[Hanako] Chapter 7: Trudy and Her Hero

Asta · January 11, 2019, 03:57:41 PM

There it was again, that warm comfort she hadn't felt since she was a child. Something warm and wet ran down Hanako's cheek and collected at the point of her chin before dripping down to the floor. Fuck. she swore internally, and brought her sleeve up to dry her eyes.

"Just... Don't say I didn't warn you." she said, nearly a whisper. She turned to her companion and pulled her into a tight embrace, incidentally planting a soft kiss on Trudy's forehead. "Thank you."

She smells nice.

Throndir · January 11, 2019, 05:02:08 PM

Your actions only made Trudy blush more.

"T-thank you... Hanako." She said sincerely. She pulled back shortly after.

"Okay... We're still testing your powers right?" She asked, her eyes bright.

Asta · January 11, 2019, 05:07:53 PM

Hanako was flushed to her ears, it felt like her face was on fire, but it wasn't altogether unpleasant. "Right!" she said.

"Anyway, we've learned something important here. Evidently I can control people's minds. The question now is, can I use it more than once on the same person. Then secondarily, how long do the effects last? My previous command for you was pretty short so you seemed to snap out of it right after you did it, but if I gave someone a command to do something every day for a month would it still keep working?"

She tapped her foot, and closed her eyes thinking about the implications of her newfound ability. "When I gave you the command how did it feel? Were you aware of what you were doing while you were doing it? Do you have any memory of performing the action at all?"

Throndir · January 11, 2019, 05:16:06 PM

Trudy nodded her head.

"When you told me to..." She blushed. "To take off my shirt. I was conscious of it... But I couldn't stop myself from doing so. I felt kind of lifeless, even though my mind was active. It was like seeing myself do things. Besides... I..."

She continued to blush and looked away.

"I didn't mind as much... But, it was hard to resist, too, even if I had wanted. I remember thinking that this would be a bit embarrassing, but I ended up doing it anyways." She took a deep breath.

"I'm still a bit embarrassed... But, I feel like you're closer now, too!"

Asta · January 11, 2019, 05:32:15 PM

"It really wasn't my intention... but I'm glad, I feel that way too..." Hanako replied, still flushed.

So she was aware of what she was doing, but couldn't stop it and remembers doing it. I guess if that's the case I should experiment with giving multiple commands to see if I can also order people to forget...

"Ok." she said, turning back to Trudy. "Let's see if I can make it work on you more than once. Same rules apply, try to resist the command."

The temptation to make her do something untoward was... very high. However, she beat the thoughts back and decided on something that while still rewarding, wasn't entirely unethical.

She focused again on compelling Trudy to obey a command. "Hop up and down while you make your hands into rabbit ears!" she said in a commanding tone.

Throndir · January 11, 2019, 05:54:48 PM

Like the first time, her face immediately became emotionless as her eyes glazed over.

Placing her hands to her hand in a caricature of a rabbit, she began to hop up and down. She didn't seem to be stopping.

[include u=2]Hanako MP used: 2[/include]

Asta · January 11, 2019, 06:06:28 PM

"Oh man it works more than once, this is good. This is real good." Hanako said, a little excited as she watched Trudy hop around. When she didn't stop after a while, Hanako began to wonder if it would just go on indefinitely but to let it go on for too long would be cruel.

"Okay okay you can stop!" she said, making it a command and came over to gently put a hand on Trudy's back.

Throndir · January 11, 2019, 06:12:30 PM

When you gave the command, Trudy stopped, and a few seconds after that, her eyes cleared.

"You can keep experimenting!" Trudy said eagerly. "This is helping you out, and we need to find out what are your limits."

Asta · January 11, 2019, 06:31:45 PM

Is she enjoying this...?

"Okay, as long as you're still up for it. I didn't want to strain you or anything." Hanako said, and gave Trudy's shoulder a squeeze. "You almost seem to be enjoying it." she chuckled.

"So lets go over what we know now. I can use it more than once on the same person, presumably a command will be followed indefinitely if there's no end condition, you'll remember what I said and what you do, and I can give a complex command. I guess next is seeing if I can make you forget a command after its been given." she rattled off the list, ticking down the fingers on her right hand. The possibilities seemed endless.

"Here we go again, let's see if it works." Once again she focused on compelling Trudy to obey and spoke the command, "Tell me your three sizes, get on the bed, let me use your lap as a pillow for two minutes, and forget these commands once complete!"

Hanako was getting bold.

Throndir · January 12, 2019, 12:35:23 AM

When you were rattling off the commands, Trudy was beginning to start blushing, but when you finished, all of a sudden she became emotionless, and once again, her eyes glazed over. This time around, you felt more of a drain on you when you used the ability.

In a monotone voice she responded.

"Bust 35, Waist 25, Hips 35." After that she proceeded to the bed, then sat down on it, with her knees folded. She then looked towards you with her emotionless eyes waiting for you to use her as a lap pillow.

[include u=2]Hanako MP used: 6[/include]

Asta · January 12, 2019, 12:55:32 AM

Naisu.

Hanako watched Trudy climb up on the bed and prepare her lap as a pillow. "Well, I might as well now... It's just testing my limits after all..." With that she got on the bed as well and laid her head down in Trudy's lap.

Soft and smooth. Soft and smooth. Soft and smooth. she thought, again and again.

"This is a lot more embarrassing than I thought it would be. While I'm here I might as well see how much giving commands is draining me... Status."

She called up the status screen and looked to find the numerical value that represented her mana.

Throndir · January 12, 2019, 01:01:10 AM

Hanako Okita
Summoned Hero
Level 15

Condition: Uninjured, Refreshed

HP: 28/28
MP: 24/34
STR: 18
DEX: 22
CON: 18
INT: 22
WIS: 12
CHA: 12
MAG: 23

Blessings: Quick Learner, Mana Sensitivity, Translate All, Personal Status, Item Speaker, Slavemancer

Throndir · January 12, 2019, 01:14:11 AM

After 2 minutes, Trudy's eyes started to clear up again, and when she noticed you, she blinked her eyes a couple times, as a hint of a blush crept up on her features yet again.

"H-Hanako! W-what happened?" Trudy asked. She furrowed her eyebrows, but she continued to keep still, as she let you continue to use her a lap pillow. "You were... telling me more commands? I think..." You saw her try to strain her mind a bit more.

Trudy Mental Resist 1d20+7 : 3 + 7, total 10

Throndir · January 12, 2019, 01:14:39 AM

"I... don't remember?"

Asta · January 12, 2019, 01:25:31 AM

"I guess that means it worked then." Hanako said, head still resting on Trudy's thighs.

"I gave you a string of commands, the last one was to forget what the commands were. I wanted to see if I could make someone forget what I told them to do and it seems like it works, but I imagine its probably not perfect all the time." Hanako's eyes narrowed as she cracked a wide mischievous smile. "35-24-35. Also your lap makes a good pillow."

She waited a bit to see if mentioning clues to the commands would jog Trudy's memory.