Dr. Stone Convinces Sue To Roleplay With Reed In Public

"I mean, I just felt ridiculous," Sue Storm admitted. "But Reed really seemed to enjoy it, and I was kind of having fun with it. So I think we can count that as a success."

"It's a promising start," Dr. Stone said. "But have you thought about what comes next?"

Sue Storm looked out the window of Dr. Stone's office and sipped her tea. Beyond the glass, Central Park was busy, the sidewalks thronged, the streets crowded with cars. The sun shone brightly, but the Invisible Woman felt none of its warmth in this office.

"I don't know," Sue admitted.

Dr. Stone tilted her head. The round, rimless glasses on her face caught the light the way they sometimes did, so that the lenses became two circles of fire, as if the psychiatrist's eyes were glowing. Sue blinked, suddenly dizzy, and set her empty cup on the side table with a clatter.

"Perhaps," Dr. Stone said. "You should step things up a notch? Have some fun with it."

"H-how..." Sue managed. She rubbed her temple, feeling the pressure that presaged a headache.

"You've spent your adult life as an adventurer, a heroine," Dr. Stone said, adjusting the gravimetric pulse, keen to merely make Sue Storm suggestible, not cause damage. "Your excitement is tied to danger. So maybe you should get dangerous. Imagine how your roleplaying would feel if you did it in public."

Sue frowned. "But...we could get caught."

"Exactly. That's the danger. That's where the thrill lies. The possibility that the Invisible Woman could be caught texting her husband that she was sucking off a stranger in the bathroom, and then comes back to the table with her lipstick smudged..."

The Invisible Woman shuddered. She could picture just that scenario. It made her stomach twist into a knot of anxiety.

"...wouldn't that be so hot, so exciting? Risking your reputation, risking being exposed as an utter pervert and slut."

The knot in her stomach didn't go away, yet suddenly Sue's attention to it shifted. She felt the prickle on her skin, hairs standing on end; nipples hardening, thighs rubbing together as if to scratch an itch where they met. It did sound kind of exciting.

"Maybe I'll get it a try," Sue said. "If I can convince Reed of it?"

Moonstone's implants died down, the pressure on her own skull easing as she ended the use of her power.

"I'm sure he will. Please, give it a try, and report back."