Steph's face drained of color as she spoke and now there was anxiety there which subsided a little as Vera concluded. She lowered her gaze to the floor, took a deep breath to buy a bit of time, a few measely seconds before she looked back up.

"... my forgiveness ... I ... well ..." she paused as if searching for a legitimate answer or perhaps it was a ploy to stall until a good excuse came to her. She did not have long however, and her words spilled out of her lips, she was nervous but that emotion stayed with her given the revelation that her earlier excuse was blown.

"I didn't have the points left, just a few dermits would have warranted punishment and I couldn't afford to get them, and since I was certain I would get them the same penalties would apply either way. I dunno, it's kinda like a convict serving a life term that kills someone, you can't put him in jail longer for killing another inmate, I mean I guess there's solitary and such but you're already taking a bad punishment. This was well, I would get in trouble either way but there was a slim chance that it could have been avoided, a risk yeah, but the alternative would have been a definate punishment, this was a toss up of avoiding it altogether."

"Your analogy is inaccurate," she replied coldly, "What you had was like shoplifting and instead you chose to kill the shopkeeper in hopes that there would be no witnesses. One is a minor offense with perhaps a short jail time, the other has a range of far harsher punishments. I had already said being late is a minor offense. Punishments always match the reason for the demerits. Your demerits were due to a series of minor offenses that have been becoming habit. What you did instead is perform a far greater offense to me and this school. Think about that on your way to your appointment Miss Miller."

Vera slid the basement slip to the woman. "Now get out of my sight," she said firmly, "Your missed lecture is the least of your worries now that you have proven that you are untrustworthy." The wait alone will harm the woman enough. Lying to a Head Girl she would have to correct more firmly than minor offenses as tardiness. Such a stupid girl but the matter was done and Steph was just another girl added to the list of punishments she would be dealing with down in the basement in the future.

For a moment it had seemed that Steph was going to argue something, Vera could feel her anger through her empathic ability, not fear or rather there was just a twinge of it as she stood abruptly taking the slip from Vera and snatching up her bag. It had been Aegir's intention to have the girl make such a foolish error after all. He slithered towards the door and departed as Steph moved out into the hall.

Aegir was curious as he had never been to the basements before come to think of it. That would do well to spice things up a bit. He was still generating the illusion that he was a student though Vera could not perceive him just yet other students that came across him would not see anything amiss. He would scrub his presence from the minds of others when he got closer to the basement, Steph as she moved down the stairs, Aegir slithering right behind her as he took in the sights and sounds of this place as his illusion dealt with a droopy eyed woman, who directed her to one of the rooms, she shivered upon hearing the snap of a whip and a scream.

Steph had time before she had to be down in the basement. Any time spent in the basement would be spent in punishment and correction. There was no point in sending her down there immediately if Vera would not be down there for some time. The Head Girl continued with her work till later in the evening when she would head down to deal with her 'appointments'. Steph was perhaps lucky or unlucky that she was the only one scheduled to be corrected by Vera tonight. The woman who dared lied to the Head Girl would have her undivided attention.

Vera arrived early to prepare the room Steph was heading for. The basement was dimly lit which added to the fear and rumors that float around about the place. It was the perfect place for monsters to hide and get a free meal while also helping the school maintain order. But they tended to focus more on their own enjoyment rather than correcting the student's behavior. Still it took some of the load off her shoulders.

Steph would follow the dimly lit corridors until she found the correct room number. All the paths looked the same with the same flickering lights making it easy to lose one's way. The number plates for the doors were old and the lack of good lighting made it difficult to find the room. But once Steph arrives, she would find a pitch black room with a single light bulb providing a ring of illumination in the middle.

"You arrived on time for once," Vera called out from the darkness, "Please step into the light and remain there." When Steph complies, she would hear the door close and lock behind her. "Now then, Miss Miller," Vera said, still shrouded in the darkness, "Rules and laws are made to protect us and ensures our rights. When laws are broken, freedoms are taken away. Coming down here and losing your free time is part of your punishment but you are also losing your freedom of choice. The timer for your punishment begins now. You will obey anything I request of you and will answer all questions truthfully. If you disobey me, the timer will restart and will go beyond days if necessary. If you lie to me, the timer will restart and double. Do you understand me?"

