Cloud awoke to start the new day with a renewed vigor and sense of enthusiasm. The activities of the previous day left her mind racing around the possibilities of what had been going on around campus. While the person she stopped the night before had been delivered to Professor Jacobs, that scrub was clearly just some guy this larger organization found and gave a crash course on hypnotism. Which meant that there was someone or many someones still using the campus grounds as a base of operations. She could investigate a bit more, but she wasn’t sure where she would even start, or how dangerous it could be.

Walking around her room, Cloud was clad in a large white shirt and a pair of safety shorts. These are shorts commonly worn under skirts, but they also made for super comfortable pajamas. A routine girl, Cloud started her day by watering each of her plants, and she also took a measure of peace at seeing the sparkles of happy spirits indicating that the plants were thriving. Breakfast was next on their agenda and came with a cup of coffee. It was really a delightful day when she could afford an espresso machine, though she didn’t always need to use it. It's nice to have the option to make mocha whenever she desires. Oh, or a flat white. She was taking a liking to those. This morning, however, would be her usual cafe au lait. A perfect sort of breakfast coffee that she paired with a banana nut muffin. 

The next thing she had to consider was Minoko: the smoking hot floof with the fox tail and ears. The hypnotic suggestions Cloud gave her weren’t technically allowed, but really, she helped the girl avoid a terrible fate of sexual slavery, so it all kinda canceled out. Maybe the next time she saw the girl, she’d try to undo it all, but the idea of Minoko serving her coffee every morning was more than a little appealing. Not to mention all the outfit ideas she had. A dress-up doll enslaved to her will and desires? Cloud grinned. 

While pacing around her kitchen and sipping coffee, Cloud’s thoughts wandered towards the whole slavery ring again. Was it a one time outlier? Did students do that? Did it pay well? How much would someone like Minoko go for? Her expression darkened at the wonder of how much would she be worth herself? Elves are not very active sexually, their long life span led to not having a great grasp on time. Cloud herself spent 50 years back in her home village making wine. It was a fun little hobby, she had produced some good stuff, but now, ugh. She was not really into booze at all anymore. Maybe that was why she enjoyed coffee now. 

With her coffee drunk, plants watered, (yay happy spirits!) and muffin eaten, she finally set about the task of washing the few dishes she used and giving a quick dusting to things. A maid outfit. That’s what she’d like to see Minoko dressed up in first. There would be lots to teach her. Before she could think about that, though, there was a knock on her door. She sighed. The campus had an issue with people wanting to recruit people to clubs or sell dumb things. Normally she’d ignore them, but this person kept knocking. 

Opening the door, a cute human girl greeted Cloud with a beaming smile and strangely glossed over eyes.. She was shorter than most, but what she lacked in size, she made up for in bust. The girl had a tight shirt that read “MEGA MILK”. The loud and garish combination distracted Cloud and caused her to lower her guard for a moment. This was all the time the girl needed to hold her phone up before Cloud’s eyes. It was held so close that she couldn’t really avoid looking at the screen. A screen that sprung to life with a colorful spiral and flashing words. Words like, “OBEY” and “STUCK” and “TRANCE” blazed into her vision and her mind. She took a pair of steps backwards, but whoever the woman was, was quick to follow Cloud’s movements to keep the phone’s screen right in her face. Cloud could feel things starting to get inside her head. She tried to pull away from the spiraling device, but she felt so stuck. Even her backpedaling stopped. “W-Wait you can’t…” She mumbled weakly. Her thoughts were slowing more and more. Trance. She felt so stuck. She needed to. “O..” 

The screen vanished, leaving Cloud in a daze. She stood there with a blank expression, unsure of what was happening. Someone took her hand and pulled her forward, and she followed that person as they broke into a run. For now, all Cloud could think about doing was to follow this person.

                    ***

Minoko started her day by bolting up into the world of awake! The fuck happened? Where was she? Why was she naked? Why was she so wet? Fuck, she was hot, and it was distracting. Before she could clear her head, she had to take care of her heat. Almost automatically, she walked to her shower, turned it on, and began to touch along her body. Her thoughts slid into a spiral of pleasure and obedience. She could remember Cloud: a white-haired elf who had rocked her world. Normally she wasn’t into girls, but… She let out a loud moan. Pleasing Cloud. Minoko squeezed her breast with one hand. Obeying her. That other hand was now between her legs. She craved to kneel. It all sounded so hot. Felt so good. She could practically hear Cloud in her ear, whispering thoughts into her mind. She had to see Cloud again. She loved her. Desired her. Needed her. Minko’s body rocked in helpless pleasure as her mind worked against itself to draw her deeper into her addiction to Cloud. Minoko’s eyes hazed over as that programming took root in her mind. It seems an extended, hot shower was necessary this morning. 

