It took twenty seven minutes for her to return. Dan watched the steps the entire time, heart pounding slowly in his chest.
Lexi was dressed in a low-cut white cotton shirt and a brown leather bodice, accentuating her ample cleavage. She wore a plain green skirt and a pair of flats. Her hair hung down her back in a neat braid, and there was a green ribbon around her neck. She looked like someone serving in a tavern, it occurred to Dan. Albeit the prettiest, bustiest serving girl he'd ever seen.
She reached the bottom of the stairs. "What do you think, Daniel?" she asked, spinning slowly around.
Dan's mouth hung open. A thin trail of spittle began its treacherous descent to the floor.
Lexi scowled. "Well, I appreciate that you enjoy the view. You're no use to me like this, are you? I'll have to control my enchantments better, I suppose." She furrowed her brow briefly and glanced down at herself. "There. Pull yourself together, Daniel, we have errands to run."
Dan felt the haze withdraw from his mind a moment later. He blinked rapidly and looked around. Lexi was still there. It was difficult to avoid staring, but he found he could do it. He was still uncomfortably hard, but while distracting, it was bearable. Dan closed his mouth and wiped it with the back of his hand. His body felt sluggish, he noted. Slow to respond. He opened and closed a hand experimentally, then took a halting step forward.
"Very good, Daniel," the succubus said. She began moving towards the door. "Walk with me, please."
His body moved on its own, and Dan noted with slight irritation that there was no sign of the sluggishness when he was following Lexi's commands. He followed her outside and turned to watch her lock the door.
"W-what, umm." Dan's thoughts were still fuzzy, but he could manage to think with some additional effort. "What's going on?" His UI was behaving oddly, and he was struggling to pull up his status bar.
Lexi set off down the street, and Dan fell into step beside her. With a tremendous effort of will, he looked straight ahead instead of staring at her cleavage.
"You're going to help me with a few tasks today, Daniel. And if you're well behaved, you'll have your treat." She glanced at a sign and turned east onto Ribbon St. "As for what's happened to you, your body is suffering from withdrawal." She smiled wickedly, eyes darting back to him. "You're addicted to my body, to the pleasure of being drained. I can feel how badly you want me, and your desire gives me power over you. Which is why you're following me so nicely like a good doggy."
The stopped on Runner's Row, and Lexi looked around.
A nauseating blend of anger, irritation, and fear was rising in Dan, warring with other emotions he was trying to suppress. "Look, that's not - " he began, but Lexi interrupted.
"Take this inside," she said, holding a letter in front of him and pointing to the Inter-City Postal Center. "Pay for immediate delivery."
Dan took the letter and began walking inside without finishing his thought. He slapped the letter onto the counter in front of a clerk along with three brass coins, turned, and walked back out to her.
"You were saying?" Lexi asked, smiling sweetly as she started walking again.
"I was saying that you can't just... just do this. I mean, in the game, sure, whatever. It's against the rules, but maybe the rules changed. I don't know. This shouldn't be affecting me in real life, not the way it is." He fought to maintain his righteous anger, but it was slowly diminishing. He couldn't help but noting how the thin fabric of Lexi's skirt highlighted the inviting curves of her ass.
"You think that being a spirit walker should protect you from me?" Lexi asked. "It diminishes the effects, of course, just as distance does." She shrugged; the motion made her breasts jiggle enticingly. "But your mind is still affected. It simply takes more time."
