Alan casually walked into Costello's, a fancy dinner theatre on New Chicago's north side. Unfortunately he was there for business rather than pleasure, although he rarely had an issue mixing the two. Earlier in the day his assistant had been sent on a little...recruiting mission, and she had not yet returned. Her job had been to find and recruit the part time stage hypnotist, and full time petty thief, Nadia, to resume her role as manager of the newly acquired Spirals Nightclub. But Kelli had not yet returned from her assignment, and so Alan had decided to take matters into his own hands.
To make matters worse, Nadia was on stage performing her show as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened that day. Which meant that Kelli had either failed at her mission, or had not yet attempted it. He took a seat near the back and asked the waitress for a glass of wine. While he waited, he closed his eyes and stretched out his senses...and there she was. Kelli was clearly in the back of the club, he couldn't tell what kind of mood she was in but she appeared to be waiting patiently in the dressing room just off of the stage. "Ahh, a clever plan... " Alan said as he sipped his wine "Let's see how you fare when the show is over."
On stage, Nadia was in peak form. She had bright red, almost orange, hair that was tied up in a tight ponytail and trailing down her back. She wore a traditional cabaret outfit, with a tuxedo top and practically no bottom other then pantyhose, the only difference being that her top was bright red.
Lined up along the stage in front of her, seated in five chairs, were her victims: three young women and two young men. All appeared to be from the local college based on their age and the NCU jackets that the two young men were wearing. The hypnotist circled her five deeply hypnotized volunteers with an evil grin. "Ladies...when you wake up, you will discover that the two men sitting on stage with you...are two of the least attractive men... that you have ever laid eyes on." she started with a devious grin. "However there seems to be an energy around them...if you touch them you will feel a surge of pleasure...and the more intimately you touch them, the more intense that pleasure will become. So much so that you will become addicted to it."
Alan looked around the audience as a snicker, mostly from the guys, echoed through the theatre. But Nadia continued without skipping a beat. "Now gentlemen...you, however, will completely forget all of the experiences that you have had with women. You'll be completely blank slates, and more importantly, you'll be very shy and nervous. Almost afraid...of the women in front of you..."
Laughter echoed through the audience, and even Alan couldn't help but let a small smile slip between his sips of wine. "This should be interesting..." he thought to himself.
Nadia stepped back and snapped her fingers. Before her, the five college students all woke up and looked around at one another, confusion on their faces. The first to react was the sandy haired boy on the far left. When he looked at the short haired brunette next to him he literally jumped in his seat, as if he was afraid of the girl next to him. Of course, as soon as she saw him jump she looked over at him with a disgusted expression on her face, as if she couldn't even stand to be near him. So much so that she reached out to push him away...but as soon as she touched him her expression shifted from disgust...to surprise...to...almost...Pleasure.
Beside the brunette was a curly haired blonde who had the fortune, or misfortune depending on how you look at it, of waking up with her head leaning against the man next to her. She instantly got quite a rush of pleasure from their close contact as her eyes closed and she gasped audibly, to the delight of the audience. She smiled seductively and leaned up to get a look at the man causing her so much pleasure...only to make eye contact with him and jump backwards in shock.
On the opposite side of the second man, a dark haired woman stood up from her chair. When she saw the man next to her, she moved several feet away from him and even refused to look at the poor man. Of course he didn't really notice her disdain since the blonde in front of him was trying to find a way to simultaneously kiss him and not go near him. But given his nervousness, he was, of course, freaking out...until finally the brunette grabbed him and pulled him towards her. She grabbed hold of his hood and pulled it up over his face so that it covered everything except for his mouth, which she then started to kiss as passionately as she could.
On the other end of row, the brunette had started to fondle the young man next to her as she attempted to avoid looking directly at him. She had gone so far as to press her head into his chest, but this also left her head angled down and looking directly at his groin in the process. As the pleasure started to overwhelm her, she slid her hand down to pull open his zipper and find the fastest way to touch as much of him as she could...burying her head between his legs in the process. The poor guy actually started to scream in confusion...much to the delight of the audience.
Meanwhile, the blonde was still busy trying to find a balance between passionately kissing the man next to her and avoiding eye contact with him, all while practically trying to dry hump his leg as she moaned into the kiss. The dark haired girl, who was apparently a friend of the blonde, seemed appalled that she would be kissing someone so 'ugly'. Until she accidentally touched the man's shoulder. As she did, her arm jerked back in surprise and she started to visibly shake with pleasure. She ignored the audience as she gasped and began to moan rather sensually, sliding closer to the man who was preoccupied and frantically trying to avoid the girl who was kissing him. He was completely oblivious to the brunette, until he felt her hand sliding along his leg.
A high pitched sigh could be heard coming from the opposite end of the row, where the other young man had visibly started to shake with pleasure as the brunette on his lap rounded third base. She seemed surprised to hear the noise, but her own climax quickly distracted her from everything else. Nadia walked over to the pair with a devious smile and simply placed a finger on both of their foreheads as she whispered "Sleep". Both instantly went limp...the guy still inside the girl's mouth as she slept.
On the other side of the stage, the young man with his hood pulled over his head was shaking with both fear...and probably excitement given that the dark haired girl had her hand down his pants. The blonde, who was still passionately kissing him, shuddered with pleasure as a wet spot started to appear on his jeans. A moment later, the dark haired girl tipped her head back and let out a high pitched squeal of delight as her body shivered with pleasure as well.
Nadia walked up to all three and smiled as she simply waved her hand in front of them, loudly commanding them all to "Sleep!" as she did. The young man simply fell back in his chair, his body completely limp, as both young ladies slumped down in their seats, one landing in his lap...the other on the floor.
The audience burst into applause as the redheaded hypnotist took a deep bow, giving the men in the front row a perfect shot down her shirt. "Good night!" she said to the audience, winking as she added "Be sure to leave a tip..."
Alan noticed that as she made the comment, several of the patrons' faces seemed to simply go slack and relaxed. They didn't notice themselves taking out their wallets and leaving money on the tables. They didn't notice themselves removing their watches and jewelry and depositing them in tiny neat little piles, either. Alan couldn't help but chuckle.
As the curtain closed on the five hypnotized volunteers and the guests filed out, some looking more aware than others, Alan noticed that the waitstaff also seemed to all be very...distant in their gazes. They moved from table to table and gathered up the 'tips' that were left behind, never aware that they were even doing it.
"She's good, I'll give her that..." Alan thought to himself as he watched the theatre empty, first of its patrons, then of its staff. And still no Kelli in sight. "Hmmm..." he thought, rising to his feet. "I think I had best see for myself just what is going on backstage."
As he made his way backstage he came across a sight that made him laugh. Outside of the dressing room were the five college students...all of whom were still hypnotized, including one of the young men who was somewhat more...exposed, than the others. All just standing there in deep trances.
He gave each one a smile as he walked past them and was about to knock on the dressing room door when he paused, spinning on his heels he turned to face the students. "You know... I could use a drink first." he said as his fangs extended.
