[ WP ] : You do n't remember what you do for a living . Literally . You black out for 8 hours 5 days a week and a paycheck appears once per month .

Time must be up. 
 
 I wake up to crusty, swollen eyes again. I look for my slippers and untangle myself from my sheets. My eye catches the duct tape on my floor. I follow its perfect box shape like i do everytime I wake up. It sits in front of my doorway, mocking me and my increased isolationism. 
 
 A sharp smell distracts me from the sight and I wrinkle my nose. Once again I smell like hospital. Clean and cold and blank. It takes a few minutes to get my feet in the slippers, the thick padding soothes my nerves as I stand up. I grab my robe and struggle to put it on. The smell stings my nose and I give up. 
 
 Naked I shuffle into the bathroom and blink myopically at the brightness. Then I remember that I wear glasses. They sit where they always do, next to the sink. I reach out and tsk at the imperfections on the frames. I blink in confusion. 
 
 How can I see this? 
 
 Am I wearing contacts? 
 
 Puzzled I stare deeply in the mirror. I deliberately ignore the lack of aging in my hands. Robotically my fingers poke at my eyeball. 
 
 No contacts. 
 
 Somewhere deep inside I start screaming as my hand falls to my side. I take several deep breaths, then turn on the water to maximum heat. I pour in some of the new bath oils I found online, then climb in. Soothing melodic dream or something like that. I sit in the tub, letting my skin grow redder and redder. I gift myself in a few short suicidal daydreams before pulling out the stopper and letting the water drain out around me. 
 
 I ca n't help but notice the flashes of dull metal in my reddened skin. 
 
 I try not to think about it as I dry myself off. I avoid looking at myself in the mirror as if that will keep the screaming down. 
 
 Steam continues to waft from my skin as I walk to the computer. I smile as it greets me with musical tones. It took forever to get it to stop talking. I limited it to something I heard a long time ago, in a movie about robots and space. 
 
 I hope Reddit will be interesting tonight. I only have 6 hours before I have to stand in my duct tape square again. 
 
 I wonder what will be swollen tomorrow? 
 
 Oh! Cat pics, how cute! 
 