After her shower, and at least three orgasms - she lost count - Minoko was finally able to think a bit more clearly. She quickly wandered to her fridge and cracked open a large canned energy drink. She took sips of her beverage as she got dressed in her usual sort of attire, a pair of form fitting jeans Next came a dark tank top, snug to her bare skin since she didn’t usually bother with wearing a bra outside of some of her cosplays. And lastly she found her glasses, perching them on her face after giving them a quick cleaning to get smudges off of the lenses. Loose clothing cluttered up every bit of the floor of her room, but at least there was a dirty pile and a clean pile! Her counters and surfaces all had things on them. Some closer to her door had papers with scribbles of designs from projects she was working on. While near the kitchen, there were empty cans (to which she added her current one) and the occasional scattered dish. The shelves that were closer to and in her bedroom had figures of characters from her favorite comics. The latest series she was into was called Destiny. It was about historical figures turned into waifus who fight in some silly war to get a magical wish granting cup. The main heroine, Rin, wanted the cup just to have to herself. Gotta respect her, but that girl had no chill at all. 

Thinking about Rin and her penchant for just doing what she wanted and damn the consequences emboldened her to take a chance herself. That decided it. Minoko would just have to visit Cloud. Forget calling or texting - she had the address! Not that she could remember how she got the address. What mattered was that she had it and she needed to obey and go there like any good submissive pet would. 

The walk wasn’t too bad for her. She lived off campus, but the residential districts were close to the arts district. She didn’t even have to take the subway. A quick twenty-minute walk placed her in the arts district, and another ten would lead her to Sakia University. If Minoko’s memory served her right, this was a smaller school that had a strong emphasis on the hypnotic, spiritual, and magical forces of the world. She rolled her eyes at the idea of it all. While it’s clear these forces exist, the students focusing on them will be swept up behind the times unless they can evolve to more useful levels. Hypnosis, for example, might be good for getting a person to perform some tricks here and there, or get information. But beyond spying and military use, it was pretty useless. It’s not like you could turn someone into a sex slave or anything like that. Not that it wouldn’t be really hot. To be enslaved and obedient to the will of another. Minoko’s nipples poked out from under her top. Imagine if such a thing was possible though? She squirmed slightly, thinking about herself dressed up in some slutty outfit, serving Cloud, kneeling down before her, serving, using her tongue too… She shook her head. Fantasies were just that, sadly. 

When Minoko found herself at Cloud’s place, she saw something peculiar. Some slutty looking hussy was holding up her phone in front of Cloud’s face, and Cloud had this really dazed (and hot) expression. Something within her mind told her that Cloud was in trouble and they needed to get away. But Minoko was no fighter, she hated confrontation. So it was just better to… She shoved the girl aside, grabbed Cloud’s hand, and ran off! “Hey! Cloud! Baby, are you okay?” Minoko asked, but got no reply. Cloud still looked like she was out of it, but at least she was following along. Thinking of a satisfactory escape plan, Minoko figured a public place would be best. At least until whatever was going on with Cloud passed. She pulled Cloud along, glad that Cloud was able to easily keep pace even in her dazed state. The two of them hopped on the quickest train to the market district. That place was always bustling with activity and had plenty of places to hide out. 

The train ride was always going to be very short; you can get around the city in under twenty minutes, and this trip was about five. During that time, Cloud seemed to snap out of the stupor she was in. She looked around, confused. “W- What happened to that big tiddie bitch?” was the first thing she said before she noticed where she was and who she was with. “Minoko?” 

“Yes! It looks like you’re back to yourself. I’m not sure what was happening. I think you might have been drugged or something, so I grabbed you and got us onto the train. Next stop is the market district, by the way. Let’s get off there and head to a bar or something.”

Cloud nodded in reply. She was going to be hypnotized by some spiral screen? Not going to – she practically was! If Minoko hadn’t shown up… She shivered thinking about what might have happened. She got lucky today, but she had to make sure something like that couldn’t happen again. She could feel that it wasn’t just a spiral screen. There was clear hypnotic energy behind it, and it was powerful. She stood up and kicked the empty seat across from her. “Fuck!” She gave it another couple of kicks for good measure. 

Minoko let out a soft whimper at the violent outburst, but still stayed in her seat. “Cloud, baby, we can figure this out.” 

Looking at Minoko, Cloud ran her fingers through her hair. Hearing the pet name “baby” had given her pause, wondering just how deeply affected Minoko might be from last night’s programming. “Yea, sorry, I was just frustrated that someone got to me like that.” They both rode the small amount of time left on the trip in silence before getting off at the market district. God, it was still early in the day, and most places weren’t open yet, so really the only options would be those bars that never close or a cafe. Cloud already had her coffee, but something sweet might be nice. There was always Lindsay’s. A cute bakery that was popular amongst the students on campus, but was that the safest bet? Go to a place where she might run into an enemy? Again, Cloud ran a hand through her hair. An enemy. She obviously wasn’t safe on campus, but who would even be after her? Logically, only Professor Jacobs could have sold her out, but if he could do that, why didn’t he just hypnotize or take control of her in his office when she turned in the other student? It didn’t make sense. 

Before she knew it, she had ordered some tiramisu and was sitting across from Minoko. The alluring kitsune was fidgeting slightly in her seat and trying to avoid looking directly at Cloud. It was clear to see that she was worried. “I’m fine. I was just kinda caught off guard by what happened. You’re right. We’ll figure something out.” The figuring out was in the preparing to defend against another powerful hypnotic force. 

