perfect personality for the role, and it saves me the time it takes to train new pets. That said, you're lucky I walked in when I did."

"I am? Ho..." I stopped, blinked, and looked down after I realized something tight was gripping my fur. Not only was wearing the one-piece rubber catsuit he had given me, but I was locked into a rubber chastity belt, had a leash hanging from my collar, and had restraint cuffs on each of my limbs. "Um... Wow... What was going on when you got there?"

Shi seemed to grin in a teasing manner, almost as if a few not-so-clean thoughts had entered hir head. "He was chaining you to the wall like any other new pet, getting you ready to humiliate you in front of the others. It's how everyone's broken in, so to speak. I bet he thought I'd left or something. He seemed almost driven to breaking you."

I couldn't help but think about something Altair had told me on my first night. "You think... maybe one of the gods put him up to it? I know a few have been visiting, and..."

"Don't be... ridiculous..." I could tell from hir delayed reaction that something was up. "Mewtwo... Mewtwo was talking with him a couple nights ago. Hmm... If he put Nemi in charge of that, he won't tell me anything, but you've got me wondering." We sat in awkward silence for a few moments, just looking each other in the eye. "Nocti... I'm going to enter your body. Zero's in his own body now, so I can easily possess you while leaving you in control. With me 'gone', Nemi might come back and try again. Let him hypnotize you, break you in, whatever. I'll protect the core 'you' during it all, so don't worry."

"Can't you just order him to tell you?" I asked, shuddering a bit. I reached up to adjust my mask, only to discover my hands were locked inside of paw-like gloves, causing me to sigh. "I mean, would it really be worth that?"

"Consider it a new experience..." Shi reached over and grabbed the leash that was on me, pulling me towards hir with a smile. "... and a trail run of my old offer. Besides, it's much more fun this way."

I wasn't in any position to argue, so I simply nodded my head in agreement. In the blink of an eye, shi disappeared from view, though I felt hir presence inside fo me. Must have been why shi grabbed the leash.

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Nocti's journal, addenum.

It only took about half an hour for Nemi to come back. His eyes met mine, and without warning, I found myself back into that calm trance from before. When I finally awakened from it, I was chained to a wall in front of all the other pets. I... I won't mention what happened here, but I'll leave it in an aside for future reference. That was so... intense... so degrading... It was almost twelve hours of torture as I was used and paraded around like a piece of garbage.

I have to admit one thing... Nemi was right. It was a humbling experience, and one I won't soon forget. Once everyone left, Vega left my body and let me go. I felt... No, there aren't any words for how I felt, but I asked Vega not take that feeling away. I'm still trying to cope with it, even after a hot shower and returning to my quarters. No one's in here... and I'm kinda glad for that. I'm back in my rescue uniform for now. Kinda... not feeling like being out in the open.

About... what Nemi wanted. He wanted me to feel weak because it would help me "reach my dream", but didn't say much else. Either way, Vega told me I didn't have to keep going down that line. Honestly, I think I'd rather go back to it, at least every so often. It was horrifying, but... I just can't turn my back on something like that. I feel like crap, but I feel it in a good way. I think Nemi knows more than he's letting on, and if Vega trusts him enough to accept him as a pet, I'll trust him as well.

Ceti wanted me to join hir for lunch, but I passed on it. I think... I think I'm going to have some time to myself for a bit. Just to think about things. End journal entry.

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As I laid there, I looked around at the room in front of me. Ceti's space was bright and colorful, Auva's looked more like a pool than anything, and Azureh's looked like a lab. My area? All I had was my bag, my bed, and nothing else. "Maybe what I need is a change of scenery..."

"Nemi will help." I heard that voice coem from the doorway. He was standing there, now dressed in a rather normal-looking shirt and pants, though still wearing rubber paw gloves and pawboots. I half wanted to jump out of my skin, but couldn't bring myself to do so. "But... Nemi wanted Nocti to come with him again. No breaking Nocti, just something for him to see."

Reluctantly, I nodded and got up to follow. We walked down stairs, then down another ten flights of stairs that didn't even show up on my map. Granted, the doorway was in a dark corner down Blue Tunnel, so I couldn't blame Thuban for missing it. When we got to the bottom, the doorway into whatever part of the base was down here looked as if it was old. Some of it had rust, and I could see a makeshift wooden sign with the words "New Deep Labs" on it. At least I knew where it was.

The door opened automatically, and what I saw was rather... comforting, to be honest. There had to be a hundred morphs and mon laying around in what looked like a massive living area that led off into various rooms, almost like something the humans call a kennel. Most sat in silence, but a few were using words I couldn't recognize. Buster was busy translating anything he felt was important, but nothing really stood out. Nemi walked inside, and despite me pretty much standing out, no one took any notice. I followed him towards the back of the room, all the way to a curtain with his name on it. "Come."

We went into what I had assumed were his personal quarters. There was a massive pillow on the floor that was clearly used as his bed, a small closet with all sorts of civilian and kinky outfits, and a bookshelf full of what looked to be psychology and fetish books. He also had a set of wall-mounted dungeon restraints, much like his mistress's quarters. "Welcome to Nemi's room. Nemi usually comes here when Mistress is gone, or when there are lots of visitors in Breakwater."

