When she realized he was actually leaving her alone in here, Katie's heart sparked with joy. But in seconds, she felt a stone drop in her stomach. Fuck, what if he didn't come back? Ever? What if he decided she wasn't worth it, and left her locked away to starve to death in a high-class coffin?!<br/><br/>When she was absolutely sure he was gone, the door silently closed and immobile behind him, she crept from the bed and started tiptoeing around the room. She figured there had to be cameras everywhere. There was no way he'd leave her alone after he'd just spent an incredible fortune on her purchase. If she found a way to hurt or kill herself, he'd lose more money than Katie would ever see in ten lifetimes. She tried to keep her exploration very innocent and merely curious, rather than calculating.<br/><br/>She'd already dismissed the cage as worthless. There was no way anything in there could be of any use to her at all. There wasn't enough water in the toilet for even the most determined slave to drown themselves and the hard pallet for a bed didn't have sheets or blankets that could be used for a restraint or noose. As she gingerly circled outside the cage, she trailed her fingertips lightly over all surfaces she encountered. Maybe she could find one of the hidded switches or seams that he seemed to know so well.<br/><br/>Her ass hurt. Plain and simple. Every step sent a delicious sort of soreness through her. And the exertion of the paddling, added to the last three days, was quickly wearing her down again. A cool shower was in order, and sleep.<br/><br/>Katie eyed the massive shower stall with a small smirk. Even here, the jets for the water were inset, unreachable to possibly cause injury in even the strangest situations. There were no handles to control the temperature of the water and no toiletries to be seen. She stepped out of her panties and stripped off the top, dropping them in the floor, and edged into shower. Even the glass had to be unbreakable or at the least shatterproof. There was no way the people who designed a place like this could overlook that kind of detail.<br/><br/>Set into the rear-most tiled wall of the shower was an unobtrusive touch-screen panel in the stead of faucets. She arched a brow and stroked it lightly with her finger. The screen blinked to brilliancy, offering her several options for her shower. She tapped it quickly, selecting the temperature, length, and pressure of the jets. It was like an automatic car wash cycle, she realized with a smirk, providing even a short foamy session of rich soap, even if the actual article wasn't provided to her for normal use.<br/><br/>She stretched and luxuriated in the gentle patter of the water. The warmth selection would only go to approximately body temperature and the override command was dependant on a fingerprint, or so the error message told her. After five minutes of being softly massaged with mist-like drops and a sensually-scented cleansing wash, she stepped out into the main room again.<br/><br/>Fuck. There weren't any towels, she realized, as she stood shivering and glaring around the room. That must be something that he could provide her, since she supposed someone resourceful enough could come up with all sorts of unintended uses for linen.<br/><br/>She shook herself dry as best she could, her skin quickly warming back to room temperature, and raked her soaked hair back from her face. As she stepped into the fresh outfit he'd left her, she smirked. If he didn't want to have to deal with a wet bed, he could leave her some towels next time.<br/><br/>The bed was dressed with just a huge, heavy satin comforter. There were no loose sheets or pillows and the comforter was so tightly-woven and thick that there was no way she could see to shred it or twist it into another shape. She sighed to herself as she slipped beneath it, the mattress conforming instantly to her frame.<br/><br/>She rolled over onto her belly to relieve her still-tingling ass. This would be harder than she had originally imagined. She pillowed her chin on her folded hands and almost immediately fell asleep.