Contagious Rope

Bummer

 "So we have learned it spreads whenever someone tries to untie the infected person. We also haven't found a male tied up yet but we are still looking into it." I informed my superior.

"Good, this thing is spreading so fast I'm glad you are able to give me at least some intel."

I was walking down the hall, side by side with my superior, Mr.Black. Both of us were wearing long lab coats as a typical research scientist would. As I was informing him of the latest developments in the rope virus, we were making our way to a lab where we were going to try an experiment.

"Ms.Rim, " he says.

I looked to my side and realized he was slowing to a stop. "Yes?" I asked, slowing with him.

"You have been working here for a while now. I want you to lead this experiment."

My eyes went wide. This would be a huge step for me and my career.

"Th-Thank you so much sir! I would be happy too."

He gave me a warm smile and we continued on our way.

Entering the room, I saw there were already a few people there. Two of them are men and have a lower position than I do. The other one was a woman from another facility.

She looked at me when I came in and said, "My name is Julie, will you be leading the experiment?"

"Yes I will," I replied, a proud smile on my face.

"Good luck."

I walked over to the control desk and sat down. I had already worked with the equipment before so I felt prepared to lead us through the procedure. I also knew that all the equipment was even more accurate in the actual experiment room, even the chair was more comfy.

Through a window in front of the desk there was a woman who had been enslaved by the rope virus. Her hands had been ensnared and were pulled up and over her head, connecting to a rope belt including an attached crotch rope with lots of bumps in it.

Her feet were also completely lashed together. Along with her knees and thighs. Making it impossible to work off the belt in some way, if it weren't so tight around her waist already.

She was decently unbound and easy to move, which made her one of the easiest candidates to experiment on.

Of course, she didn't know that she was being experimented on. Her head had been totally bound, covering her eyes, mouth, and ears so it was impossible to communicate.

Just another reason she made the ideal candidate.

"Alright,"I said, "Preparing to start cutting the rope."

I grabbed the mouse of the computer and lined up my other hand with the control stick.

The robotic arm already had a small cutting laser on it. It was similar in shape to a taser. I would only be cutting a few easy pieces today. We had planned to use a different tool if this worked and the woman couldn't escape.

I brought the laser up to a segment that was overlapping others and in a spot where we recorded the candidate moving the least.

Bringing the laser down, I could feel sweat beading on my face. But the rope snapped as soon as I was almost half way through it with no problem.

It was a success! The rope was starting to slide off her the more I clipped. I sighed with relief. Being a woman myself, it was dangerous to lead this experiment because I could possibly get infected as well. But with it being a success, I no longer had to worry, it would be simple now to set up stations where we would-