The Rage Room by Lisa de Nikolits

Author:Lisa de Nikolits
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Inanna Publications
Published: 2020-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

25. TIME TRAVEL ON THE BRAIN

“WE THOUGHT WE’D LOST YOU,” Janaelle said as I tried to push my way to the surface, clawing through grey muck as I went. “Your body struggled to acclimatize to the insertion of the device. You may have felt a period of temporal displacement and altered consciousness as well as a sense of disturbed time.”

“You could say that,” I replied caustically, the experience still running loops on my frontal lobe. “It wasn’t fun.”

“No pain, no gain,” Janaelle said cheerfully. “But we nailed it.”

“Nailed would be accurate. I’ve got a headache the size of Jupiter. Any chance of an Advil?”

Janaelle shook her head. “We need to monitor you sober. Anyway, it’s time you met Jaxen.”

I gaped as a poster boy for Call of Duty marched in wearing full military gear, his rolled-up shirt sleeves boasting impressive biceps. He was a pumped-up muscle boy with a square jawline and a cleft in his chin. He had a handsome, manly nose and high, flat cheekbones. He strode up with such force that I thought he was going to go right through the bed and halve me, but he ground to a sharp halt an inch away from the bed frame.

“Jaxen Killingsworth,” he barked, offering me his hand. I took it cautiously, expecting a crushing show of machismo, but his hand was warm and reassuring.

“I hear there were some issues getting the device fitted. We lost a man once. Good for you for sticking it out.”

I wanted to point out that I’d had little choice.

“Why don’t we let him rest for a while?” Janaelle suggested. “Then we’ll feed him, explain time theory, and send him on his way.”

“I don’t want to rest,” I said. “You guys … I mean I lie down to sleep and you drug me and do who knows what? I don’t trust you. I had the worst nightmares.”

“You want to time travel,” Janaelle reminded me. “Besides, now that we’ve invested in you, we’re not going to damage our product, are we? You need to trust us.”

“I’m getting up.” I sat upright, a mild movement that nearly killed me. “Or maybe not.” I sank down. “Shit, this hurts.”

Jaxen waved his arm at a window that I hadn’t noticed, and blackout curtains fell silently into place. “Janaelle’s right. You need quiet and darkness.”

I closed my eyes. Every inch of my body stung with pain. I felt something soft and heavy cover my body, and my muscles immediately relaxed.

“A weighted blanket,” Jaxen said. “Re-engineered Deep Touch Pressure Stimulation technology. Filled with non-toxic glass beads.” His voice was soothing, and he patted my shoulder, which made me feel even better. I wondered about him and Janaelle. The minute he walked in, I’d had visions of them engaging in rough Marine-style sex—wham, bam, thank you, ma’am—but now I could see him being all gentle and considerate, bringing her to multiple orgasms by murmuring scientific facts and laying his hands upon her. I was still imagining them together when I drifted off.

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