Shino crossed her arms, leaning back slightly in the gravitational void of the menu. Besides her was an external window with notes, a basic - if underused - function of the Amusphere™. Taking stock, she had tested half of the scenario types in what seemed to be the primary game mode. However, there were two modes still untested: Free Mode and Multiplayer.

She did have two additional test codes, but it was difficult to think of somebody she would be comfortable to share the experience with. She wasn't even entirely sure if she was willing to publish her review on her own blog at all. Not only would she be revealing to somebody that she was playing this kind of game, whatever the circumstances, she would be inviting them to watch her.

Shino shook her head. She did have friends she trusted well enough, so it wasn't entirely off the table, but she would definitely shelf it for later, when she could make a better pitch.

Free Mode didn't seem like something to only look at briefly later, so this left her with the Scenario Mode. Play more of the same, or move on to the remaining two scenario types?

Shino closed her notes, entered Scenario mode and selected the last tab. Eventually, she had to bite the bullet and try a Red Game, but for now, she still had another option to procrastinate with.



Sinon perched on a tree, taking in the map laid out before her. She could see the city walls behind her, across an open field of grass. Before her stretched a forest, growing denser and darker further ahead as it slimmed into a high ravine. It was an accurate representation of an area found in Alfheim, though she couldn't be sure of all the details.

She flicked her ear and swished her tail, once again impressed by how well the connected games were simulated. She was back in her Cait Sith avatar, including the simulated nerves for the extra body parts.

Concentrating on the game at hand, she pulled up her menu to look at the instructions one more time. Her game menu showed her the image of her target, a Sylph girl with long greenish-blonde hair. There were some additional notes beneath it.

This is your charge, Erina.
She was last seen heading into the ravine to the south.
Capture her and bring her to the city gates so she may be taken in by the guards.
She is known to be a spellcaster, so be sure to prevent her from chanting.

Sinon closed the menu and stood up. The area was still somewhat big, but if it worked similarly to previous scenarios, then she would likely spawn close by if she just got far enough. She released her wings and took to the air, gliding just above the treetops. Come to think of it, the inclusion of the flying mechanics was even more surprising, considering that Alfheim had a patent on them.

She kept looking down between the trees, trying to spot her target hiding somewhere below as the trees grew denser. It didn't take too long after she had entered the ravine when she spotted the bright hair between the dark leaves. Immediately, Sinon dropped between the trees, ducking into the bushes, hoping her Stealth skill had somehow transported over as well.

From her hiding spot, she could clearly see Erina, moving between the trees, occasionally turning to look over her shoulder, clearly on the run. Her hair was loosely tied back and she was wearing what Sinon recognized as low-level Sylph gear: A dark-green shirt, a short green vest and tight green leggings with flat ballet slippers.

Sinon ducked to the side and progressed faster behind the cover of the bushes, out of direct view. She got a decent pace ahead of her target and opened her inventory, taking a length of rope from it and waiting for the girl to pass her.

Erina stopped just a few steps away and turned again. Sinon pushed herself through the bushes and tackled her to the ground, grabbing her arms. The girl struggled under her, but she managed to straddle her waist and hold her arms together long another to loop the rope around them and pull it tight in a noose before winding it around her wrists and pulling it tight again before tying it off, finding herself surprisingly adept at it.

Her target pulled at her arms and tried to pull herself free by angling her arms, so Sinon produced another rope from her inventory and wound it around her upper arms, just above her elbows, and pulled it tight in the same way.

Just when she was about to tie it off, she noticed Erina's lips moving and stopped to listen. The syllables were definitely some used in the spells in Alfheim. She quickly reached down and placed her hand over her mouth, pressing it firmly against her lips and gripping her cheeks, even when she shook her head to try and get it off.

With the other hand, Sinon opened the menu again and retrieved some cloth stuffing, lifting her hand slightly to shove it in before tying it off with another piece of cloth.

She quickly finished the arm tie and turned around to restrain her legs as well. Her resistance had weakened and it wasn't difficult to wind some rope around her ankles and her thighs, digging into the leggings.

Sinon got up and looked down at her work. The NPC struggled and grunted quietly, quite convincingly even, occasionally kicking her legs. Restraining her had been easy, getting her all the way back to the city would be a little more of a pain.

She leaned down and pushed Erina over on her back before picking her up, one arm under her shoulders and the other under her legs, pushing herself up into the air again. The captured girl struggled in her arms, but not enough to make it difficult to keep carrying her.

She was back at the gate within the next minute and the moment she touched down on the bridge, the simulation ended.



"Occasional sudden endings", Shino said to herself as she typed it into her notes before closing them again. She had now tested every aspect of the game except for one. She checked the time and bit her lip. Better to bite the bullet now rather than waiting until tomorrow.

She moved over to the Red Game tag and looked at the few testing scenarios available. The fact that there was another Alfheim crossover was curious, but it was probably best to start with something original first.

Shino read through the brief descriptions she had mostly ignored before, trying to gauge which one would be the most harmless, and finally made a selection.



