Quinn was trying to decide whether she was pleased the evening seemed to be coming to an end or not. At first she had been horrified at the idea of being left on display at the end of the show but in fact something odd had happened. She found that the attention was extremely flattering to say the least. Not to mention a little addictive. She had answered questions about how she felt, explained that she had no idea how it was done and that she was not a stooge many times and had been touched prodded and poked more times than she could remember. And yet she wasn't mad. 

Once the foyer to the theatre was empty Matt had wheeled both her and Lisa into what seemed to be a store room then mumbled something about being right back. Quinn felt sorry for Lisa. Her predicament looked much less comfortable. She also wished the professional assistant wasn't gagged by one of the large metal spikes. She had so many questions. What did the spikes feel like, what else had Lisa done, felt, experienced. 

The door opened making Quinn jump. 

"How you doing there Quinn ? Did you have fun ? "

"I did , it was a very surprising experience, I'm a bit overwhelmed to be honest. Is Lisa ok, she seemed to get the worse deal really ?

"Don't worry about Lisa, she's been in many much much stranger situations for much much longer" Matt smiled.

"I had a feeling that may be the case"

Matt smiled and started to pull the spikes out of Lisa, starting with the three in each leg. Quinn watched carefully still sure there must be some trick that was just beyond her comprehension. Standing behind Lisa Matt winked at Quinn as he began to withdraw the lowest spike from Lisa's body. However instead of simply pulling it out as he had done before Matt began to toy with it, sliding in and out, twisting it, faster, slower , faster. 

Quinn couldn't believe her eyes, although there was no mistaking the effect on Lisa, who was moaning loudly around the pole in her mouth. An instant later and Matt pulled the spike right out ...quickly withdrawing the rest with no further ado. A few seconds later Lisa was out of the box and peeling off her tattered body stocking.

"That was a mean trick. I was getting proper hot and bothered there boss, why the hell did you stop? So, Quinn , did you enjoy the show ?"

Quinn felt oddly self conscious still bound tightly to a table chatting to the naked beauty stood beside her.

"I did, it was amazing. It all looks… and feels so real. But can I get out now please ? "

Matt smiled kindly. "Just a minute, I will just finish with Lisa .."

Quinn was expecting Matt to hand Lisa some clothes or a robe or something. For her part Lisa expected nothing of the sort. 

"So how long have you been doing this ? " Quinn asked as Matt rustled about by some shelves

"About a year now. Its a wild ride. You seemed to enjoy it too, you are a natural and you have a great body".

Quinn blushed." Er thank you. Why is the ride so wild? Do the shows get more crazy than this ? "

"Honey this was a tame show. And the shows are only half the job, the private gigs are where it gets properly wild"

Quinn thought for a second, wondering how much wilder things could get. There was something about the phrase private  which was both alarming and yet somehow intriguing. 

Lisa grinned, she could almost here the questions running round the pretty volunteers mind. A year ago she was like that she guessed. Matt called her over and Lisa took a deep breath. No rest for the wicked it would seem. 

"Another job already boss? "

"Yup, theres a bit of a waiting list if anything. You are too popular!"

Quinn tried to relax as the banter continued. Whilst it didn't seem the pair were a couple it was abundantly clear that they both liked and respected each other a great deal. She was dying to ask Lisa to expand on some of the hinted at adventures but didnt like to interrupt. She watched Matt help Lisa into another box. She thought she knew all of the illusions out there and could usually recognise any variations on a theme but this one had her stumped. It looked a little like a zig zag cabinet but without any slots or a frame to allow bits to slide. It was finished in plain white paint with no extra decoration. 

Matt opened the side of the box and Lisa wriggled in.It seemed to be uncomfortably tight. A few seconds later Lisa's face appeared at the traditional cut out although it seemed to be pressed very firmly in place. Quinn could also see Lisa's toes at the base of the box.

"Excuse us Quinn, the show I am prepping Lisa for is a bit more adult.."

Lisa smiled brightly, she was enjoying watching Quinns reaction. Matt pulled out a figure of 8 cut out in the front of the box and Lisa sighed with some relief as her boobs sprang free of the constraints of the box. 

Not sure whether to feel shocked or horrified Quinn watched on helplessly as her private show continued. Matt pushed down on the top of the box and Lisa's smile became wider as the box seemed to grow shorter. It made no sense, there was no noise, no cranking, no folding material, the box just seemed to shrink. Soon Lisa's chin was all but resting on the top of her heaving breasts. Matt kept pressing apparently without much effort and the box continued its transformation getting ever shorter. 

Quinn could see the effect was like the old compressed illusion, but again there was no space for Lisa to be folding herself up. As she watched Lisa's impressive chest sunk lower and lower until the whole box was barely 18 inches high. Lisa grinned and wiggled her toes playfully demonstrating how they now brushed the underside of her breasts as she did. 

Matt picked the 18 inch cube now containing Lisa up and set it on the table opposite Quinn as if it weighed only a few pounds. 

"OK lets get you back in one piece"

Matt pulled Quinn's missing parts from the shelf and lowered them into the gaps in her box. 

"Ready? "

Before Quinn could answer Matt pulled out the first pair of blades, the ones at the top of Quinn's chest. She shivered as she felt the hard steel glide out of her. By the time the fourth and lowest pair were withdrawn she was biting her lip once more. Seconds later Matt had the box open and helped Quinn, still dressed in her nearly there bikini, to her feet.

"I . Wow. I really can't get my head round all this…"

Quinn walked over to Lisa, who was smiling but not saying a word. 

"May I?"

Lisa still didn't answer but Matt nodded. Quinn lifted the box by a small round ring that seemed to serve as a handle on the top. Impossibly it, she, Lisa, only seemed to weigh the same as a bag of potatoes. Quinn lifted the box in front of her, turning it and looking at each angle. She set the box and Lisa down again. Then gingerly touched each exposed patch of flesh. It was definitely real.

"How, why, what is going to happen next.."

"Magic Quinn, magic. Thanks for this evening, you are a natural. Get in touch if you ever want to do it again."

"I er, thank you , it was fun, more than I would have imagined. Amazing even. But I have a job, I am a reporter, I don't get on stage in skimpy outfits, its just not me, I don't know if I could, I mean, I couldn't do …. that. " 

Lisa was still grinning, Quinn couldn't believe it. " You never know until you try it "

After more thank you's Quinn got dressed in the small changing room and left, leaving Matt lowering Lisa into a packing crate ….