I sipped from my coke as I continued to wander and size up the passersby. The rollercoaster rumbled past accompanied by a wave of screams. A large family with matching t-shirts rolled by with a pack of strollers and children in tow. It was another standard day at the theme park operating in full-swing for the summer season. The sun beat down on the attendees, who rushed about trying to see all the attractions.
My aim was not focused on the rides however. I was looking for a mark. Any would do really, but there was no need to rush things. My tastes were non-specific. Often, as soon as I saw the girl, even if I couldn't place the exact reason, I knew she would be the target of the day. There was no shortage of candidates. The hot weather meant many girls' clothing was blessedly minimal.
A group of two girls caught my eye as approached on the opposite side of the pathway. I eyed them through my sunglasses, trying to not be too obvious. They laughed and talked a touch too loudly as befit their young age. Passing by a games stand, one of them looked at the attendant before turning back to her friend and pulling her close to whisper. A stifled laugh came out from between them as they continued on.
I looked at the attendant, who watched the girls walk away. He looked crestfallen, perhaps unsure if the girl he had met eyes with had proceeded to belittle him as she walked away. I walked towards the stand and said "hey."
He came back to his senses and reflexively reached for a set of plastic rings under the desk. "One game?" he asked, his voice trimmed with disillusionment.
"Which of those girls would you rather have?" I asked.
He paused for a moment, processing whether or not he had heard me right. He stood back up and said "Sorry, what?"
"Which one of those girls would you rather have?" I asked again.
"I don't..." He glanced to the side, unsure of the situation.
"It's alright man, I saw you looking at them."
"That's not... I mean... they wouldn't..." He was backpedaling quickly.
"Just say it. White shirt or red shirt?"
He looked back towards the girls off in the distance. "Uh, white shirt, I guess..." he answered meekly.
I turned and started a brisk walk to catch up with the duo.
"Woah, wait man! Don't do that!" he yelled after me. I expected him to jump over the desk and run to stop me, but he was afraid of leaving his spot unattended.
I continued following the girls, walking around a corner to keep them in view. Once I caught up I stayed a fair distance behind. The girls continued to wander around the park, deciding where to go or what to see. I kept them within view, trying to stay inconspicuous and looking for an opening. The two stopped in front of an ice cream stand and Red-Shirt gestured towards it. White-Shirt shook her head and stepped off to the side, pulling out her phone. Red-Shirt moved to stand in line.
My pace quickened as I sensed the opportunity. White-Shirt's back was turned to me as she looked down at her phone. I made straight toward her, feigning like I was looking into the distance. As I went to pass her, I turned my body to avoid her, but let my hand grasp her on her bare arm. A light touch was all I needed.
She came rushing into my mind. Her consciousness immediately sensed an intrusion, but had no concept of how to resist such an alien feeling. My mind was also momentarily burdened with the added occupant, but it only took a few moments to bring things back into focus. Invading a mind requires one to split their focus. It takes away part of your attention, but with practice you learn to separate the two minds. With time, you can control them independently.
White-Shirt stared straight forward, her body rigid and her eyes wide. As I quickly expanded into her mind I returned her body to a casual state. I looked to my own appearance as well, continuing my walk past her without incident and coming to a standstill. I heard her thoughts start to sound alongside my own.
"What was that?" she considered inwardly. She looked down at her hands and flexed them before raising them to massage her forehead. It was unlikely she had felt a similar sensation.
I pulsed a wave of lust through her body. Her body visibly recoiled from the shock and she shifted her feet to stay balanced. She swung her head to the side, grasping to discern where these feelings were coming from. Another pulse hit her. She let out a small, stifled gasp.
"What the fuck?" she whispered, growing more panicked by the moment.
Hitting her with another pulse, I planted the image of the boy from earlier. Her mind worked feverishly over the new information, warring over the idea some random, unassuming boy from earlier could be the catalyst for such strong feelings. White-Shirt looked toward her friend who still waited in line.
Reaching out again, I implanted another thought. "Make an excuse." White-Shirt hesitated, not certain her thoughts were entirely her own, let alone rational. I awarded her indecision with another wave of yearning. She was halfway expecting them now, but they still noticeably took their toll.
"Hey..." White-Shirt called out to her friend, in a rush but realizing she wasn't sure of what to say. Red-Shirt turned to listen. "I'm gonna go... find the group real fast. I'll call you in a little bit?"
Red-Shirt had a puzzled look on her face, but just shrugged her shoulders. "Alright, I'll hang out around here." She turned back to the front of the line.
White-Shirt kept her eyes on her friend for a moment, before slowly turning and walking back the way they had came. I hopped off the bench, shadowing her footsteps again. She was still in conflict about what exactly her intentions were, but as long as she made her way towards the game stand, I saw no need to give an extra push.
I prodded tenderly through her mind, learning what I could without making my mental residence too noticeable. I learned her name was Callista, Calli for short. Red-Shirt's name was Mia. Calli was thankfully not a virgin. One of my main rules was not to dictate a person's first sexual experience. At no point would I suggest I am a moral person or that I use my abilities in a moral way. Yet I still have some boundaries I don't cross. In Calli's case, she had given me reason enough by teasing the boy.
I snapped out of my string of thought, realizing my gaze was a little too conspicuously focused on the girl, particularly her legs. My lapse may have been noticed by others in the crowd, but it mattered little at this point. She was not going to be my prize tonight. My gaze lingered, taking in her features. Her white shirt was tied in a knot on above her stomach, exposing a bare strip of her back. Her butt was shapely, small but toned. The jean short-shorts she wore were cut high up on her thigh, exposing the inner-lined pockets. Her legs had an suitably athletic build. Her blonde hair was roughly thrown in a ponytail held by a hair tie, likely to keep the heat off. Her white skin was toasted by the summer sun, an even light brown running over her body.
Calli slowed as she approached the game stand. There was a father and his child trying their hand at the game. I stepped to the side and turned my mind to be able to look through her eyes. She looked back and forth, wondering if she should still go through with this. The gamesboy looked over at her as she looked away, then snapped his gaze forward as she looked back at him. The father and son finished their game and walked off.
She didn't make a move, so I worked in a different sensation. I started a slow burn in her, coupled with a curiosity. Her gaze turned back towards the boy, then she shifted her eyes downward. Calli started to wonder about how big his dick was, as she had done with other boys. Now she was inventing reasons of her own to justify fucking him. All that had been required of me was a bit of a push. She decided she felt bad about teasing. Since he wasn't too likely to be picking up girls, Calli thought she could do him a favor. She hadn't fucked anybody in a couple months, so she was overdue.
Reaching into her bag, she turned her back to the stand. I came back to attention, thinking she was suddenly deciding to walk away. She fished around for a moment till she found a bottle of dark red nail polish. I felt a slight moment of triumph radiate through her mind. She moved to the side of the path, out of view from the boy. Opening the bottle, she poured a small bit into her palm and spread it across her hand. I could have read into her plans, but her decisions were surprising me and I decided to see how this would unfold.
Calli approached the boy's stand, her arm held out in front of her. "Excuse me?" she said.
The boy turned and went momentarily tense, realizing who it was. "Uh, yeah?" he answered.
"I got a cut on my hand, do you have a band-aid or something?" she asked.