"Wow... You have a lot of possessions." I said, honestly feeling impressed.

Nemi gave me a confused look. "Nocti acts as if he's never seen a pet with a collection."

I started to say something, but bit my lip. "I... actually have little to nothing myself." That was the hardest thing to admit to. I had to sit down before I could continue, as I really didn't feel so confident in my ability to stand after what happened earlier. "I was the runt of the family. My only friend was my sister, until I met Marcus. All I've ever owned is a couple of outfits, a zentai sleeper my sister made for me, and this rebreather that Marcus gave as a gift. I didn't even have my own room."

I looked up, only to notice Nemi approach me and sit across my lap. "Nocti has known shame before, then. Why did he forget such feelings when they are so important?"

"When all you know is pain from loved ones for years on end, the first moment of love makes you want to forget all of it and just go forward. At first, that was Fal... lon." I stopped, blushing heavily and turning away with a twinge of pain.

"Your first master... The one Ally hurt?" Nemi asked. I turned to him quickly. How could he have known? "Because Fallon is here." Wait, how did... "Nemi know what Nocti asked? Nemi can hear him, through his eyes and heart. Nocti has been opening them to Nemi since he used Mistress's form. It's how Nemi and other pets communicate, and something Nocti should learn before he really needs it."

Before I really need it... "Nocti will learn why when the time comes." He sat up suddenly, taking his usual feral pose. "Nemi has a request. Let Nemi decorate Nocti's personal space. Thuban can get Nemi what he needs from the storage rooms on the island. Also... Nemi wants Nocti to learn from him when he's not busy. Nemi wants Nocti to know what it's like to be truely broken, so that such pain can never hurt him in the future."

"That's why you wanted me to become a pet?" I asked, not even thinking. It made the most sense, in a twisted sort of way. Humans did that all the time with their 'special operations' military, putting them through torture to keep them from breaking under the enemy's pressure.

He gave a soft sigh. "Nocti really does overthink things. He should stop trying to justify things in front of him, and just focus on what's actually happening. Nemi had to punish him for that." I quickly snapped out of my thoughtful state and realized I was now hanging from the restraints on his wall, once again back in my 'pet uniform' from earlier sans chastity belt. "Nocti will hang here in silence for a couple of hours and think about things. Nemi will return when he has taken care of something Mistress requested of him, and his decorating of Nocti's space is done."

He left without another word, and I couldn't help but squirm a bit in my helpless state. «Dammit! Wait, I wonder...» I checked the cuffs. They were only fitted for my current form. Taking a deep breath and random chance, I transformed into Nemi's much more slender form. Jackpot! The cuffs slid off my arms and legs effortlessly, letting me got back to normal. «Sorry for being disobedient, Nemi, but I don't think me being unproductive... will... help...»

I stopped, almost freezing in place. There, in the corner of my vison, was something interesting that I hadn't taken the time to notice. It was a picture of him and Vega, smiling and lounging around on one of the crystal beaches. Looking at it for a moment, I went to pick it up off of the bookshelf, flipping it over to see if they recorded the date there like most morphs. Instead, there was a note written on the white backing. "Thank you for being such a wonderful pet and friend all this time. May we have eternity ahead of us. Vega."

«Wow... Those two really are close.» I put it down, looking back at the nylon shackles that held me a moment ago. «Why? There has to be a reason you've been putting me through all of this, so what is it?» I sat down on the floor, just looking at the spot on the wall for a long time. Nothing, not even a hint of his reasoning, came to me. I gave a soft sigh, looking around a bit more. Each of the books in his bookshelf seemed to be interesting, but nothing that would help me find my answer. Nothing in the closet, or anywhere. Giving up, I left through the curtain and into the main room.

Everyone seemed to ignore me, or at least not notice me, as I started towards the door. Then, a faint voice suddenly spoke to me in my head. «Stop searching so hard.» I looked around, slightly unsettled. «Don't even try to search for me. You won't find me as you are now. Just go back. Wait for him.»

That voice... That wasn't telepathy. I knew I might regret it, but I wandered back into Nemi's room, sitting down in silence. Time seemed to pass slowly in there, but a couple of good things happened. Buster finally finished the upgrades I asked him to work on, which gave me eight slots for my quick change wheel and an easier-to-use Full Custom screen. I also managed to successfully try out Full Custom by giving myself a Meowth taur body with my normal upper body, but also having my Growlithe tail. It was... interesting, but I changed back after a little while.

A couple more hours passed before the silence was finally broken, so to speak. I could hear someone's footsteps as they walked in. «So, Nocti listened. That's a relief.» It was a non-morph Deino, female from the scent, padding it's way into the room. «Don't speak, please. English hurts Rezi's head.»

«But, aren't you speaking English?» I asked in my head, slightly confused.

«No. Rezi speaks Old Tongue of Poketara. Nocti hears English because it's what Nocti uses.» Rezi wandered up to me, sitting on a space to my right. «This how all pets communicate here. Nocti is strange though. Refers to Nocti other than by name. Not like other pets.»

