⌚ New Experiences

41. The Biggest Prize

This chapter is dedicated to Clinton, with thanks again for all your support on Patreon. You won't be charged this month because once I've posted all the bonus chapters, there won't be any 'early access' content left. But I still really appreciate the effort, and I'm sure everyone is happy that they get to see these chapters a few days earlier.

Paper nodded, her own words and the kestrel's mixing together in her mind. She wasn't aware of what was going on around her now, just listening and absorbing everything. That was why Dawn had decided to double-check, and make absolutely sure everything was okay.

"I know that your Mistress has talked to you about this. About what you think it would be fair to make the little ones experience. About if you would enjoy joining in on this experience. About how much control she can take. And about whether you would be happy to be surprised and hypnotised, to join us when you least expect it. Can you remember those conversations?"

Again, she continued nodding.

"And it's natural to tell the truth now, isn't it? So let me know. Is this something that you are comfortable with experiencing? Are you really willing to be the baby with me, so that you can't help feeling the things you've told me to feel?

"Good. Now, I want you to think as well about the times we've talked about what was going to happen in the game today. Can you remember us talking about a game, with two of us regressed, competing to see who gets turned into a baby? You remember that, don't you? And we let you assume that Spanky and I were going to be the little ones, but we never said that. We let you assume, because you have said you are more comfortable with that kind of deception. Now, can you confirm this for me? Did Lulu always tell you the truth when you were planning today's events?"

This time the nod was a long time coming, almost a whole minute. But eventually she was still nodding, after sorting out all the details in her own mind. Dawn dropped into a low monotone, and repeated a few times about how this would all only happen if Paper was comfortable with it, and if Lulu hadn't actually lied to her. And then she kept on talking, repeating herself in different ways. She told Paper that they were both going to obey the same triggers; that they would feel the same when the game started, and that they would experience the same forfeits or rewards when it ended. And she went through the triggers as well. She asked Paper to remember the striggers she had decided on: A childish thing to do, a childish thing to say, and something an adult might say to a child. She quickly explained that Paper and Lulu had agreed on a set of triggers that met those descriptions, and Paper would be helpless to prevent herself obeying the forfeit she'd chosen if she did any of them. And at the same time, she pointed out that Spanky had already chosen a set of triggers for her; they would be trying to make each other say a different set of triggers, but they would first have to guess what the other team had chosen.

As they kept on talking, Lulu pulled Spanky to one side. They both knew what the instructions were going to be, so there was no need to keep on paying attention. But Spanky still found it hard to look away. He was amazed how skilfully his girlfriend could use language, twisting the words around Paper's mind like some kind of finely crafted net. He'd been impressed with the care Paper put into choosing the right words, being clear and unambiguous with her suggestions, but this was a whole other level.

"She really knows what she's doing," he whispered.

"They're both good at this," Lulu answered quietly, a quick glance telling her that they weren't distracting Paper and Dawn. "I wanted to make this perfect."

"You're a good actor," he chuckled. "Watching you attempt to hypnotise Paper, I could really believe that you're struggling to understand how it works. Was that just playing, to give Dawn the perfect opportunity to pull this off? Maximising the surprise for your pet? It's hard to believe you could pretend so well. I bet after Dawn did that silly 'demonstration' thing, you were really trying, weren't you? You wanted to do it yourself."