My roommate Dennis walked into the living room and sat next to me on the couch. He had a look on his face I had never seen before.
He said "James can you pause that game for a second? I need to talk to you."
"Sure" I said, pausing the game and putting down the controller. "What's up?"
"I'm not sure how to say this, so I'm just going to say it. My girlfriend, Veronica, and I have been... 'reprogramming'... you since I moved in about a year ago..."
"What, like messing with my game or something?" I asked, confused.
"No, reprogramming YOU" he said, looking at me intensely.
"You're full of shit. Stop messing around. Can I go back to my game now?" I asked. I wasn't sure I liked where this was going...
"Look at this" he said, showing me his phone. On the screen were pictures of me, in my room, wearing my favorite shinny pantyhose while sleeping.I've had a fascination for shiny suntan pantyhose for as long as I can remember, and wear them whenever I get the chance.
"What the fuck? Are you breaking into my room to take my picture?"
"Yes, but that's not my point..." he started to continue but I cut him off "What the fuck man? That's not cool!"
"Shut up and listen!" he yelled. I stopped and glared at him, not quite upset, and a little more hopeful than I had thought I would be.
"Veronica recorded an MP3 with suggestive words, tones, and frequencies made to alter someones perceptions, specifically code words and inhibitions. Every night for most of a year I would wait for you to fall asleep in your shinny pantyhose and I would play it on a loop until you woke up".
At this point I'm full of emotions; Angry, confused, hurt, betrayed, and honestly, somewhat turned on.
"This is bullshit! I want you to get the fuck out of here NOW!" I yelled and started to get up.
What happened next is somewhat 'fuzzy'...
He didn't get up, he didn't yell, he didn't try to cause a fight. He started to say something, and I barely heard half of the first word "first" and things went sort of blank.
The next thing I remember is 'coming to' in my bedroom to the sound of a man talking and the snap of fingers.
I look down and I'm mostly naked. I'm wearing my favorite shinny pantyhose which are torn and wet and slimy. I look around to see Dennis, Veronica, and 4 guys I've never met before but are somehow familiar to me.
"Wha... Where.. What's going on?" I manage. My head is groggy, my jaw muscles hurt, my face feels like its covered in chalk, and my ass is sore and feels like there's a hint water balloon inside me.
Dennis hits play on his phone hooked up to my TV and everyone but me leaves the room.
I see me and Dennis on the couch and suddenly the me on the TV's head drops forward and I/his eyes close.
Dennis says to me "Get up, go put on your Danskin pantyhose, and get your toys, and sit on your bed."