may I have this trance? | Glowfic Constellation

rekindled-rose

It's been a long few years since Evangeline Treasuresong was admitted to the early psychosis prevention program, after getting involved in a cult larp that quickly became altogether too real. She's still on a light dosage of antipsychotics for "stabilization purposes" even five years later, and hasn't touched another cult larp in almost three years. Which is a shame, because like 30% of trans women, she pleats Goddess.

As of a few weeks ago, that's starting to change, though. She's hypnotizing people again, and the thrill's almost as potent as it was the first time around. Her sworn advisors have long since started advising her to get back into the scene, and at last, she's starting to settle back into the rhythm of trance.

But tonight she's back at home, in her clan compound, and browsing the internet, her fingers lingering on her Kept pendants as she mouses with her other hand. While it's not typical for someone to be more than one person's Kept, frankly, she doesn't care what the rules are supposed to be. She has two Kepts, and it's as simple as that.

Her phone beeps, and she knocks back her risperidone pill with a swig of her salt drink.

Tapping on her desk, she yawns and stretches. She needs to get up, she's turning into a fossil here at her computer.

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garden-of-selves

Star-bright Songbird - her Kept, and also her Kept's Kept - is in the office, coloring away at her desk, hunched over her work with a faraway look in her eyes.

It feels like they've always been together, but it's really only been about a decade. That's still long enough ago that Eva doesn't really remember a time without her Songbird in her arms. They're two parts of a greater whole, now, and it's so easy to linger in the small moments.

rekindled-rose

Eva just watches from the doorway for a few minutes, absorbed in the feeling of seeing someone she loves engrossed in something they love.

garden-of-selves

And then Songbird looks up at her, and smiles. "Hey," she says. "Looking for me?"

rekindled-rose

"Something like that, yeah. Mostly I just wanted someone to talk to and maybe hug?"

garden-of-selves

"Come here then." Songbird gets up out of her chair, and spreads her arms out, inviting Eva to hug her.

rekindled-rose

Eva hugs her. "Such a good Kept," she sighs. "Darling, I've been thinking..."

garden-of-selves

"About hypnosis, I presume? It's been very on your brain for the last while."

rekindled-rose

"Well, yes. I think... I think I'd like to try another cult larp, honestly. It's been forever since the last one, and I miss being a goddess. I miss going out, too - this antipsychotic dulls my emotions just enough that it's a little harder to get my butt out of the chair to get out there, you know the issue."

garden-of-selves

"Yeah, I know the issue. How about we schedule that for tomorrow evening, then? I know a good ellecol lounge; we can make it a social outing. You've certainly done enough practice one-on-one the last couple weeks that I buy you could work a crowd."

rekindled-rose

"Yeah! That sounds like it'd be perfect. Maybe keep it to a small group, three or four of your closest friends?"

garden-of-selves

"Let's say me and two others, just to give you something easy to work with up front. It's a small cult but it's still enough to give you some of the flavour of the real thing. Any particular props you'd like?"

rekindled-rose

"If you can get a room with a gas hearth behind glass it'd be nice, I've been practising flame hypnosis and it seems proper for my return to cult larping to do something a little asrai-flavoured."

garden-of-selves

"Say no more, I'll arrange it. You going to trance me too?"

rekindled-rose

"Of course! I could hardly leave my Kept out of things, could I?"

garden-of-selves

"It's a shame Sable's on a work trip right now, but I guess you gotta accept that being an inveterate nomad's kept. Still, it'll give you practice for next time with her, so..."

rekindled-rose

"Yeah, something like that. Honestly having both my Kepts in the room might be a little too much pressure for me."

garden-of-selves

"Totally understandable. Break a leg, alright? And if you wanted to make it a proper date, maybe go out to a nice restaurant beforehand, I would definitely not say no."

rekindled-rose

Eva giggles. "Mhm mhm. Gotta pay the organizer after all!"

garden-of-selves

Songbird grins back and kisses Eva's cheek. "You can pick the restaurant, you know what I like."

rekindled-rose

"I'll endeavour not to disappoint." Eva smiles, a little of her practised smoothness slipping into her voice as she leans in and kisses Songbird's forehead. "Good girl."

garden-of-selves

"Love you so much. See you tomorrow afternoon then?"

rekindled-rose