«It's called first-person, where as every pet seems to use third-person, and I'm not a pet. Well, not yet, apparently.» I couldn't help but blurt out the ultimate question in my head. «Why does every speak that way?»

«This is the only way Rezi has known. Rezi's language knows no other way. The words Nocti uses in place of Nocti's name have no word for Rezi to know.» The dragon laid her head on the ground, as if resting.

No pronouns. That explained a lot. «Well, maybe you know... Why does Nemi want me to become a pet so bad?»

«Nocti is already a pet. Just doesn't know it yet.» She seemed to smile a bit at saying this. «Nocti became pet at Nocti's welcoming.»

My neck turned so fast towards her that I ended up falling flat onto the floor. «Ow... But... Who is my owner if I'm a pet?»

She gave an even wider grin. «Nocti should stop thinking so hard. Then Nocti could understand. However, Rezi will say that it's not Marcus. Marcus actually refused to take Nocti. Said it would be better for Marcus and Nocti's relationship.» She got up onto her feet and walked to Nemi's pet uniform. «Nocti has a Copycat Omnivice, so Nocti should copy Nemi's suit and mask. Use them in Nemi's form, and let someone put Nocti on Nemi's shame wall. Maybe Nocti could understand after a while.»

Part of me wanted to just get out of there, but that curious side just kept getting to me. Buster, on the other hand, was already way ahead of me. He carded Nemi's uniform and had it ready to be scanned with his Copycat card. «You really think this is for the best, Buster? Ahh... Fine. If you say so.»

I walked to the wall as the cards took hold. My body shrank to just over a meter in height, taking on the feline features of a young male Meowth, including the kobon charm on the head. My tail became thin, curling at the end, but wasn't free for long. Before I could adjust to the new features, I was engulfed in latex, the rubber becoming skin-tight. My groin went almost numb as I a chastity belt covered it, even going as far as to plug up my other end. Then the mask came, an intense blend of cold and constriction becoming the only thing I felt. There was another rush as my mouth was forced open, a thick gag pushing in and opening up so I could breathe while making my mouth completely immobile.

I stood at the wall, unable to use any sense by my sight. Then, Len came in, picked me up, and hung me up used a set of special straps that were embedded in the dirt and nearly impossible to see. First came the arms, strapped directly into the wall, then my legs were slid into a pair of holes that would support me at the height I needed. Then came a major surprise: a head harness with an attached air hose. Ren wrapped it around me, then used a set of snaps to secure my head to the wall. The hose itself let me breathe in scrubbed air, tasteless but healthy. Finally, a blindfold was attached to the harness, blocking out my last outlet into the world.

Hours passed by, or at least that what I thought. Buster was busy working on the last upgrade I had requested, so I didn't have him to tell the time. It did give me time to think, though. I looked at my time with Ceti and Auva, Vega, Marcus... Everyone always there to help me through my transition. Always trying to make me comfortable. Then there was Nemi, blunt and to the point like Vega, but in a way that seemed much more forceful. Like he was trying to bring me into a reality. He showed that he truly cared about my well-being, yet did it in a way that left me with more questions than answers.

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Over time, I tried piecing things together. It didn't take too long before I finally realized what was really going on. The picture said Nemi was Vega's "pet and friend", and Vega hirself trusted him enough to actually break me without her supervision. Shi also said he was chaining me to a wall like "any other new pet", not HIR new pets. He knew almost everything about me that the others knew, likely from watching me and communicating with the others. Then the way Rezi told me that this was Nemi's shame wall. Why would he have a shame wall... unless he himself was a dom? He wasn't just owned... He was an owner himself. Nemi had claimed me as his pet, and I was too blinded by my own damned curiosity to understand that until now.

Why, though? Well, there was the things he said back in the room where he took the first verbal swats at me. He said I shouldn't call myself a rescuer unless I can focus myself. Then there was his quip about all of this helping me to achieve my dr... eam... He didn't need words to read what was in my head... Back then, when I was talking with Altair and thought about the Knights of Poketara... How they became dedicated to their cause, and how I dreamed of something like that. Vega said he seemed determined to breaking me in, too. Maybe... Maybe he sees something in me that I can't. Something that he wants to fix...

My concentration was shattered as I felt myself suddenly drop to the floor on all fours, though the rubber made my fall painless. The blindfold was removed, leaving me eye-to-eye with Nemi himself.

«Does Nocti know how long he's been nothing more than a living ornament on Nemi's wall?» He asked me, his voice almost seeming to come from inside of me, rather than just my head. «He was there for two days. Nemi has been enjoying Nocti's presence while Mistress is in Kanto.»

«Two... days?» That was a hell of a way to wake up. «What about the others? Didn't they come looking for me?»

«Ceti and Auva were worried about Nocti, but Nemi told them he was on a mission for a few days.» He grabbed a leash that had been connected to my collar. «Nocti will be staying with Nemi and the other pets for at least a week before he's allowed out into the base again. He'll come to understand what is means to be Nemi's personal slave, and will be humbled and humiliated many times so that he can understand his own flaws.»

Well... Looks like I'm in for a rough time. A rough time indeed.