Admit someone is controlling you, but give her a fake name

Author’s note: that probably wasn’t a good idea

“Okay, you know what? Fine. Fuck you. His name is Ronald Henderson.”

Her face falls.
“Wait, really?”

“Yeah, and if you wouldn’t have been so--”

She hugs you, unexpectedly.
“Okay, just come with me and we’ll get you out of this.”

She leads you out of the party. This should feel good -- you might actually get the devils off your back. But instead of relief all you can feel is dread. This girl will be no match for actual magical beings.

Over the next hour you try to convince her to drop it, but, true to her heart, she’s committed to the cause. And she won’t stop apologizing for misreading the situation at the party. At this point it’s getting annoying. After you assure her that this Ronald isn’t actually dangerous, she demands that you let her drive both of you to him so she can give him a piece of her mind. Not knowing how to derail this train, you tell her the devils’ address.

While you didn’t manage to convince her to back down, you did secure some room to talk to the devils before she meets them. She stands right outside their apartment door and tells you she’s calling the cops if she hears anything out of line. You repeat that that won’t be necessary and knock on the door.

It opens without so much as a footstep from the other side. In the doorway is standing Cassius.

“Hey Ronald, we need to talk about something. Can I come in?”

“Of course,” he says with his signature grin and charismatic voice, not flinching at your made-up name.

The door shuts behind you.

“We know exactly what happened, and we think it’s great.”

“Y-you do?” you stammer.

“Well, in a way. You did break a serious rule, of course. But we decided that the best way to handle this will be by enrolling your new friend, too.”

“What! You can’t take her! I won’t let you!”

“That’s what I thought you’d say, so unfortunately you’ll have to sit this one out. But you can still watch.”

“You slimy little son-of-a--”

“And it takes care of your punishment. You just have to watch as we do to her exactly what we did to you at the beginning. Maybe it’ll bring back some good memories for you.”

“RUN!”
Is what you try to yell through the door. Unfortunately, you’re already frozen, so you don't make a single sound.

“Cecilia! Do you mind getting this one tied up and ready to watch while I handle the other one? Might want to get a gag, too.”

Unfortunately, this doesn’t fit into the main story, so I’m going to have to leave it orphaned as a Bad Ending. We have other paths to explore. Press “Previous Chapter” to get back to the story.