Once she gets a response from the frightened woman, Vera would give her first order. "Remove your uniform and bra, Miss Miller."

Steph took it all in. The lack of colors and the musty scent that hit her nose was overwhelming, and when she did find the indicated room she found her way inside the darkened chamber, her eyes struggling to adjust to the absence of light as a voice called out to her from somewhere in the darkness.

A chill coursed along her spine and hearing the sounds, as muffled as they were, sparked more of her nervousness. Aegir slithered into the darkened chamber behind her, still invisible to Vera's senses as he got a bird's eye view of things. His vision was keen and in the darkness it thrived even though it was hindered by the brillance of light which hurt his eyes so the dimness was refreshing and something he had become use to dwelling at the bottom of an ocean.

Steph had a confused look upon her face, not understanding the command, or rather not complying because it was so unusual. "E-Excuse me?" When she heard the command again and made sure that she did not mishear it her mind took over.

She would have heard about the basement before and the rumors circling about the campus so she complied, her fingers languidly working at the buttons of her blouse after discarding her jacket, removing it then unzipping the back of her skirt and kicking off her shoes. Next game the socks and she hesitated for a second, outlined by the dim light before she reached behind herself and unhooked her bra sliding it off her shoulders, her arms moving in such a way to shield her breasts as best as she could as she drew her panties down her legs.

There was no response to the woman's reply. Vera simply waited in the darkness. The wait alone would eventually have Steph comply which she did. This was obviously one of the untouched students of the island. The student was concerned about her nudity which was always amusing when other students have had their uniforms ripped to shreds. But it always means that the girl did not get involved with the more sexually active students on campus. Unfortunately, that was about to change.

"Delaying only causes you to stay here longer, Miss Miller," she said calmly, "Be sure to remember that from now on." Steph would hear the sound of chains rattling as Vera turned a crank, lowering shackles from above. "Lift both arms above your head and keep them there." She would wait until she complies before moving up behind the woman. The Head Girl would take both wrists and bind them to the shackles before pulling away. She would crank the wheel again to force the woman to rise up until she is only on her toes.

"Now then..." she began, "I will give you this opportunity to speak of what you did wrong and why it is wrong. You are here because you have decided to go against the order that is maintained on campus. Consider this a class or lesson to make up for the one you decided to be late for."

Here head cranked up to the ceiling, she was possessed with uncertainty as she tried to made out what the crank was controlling and a little "what the -" fell from her lips as she made the connection between her sight and comprehension. There was a bit of hesitance on her part though Vera's earlier words must have rung true and she lifted her hands above her head, her breasts swaying a little, a good sized capped with rose colored nipples that had been tight given the chill in the air here.

Secured and hoisted upward she was emitting fear now, and while Vera's words reached her she stumbled over words at first, maybe out of fear, maybe out of a means of stalling for time.

"I ... I'm sorry head mistress, I shouldn't have lied. I didn't wish to disrespect your role merely I feared getting into trouble and took a foolish gamble."

The room would feel much colder as Vera threw a bucket of icy water over Steph's nude form. The poor student would be left shivering in her bonds as her body glistened under the dull glow of the light. "I already mentioned this before, Miss Miller," she replied, "I am not a Head Mistress. I am a Head Girl. You will refer to me as Miss Matsumoto or if you truly wish to call me Mistress then call me such. I did not ask for your apologies or your excuses you already said before, I asked you to recite what rules you broke and why such rules are important. Do not make me repeat myself again."

She always gave a student a chance to gain some favor by realizing their mistakes and how to correct them. But this woman was too busy being afraid and ignorant to give a educated thought. So the punishing begins. The cold water would hopefully bring Steph to her senses while also reveal just how vulnerable her body was right now. The cold air mixed with the cold water would cause those well developed orbs to firm up and those rosy nipples to ache and harden.

"WHAT THE fUCK!" It was out of her mouth in a sharp little squeal before she had time to stop herself. cold water drenching her naked body causing her to shiver as goosebumps appeared along her arms and legs. Her nipples grew harder too, the points like little daggers sticking out.

Her nervousness was being noted, and Aegir was deliberately causing her to mess up too seeing how it was in his best interest to do so.

