Sometimes all it takes is an image of a building to make my mind wonder. Take this:
Or this:
Or this:
Echoes of beatings from times gone by? Places to take a kidnapped girl ? Locations in which to interrogate or punish a young lady whose actions require discussion?
Not of course, that the lass in question might necessarily even see the outside of the house, were she to arrive blindfolded or hooded…
Definitely the 2nd one x
A proper reformatory should be old but well maintained, and majestic without being particularly comfortable. Wood or marble floors, gothic or Victorian architecture, high ceilings that echo the cries of the condemned.
A young woman entering the institution for the first time should feel a cold chill as she senses the presence of the countless unfortunates who have walked this way before. As her footsteps echo in the hallway each massive door seems to hide a terrifying secret. And her bottom tightens nervously as she wonders where they keep the straps and canes.
Perhaps the young lady is there on a social visit to see her boyfriend, the Headmaster’s new assistant, or perhaps she’s there to help them with her taxes or to give them advice on restoring the grand hallways beautiful woodwork. But now matter how self confident and professional she appears to be her dread mounts as she approaches the Headmaster’s study, and nervously wraps on the door, looking down to make sure that she is not yet in uniform.