Tiramisu eaten, nerves calmed down, it was a good time for a walk. As the two left the bakery, Minoko pressed her body up against Cloud. Entwining their arms. “I didn’t expect our next date to start off with such a scare.” Cloud was extraordinarily brave for handling all of this so well. Minoko couldn’t imagine how she would react to being drugged by a stranger. Oh, wait. This was all at a hypnosis school. Maybe Cloud had been hypnotized? She remembered the near vacant expression on Cloud’s face, that emptiness in her eyes. Minoko buried her face against Cloud’s arm. That blank expression brought out certain images and thoughts in her mind. Seeing Cloud look so thoughtless, so vulnerable. She remembered hearing about how hypnotized people would obey your every command. Imagine Cloud pulling off her top, kneeling down, purring like some submissive bunny girl. Minoko shook her head. She shouldn’t be thinking about how hot that was.

So engrossed in her thoughts was Minoko that she didn’t notice the girl standing in front of them and blocking their path. This new girl was dressed in a very goth style. Her raven-colored hair was a couple inches shorter than Cloud’s, and was in a very straight and sleek style. She had yellow eyes and the ears of a wolf. The floof’s tail was in the same black color, and they shared a tuft of white, just like her ears. She had a decent sized bust and was exposing her taut tummy. She also wore a jacket all wrong; it wasn’t even covering her shoulders, which were also exposed. The wolf girl looked at them both with an annoyed glance. “Cloud? Don’t bother denying it. I know it’s you. I work for an interested party, one that’s in opposition to the one you exposed last night. Nice job, by the way.” She handed Cloud a piece of paper and stormed off.

Minoko could see Cloud reading the paper. She was biting her lip at first, but then her expression changed to a grin. “Good news?” 

“An option at least.” Cloud wondered if this happened often on campus. On the paper was an invite for a private lesson and a test in the future. It didn’t list anything more than a location, but it was for tonight. Meaning, she could at least enjoy the rest of today, and her sudden date with Minoko. “I don’t have to worry about it for a few hours, though. So… What did my cute little pet want to do to pass the time?” 

Mino’s cheeks darkened. “Um. Well. I was thinking that you’re not. Um. Exactly dressed for going out.” Her tail swayed behind her happily.

Cloud realized she was still wearing her PJ’s. She’d just been so distracted. The tips of her ears reddened at the realization. “We did leave in a hurry, didn’t we? So some clothes would be needed, yes.” The pair window shopped from boutique to boutique, occasionally stopping in one to explore and grab something. First was a nice pair of boots and stockings. This allowed Cloud to fit in with the rest of society a bit more. Next, they picked up a pair of jeans. Minoko was very much a fan of how they fit Cloud, and lastly, a new top. Something simple and black. It was a little tight, but Cloud was more than capable of pulling off the casual, sexy look. 

Throughout the date, the pair talked about their lives. Minoko was a fan of comics, and she built numerous gadgets. She was also very good with most things technical and was excited by programming things on phones. Perhaps Minoko would know about the spiral program used. Cloud also used this time to test Minoko’s obedience level, such as making casual suggestions and giving small commands. Afterwards, she concluded that Minoko was very taken with her, but the fox girl would also not simply obey anything. She’d have to fix that.

“Do you think it’s safe for you to go home?” Minoko asked Cloud. A question the elfin girl was wondering as well. 

“Probably not.” She replied. “At least not yet. I think I need to prepare for what I can do about it.” 

“Did she hypnotize you?” It was a bold question from Minoko, and she knew it.

Cloud took it in stride, though. “I think she was close. I’m going to have to come up with ways to prevent that sort of thing from happening again.” 

Minoko hugged herself. “Mmm, hypnosis, mind control… they are interesting subjects, but I don’t know much about them. People are either really dismissive, thinking it’s not very strong, or really scared, thinking that it’s all powerful.” 

“And which are you?” 

“Dismissive I suppose. I don’t think you can do all the things people who rave about hypnosis say you can.” 

That reply caused Cloud to break out in a grin. Memory play was really something special, and Minoko appeared to be an excellent hypnotic subject. Dismissive, even though she was already deep under several suggestions. “Maybe you’ll let me try a few things out.” She said this playfully, moving closer to Minoko, gazing into her eyes.

The kitsune’s eyes dropped down to her toes. “M-Maybe! If you want. I’m always happy to help you.” 

“Right now, the best help would be a place to stay. Do you think it would be okay for me to stay at your place for a while?” 

Minoko thought about it for a moment. Fantasies of Cloud slinking around her house. Dressed in those PJs or even less danced around in her mind. But that sort of thing was also a big step. It was not like she didn’t have her own issues, and she couldn’t allow herself to fall behind in her studies. “I think a day or two would be okay. But longer than that? I think that’s moving too fast.” 

“Of course, my sweet pet.” Cloud placed a pair of soft kisses along Minoko’s neck. “I’d never want to pressure you into doing anything you wouldn’t be comfortable with.” Pressure her? Never. Hypnotize and condition her into deeper obedience? She unconsciously licked the top of her lip thinking about it. Today was getting better and better.