Miko looked in the mirror and longed for the feel of the latex on her skin that she saw there.

Her brain was programmed that way, to only see herself as the latex drone that she was, even if, like now, she was dressed in a disgusting little “normal” outfit to do her errands in.

She sighed and made one last check before heading out. She had a dentist appointment, as well as a doctors appointment today, a good drone needed to be in good physical health for its owner after all. She’d scheduled them on the same day to reduce the time she was away from the latex encasement she so desperately longed for.

She’d squeezed in a few other things during the day as well; grocery shopping, a lunch with some old ‘friends’, diner with her parents, etc.

All the things she had to do to keep up the appearance of still being a human being.

She had already informed her owner that she’d be late, begging for his forgiveness for not being there when he returned from work, but he was a good owner and understood the necessity of these kinds of days.

At least they were growing less and less frequent. She’d distanced herself from most of her old friends, there were only a few left and she saw them only infrequently now. Perhaps another six months or so before she could drop them completely.

Her parents would be harder, but they were disappointed in her already, having dropped out of medical school and shacked up with some old white man that they refused to acknowledge. Perhaps if she pushed a little harder they might cut off contact with her.

She turned from the mirror and headed out, locking the house door behind her, a longing in her heart to simply turn around and never leave again. She steadied herself and walked down the driveway to the car, got it and left to perform her tasks for the day.

A smile crossed her lips at the thought. Yes, tasks, not errands. That was a much better way to think of them. A drone performed tasks all the time, so even if she wasn’t covered in latex, she was still being a good drone by performing her tasks.

Her body buzzed as the implant at the base of her skull sent a wave of pleasure over her. The reward was satisfying and she was eager to see how many more she could earn today.

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