Francis walked to where Dr. Jennings and the two students were standing and interrupted their conversation. "Doctor Jennings, could I speak to you for a moment? It's about the project I did last semester. "
Jennings looked at him for a moment. "Can't it wait, Francis? I'm sort of in the middle of something..."
Francis thought fast. Something that he had done incorrectly would get her attention faster than anything else, he thought, so... "I may have plagerized some information from one of the papers I used."
"What?" She looked at the two students who had arrived with her. "Wait out here for a moment, ladies." She looked flatly at Francis. "You. In my office, if you would." She opened her office door and walked in.
Francis followed her in, trying to hide his smile. He closed the door behind him and stood in front of Pam's desk.
Pam spoke up. "Now, what are you talking about?"
Francis reached into his pocket and pulled out the gem, then showed it to Pam. "Only this, Doctor Jennings."
She leaned forward over her desk and stared at it. "Why, what is that? It's... very... captivating..."
Francis watched Pam for a moment. This was the most anyone had resisted the gem in his experience. He decided to push the process a little. "Yes, look at this gem. Look deeply at it. You want to look at it more and more."
Pam shook her head, her red hair waving back and forth, and closed her eyes for a moment, then said, "No, it's some sort of trick."
Francis said, "It's no trick. Just look at it."
Pam opened her eyes again and stared at the gem. Her shoulders slumped and she slid back in her chair, still looking at the gem.
Francis said, "You will obey me."
Pam said, "No, I..."
Francis held the gem closer to her and repeated, "You will obey me. Say it."
Pam continued to gaze at the gem. "I will obey you."
Francis walked around to Pam's side of the desk and held the gem right in front of her eyes. "You are my slave. Say it."
"I am your slave."
"You will follow my commands, willingly. Say it."
"I will follow your commands, willingly."
Francis continued, "You will refer to me as Master when we are alone or with others I control. You will act normally if I am not with you or we are with others I do not control. However, you will still be my slave and follow my instructions, but in such a way as to not reveal that you are my willing slave." He paused for a moment, then asked, "Who am I?"
Pam looked at the gem (still) and replied, "My master."
Francis thought about the two girls outside, and suddenly got an idea... |