Nico was looking out through a narrow lens at her own figure in a mirror. Only, it was barely recognizable as her... It was barely even recognizable as human.
Most jarring was her beautiful idol face, completely covered by a gasmask except for one terrified eye. The other eye lens was taped over.
A wave of despair washed over her. Her breathing quickened. She'd been in such a daze since she'd woken up, she hadn't realized, but hyperventilating drove home just how difficult breathing was in her mask. The pathetic image staring back at her, of her panicked breaths pulling the mask in close, only served to make her more upset.
Maki, meanwhile, only giggled at her display, but said nothing, perhaps too engrossed in the scene to want to end it. Nico counted at least one small blessing- that Maki couldn't see her flush deep red in frustration and embarrassment.
She flushed even deeper noticing the skintight encasement around the rest of her, showing off every curve and dimple on the idol's body. The material was made of the same shiny, black, rubbery substance as her mask, making it unclear where one ended and the other began.
Her eyes continued on in horror, scanning up her arms. She saw belt-like straps wrapped around her arms so tightly her muscles bulged around them. She gave a tug at them, but they wouldn't budge at all.
Even if she could get her arms free, her hands were tightly packed into some sort of leathery mittens, secured on to her arms with padlocked cuffs... Nico figured even someone as skilled as her would have a tough time getting out of them on their own. Even so, she attempted to wriggle her hands free. She couldn't even manage to get her hands out of the useless paw shape the mittens were forcing them in.
A glance back showed similar straps holding her lower legs and thighs together. they wouldn't budge either, no matter how much Nico kicked and struggled...
She wriggled and squirmed as hard as her little idol heart could manage, but all she could do was rock back and forth pitifully. If it wasn't for the faint cries escaping her mask, it would seem more like she was trying to dance than struggling in abject terror.
Nico collapsed from exhaustion, overwhelmed by the utter helplessness of her situation. Tears began filling her eyes. Just then, Maki's voice snapped Nico out of her despair, and she realized, if this was a nightmare, it was far from over...