"Yes, Mistress ..." a pause, then an answer. "Of course ... I shouldn't have lied, it was not only disrespectful but undermines the leadership of the facility too. Doing so only leads to chaos in the long run, order is in place for a reason."

Hands would slide up Steph's sides as she tried to stammer out something the Head Girl wanted to hear. Well at least the girl was half correct in her ramblings. But the student left out an important detail. Vera's hands would slide along side the woman's breasts as they move forward and cup them both. Her fingers stroked the now firm orbs tenderly for a few moments, a bit of reward for being partially correct. But her fingers closed in on a nipple and pinched it painfully.

"You are forgetting something, Miss Miller," she said, twisting the tender nub and pulling over and over, "What did you do wrong that led you to lie? What rule did you break? Don't tell me you forgotten why you did something so foolish in the first place..." Vera pinched and tug the other nipple, keeping them out of sync as Steph is forced to experience different levels of pain through her tender mounds.

"Hey! What're you doing?" But Steph found out soon enough as those hands skimmed along her sides then crept over her breasts, the feeling pleasant as a tingle ran down her spine that was until her fingers dug into her nipples painfully emitting a squeal of pain from the girl that swayed back and forth as if trying to get out from that grasp but obviously couldn't get away from that touch.

"I was trunent mistress," the words spilled out of her lips at once as if desiring the sensation to cease. "That lead to the lie, I shouldn't -" a gasp of pain cut off her following words though all she could do as she closed her eyes tightly was bare it.

"To be truant means to absent from school, not late," she said as she squeezed both orbs tightly, "Are you saying you are unable to remember what you did earlier today? How do you expect to have any future if you are completely unaware of your own actions? Very disappointing..." The tight squeeze turned into gentle strokes to soothe the pain and bring further warmth to the tender orbs. Pain always made the pleasure that came after all the better.

"Now will you recite the rules you broke or are you going to claim you are a useless piece of trash?" she said softly, never raising her voice despite the role she was in. This was about teaching this student how to properly behave and obey. In the end, these punishments may help her in her future as a slave to a monster or serving the ADD. But for now, she would keep up the illusion that this will help in a real future back on Earth. If Steph took too long to respond, she would pinch and twist a nipple to bring her back to reality.

Pleasure coming soon after the pain as warm fingers spooled around her tight nipples. Obviously the situation she was in kept her unbalanced where she was unable to think straight though there was a spike of anger within her at Vera's words. There was no hesitation, only a reaction without thought like the instinctive one of a dog to bite after being poked with a sharp stick.

"I was late, and decided to excuse that through deception rather then owning up to the fact that I was late and taking responsibility for what I did."

"Much better," she whispered into Steph's ear, hands now only stroking the tender mounds. "You were late for class and decided to try and lie your way out of it. You disrespect me and this school from your foolish attempt." A hand slid lower, tracing teasingly around the woman's navel for a few moments before moving even lower. She tenderly teased the woman's hood, trying to goad that tender pearl out from hiding. Vera would begin punishing the poor girl by giving her more and more pleasure but no signs of release as she continued to lecture the woman.

"I take such betrayal of my trust very personal, Miss Miller," she whispered, flicking that vulnerable nub in random directions between solid rubs, "But you are now aware of your wrongs. There is hope for you to become a good student, a good girl. You want to be a good girl don't you, Miss Miller?" Vera could feel Steph's heartrate as she continued to mold one breast and tit in her hand. She could already tell that her virgin body was reacting to this new intoxicating sensation. Now it was just a matter to see how this one reacts.

"What'r you doing?" She half questions as Vera's hand moved down over wet and cold flesh, her eyes snap wide open though at the stimulation to her clit, befuddled and shocked but accepting things readily enough given the circumstances.

She bit back a moan though her breathing did catch in her throat given no mistake to the pleasure that washed through her then and there. Certainly this was a pleasant contrast to what she had been experiencing, though even so she tried in vain to bit back little gasps that formed though soft groans of pleasure could be heard as Steph closed her lidded eyes and inclined her head towards the dark ceiling.

"No ... I ... I wouldn't want that, Mistress." Her voice heavy as she fought against these new and strange sensations.