Useless
“Danielle?”
“Yes, Mark?”
“Can we talk about suggestibility?”
“Sure. What’s on your mind?”
“On a scale of 1 to 10, how suggestible am I?”
“I’d say 25.”
“That can’t be right!”
“32 then.”
“I’m serious!”
“Fine. 47!”
“Danielle, please…”
“0 thoughts now!” She commanded.
His slack jaw said it all. Scales are useless. Surrender isn’t.
Instead of numbers and whatnot, focus on surrendering and letting go. Good advice, isn’t it? Frankly, it’s something I need to tell myself more often.
The Non-Existent Witch
“Come on!” Paul shouted.
“No way!” Duke replied. “What if the witch appears?”
“Give me a break! There’s no witch in this house and there never has…”
“Hi,” a seductive voice infiltrated his thoughts. Paul looked up, saw her silhouette, and his mind began to crack.
For a non-existent witch, her spells were very real.
Something slightly fun. Witches aren’t real, just like hypnosis isn’t real, mind control isn’t real, brainwashing isn’t real, etc., etc., etc. I hope you’re convinced by now.
Offstage
“I quit my job!” Robert declared.
“Finally!” Mallory nodded.
“Yeah. I was tired of being treated like crap. Thank you for the suggestion.”
“You’re welcome. What’s next?”
“Not sure. If you still need a subject for your stage hypnosis shows, I’m in, although I doubt I’ll be any good.”
“You’ll do great…” she smiled, impishly.
Should there be any doubts about it, no, the use of the word “suggestion” was not a coincidence. Something simple and fun.
Maxine’s Maxim
“… and now that your mind is completely blank, eager to be filled by my thoughts and suggestions, there’s a maxim you must always adhere to, my words must be obeyed. The maxim is Carpe Dildum,” Maxine sniggered.
“Hmmm… what?” Xander blinked, though still too lost in her words.
“And don’t forget the lube,” she completed.
From “Seize the day” to “Seize the dildo.” My mind certainly goes places when it wants to, doesn’t it?