When she opened her eyes, Shino found herself in the smallest map yet. It was a single room, containing a bed in the corner, a desk, a shelf and a wardrobe. The walls were decorated with thin scarves and the curtains were closed. All in all, it looked like a pleasant, welcoming place.

As, by now, her usual second instinct, she looked down at herself. She was dressed casually, in surprisingly comfortable leggings and a thin shirt, standing barefoot on the soft carpet.

A door opened behind her and she quickly turned around, half expecting to get jumped. A young woman stepped into the room, closing the door behind her, around the same age as herself and only slightly taller. Her long black hair was tied back with a scrunchy and she was dressed in a bright hoodie and a long skirt.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to make you wait. Do you want to get started?"

Shino was taken aback for a moment by the innocence of the situation, even fully knowing what the setup was and where it was going to lead.

"Um, yes. Sure.", she said quietly. The woman nodded and walked over to the bed, kneeling next to it to pull a shoebox from under it, before gesturing for Shino to sit down. She followed, kneeling down next to her.

The woman reached into the box and took out a pair of silver handcuffs. She moved behind Shino and she put her hands behind her back, soon feeling the metal close around her wrists and click into place.

"This tight is okay, right?"

It took Shino a moment before she realized she was actually waiting for her answer. She looked over her shoulder, at the expectant, gently smiling face of her captor.

"Oh. Yes. Keep going."

The woman nodded and reached past her to take two slim leather belts from the box, placing them both around Shino's torso and arms and buckling them at her back, one just below and one directly above her breasts.

Moving back around, she reached in again for two more belts, pushing them under Shino's bent legs to strap her forelegs to her thighs. The next time her hand disappeared in the box, it came out holding a pink ballgag. She moved closer and held it at the ends of the straps, in front of Shino's face.

Shino nervously licked her lips before opening her mouth for the rubber ball to be pushed behind her teeth. It wasn't as big as the one forced on her by the bounty hunters, but it still filled her mouth and muffled her speech pretty well. To secure the straps, the woman leaned close and reached around her, buckling them tightly behind Shino's head.

"There, just one more thing." She smiled and brought forth a black piece of cloth, which she folded once and then gently placed over Shino's eyes, blinding her as she tied it off.

Shino slowly moved against the restraints. They were simple but effective, making her helpless without feeling too tight and would be easy to take off again. She pulled against the leather and metal and let out a quiet sigh.

"Does it feel good? Did I do a good job?", the black-haired woman asked quietly, moving around her again. Her arms slowly laid around Shino and her hands came to rest on her chest.

Shino held her breath, feeling her heart beat in her chest. Her captor's hands gently pressed against her breasts and she could feel her nipples poke through the fabric of her shirt. Involuntarily, she moaned softly.

"You like it, don't you? You've been waiting for this." Her voice was now directly by Shino's ear. One of her hands started to massage her chest while the other slowly moved down over her body, two fingers reaching between her legs and putting some pressure on her clit through the leggings. Shino's body twitched and she moaned again.

"You give yourself too much work, you end up all stressed. Allow yourself to relax a little." Her hand now slipped into Shino's leggings, beginning to rub her clit directly and penetrate her just barely with her fingertips.

Already, she felt pressure building and strained against the bindings. Her gentle captor continued to whisper to her gently, teasing her as she played with her chest and her womanhood, building this pressure to the point where Shino's breaths turned into rhythmic, soft moans and she moved her hips to get more out of the movement of her fingers.

"You're getting so flustered. Do you need to cum?" The gentle but honest phrasing just pushed Shino further and she quickly nodded, mumbling begging moans into the gag. The hand on her chest squeezed firmly and the two fingers working her vagina pushed in deeper, moving at a faster pace.

Shino leaned her head back and let herself give in to the stimulation, openly moaning and shivering as she reached her climax. She whimpered and strained before relaxing with a long sigh and leaning back against the woman holding her, who took her hands away and instead hugged her gently.

"There you go, that's better, isn't it?" There was a long moment of comforting silence before she broke it again. "Let's not waste the afterglow."

There was a low buzzing sound that made Shino straighten her back again, followed by a vibrating pressure on her crotch. She twitched and gasped, shifting in her bonds. To her won embarrassment, she recognized the feeling. It was the accurately recreated sound and sensation of a massage wand, pressed firmly against her sensitive lady parts.

Suddenly, the teasing got a lot meaner. Instead of gently and slowly building her up through massage, her captor now had one arm firmly pulled around her and the vibrating toy pressed against her, showing no signs of easing up. Shino felt her body getting close to the edge once again, her arms straining against the captivity, her hands balled into fists and her voice letting out a long, whimpering moan.

The extend of her helplessness hit her once more. She was completely in someone else's control. She couldn't stop the situation couldn't even ask or beg for it. She was going to have a second orgasms and it wasn't left to her choice at all.

In the next moment, it occurred to her that she hadn't looked at the settings before selecting the scenario. What if it was set to go on until she had cum three times? Or five? She would just be forced to take it, with no control over her own body.

That final thought pushed her over the edge again.