Bounce
Added 2022-08-11 17:12:05 +0000 UTCYour hypnotist fractionates you with a tennis ball.
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“Bounce, toy. Feel your mind bouncing for me.” The tennis ball hit the ground, and came back up to their hand. You felt your mind stop and start as the sound rang through your mind. “Such a bouncymind, such a soft mind. So malleable. So bouncy.”
Each time they said that word, they punctuated it with another bounce of the ball. Each bounce caused you to drop a little deeper, and come up just a little less. “Feeling hazy yet, toy? Don’t worry, we’ve got plenty more to go. Plenty more bouncing ahead.”
You smiled up at them, as they leant over you. “So much further to go as you bounce.” Your eyes closed as the ball fell, and then you heard the sound once, then twice, and then three, speeding up. Each sound was like a hammer to your mind, knocking it a little deeper.
You heard their footsteps, recede slightly, and then return. “Even those bounces, unplanned, unexpected, took you further, huh? Come back up a little toy, that’s it.” They smiled down at the blank look on your face as you opened your eyes. “Such a good, bouncy toy.”
Another bounce. Another momentary drop. It was getting so hard to come back. So hard to find the energy, but you did, because you were a good toy. Their good toy. Even with such a heavy, hazy mind. The ball bounced again as they leant forward, to stroke your cheek.
“Gosh you look so very out of it right now toy. All because of this.” They held up the ball. “Because of the bounce.” They dropped it, and you didn’t hear them move to catch it, or go get it, as your mind tumbled and bounced away, along with the ball, leaving you mindless.
