Pearl knows how to keep Zoey safe

Pearl’s eyes brighten with an idea. “Then just claim her consent for a bit, till we come back.”

The offer to outright claim Zoey’s consent gets you instantly hard again.

“Are you fucking serious? What happened to ‘don’t be evil’?”

“Dude, relax,” says Pearl, elbowing you lightly in the ribs. “You’ve had my consent since like, forever, and you’ve always been good with it. I’m not saying take it forever, just keep it safe for her for a couple of hours. Later, we drop by and give it back.”

You hum in thought.

How blasé Pearl is about the whole matter persuades you more than your own impulses do. But it’s not like it’s a hard sell. Your hard-on strains your jeans as you turn to the clueless clerk, your desire unchecked.

“Sure,” you decide, addressing Zoey again. “I’ll go ahead and claim your consent then, for now.”

Zoey freezes for a second - her standard reaction for whenever you use your powers on her. But then the trendy and very lightly dressed clerk frowns. “You can’t just take my consent. What if I need it?”

“Oh, you can use the rest of your consent as normal, I’m claiming it more to keep tabs on your sexual consent.”

Though you wonder if it’ll even work with Zoey not even knowing what sex is. Probably best to clarify.

“Till I say otherwise, nobody touches your body without my say so. If anyone tries anything so much as a handshake without permission, you’ll be so disgusted you’ll push them away and tell them off - and if they keep trying, you’ll do whatever you need to do to defend yourself - afterwards, you’ll tell me as soon as you can, can so I can make sure you’re okay.”

“Oh shit. Thanks for the warning.” Zoey casts a dark look at Pearl. “Hey. You helping me get dressed in the bathroom? That’s not happening again.”

“I wasn’t trying - ugh,” says Pearl, frustrated.

“Uh, Pearl doesn’t count for this,” you add.

Zoey jolts back, adjusting to this new wrinkle of logic. “Oh. Sorry Pearl, I didn’t mean that. So Chase has your consent too?”

Pearl shrugs. “Pretty much,” she says.

“When did he take it?” she asks.

“Oh, Chase’s always had my consent,” says Pearl, shrugging. “He only really started using it yesterday, though.”

Her eyes brighten with understanding. “That’s what you two were doing earlier, with the sex thing! There was a lot of touching.” Zoey gives you a speculative look. “Is he going to use mine too before he gives it back?”

You consider the idea.

Pearl smacks you upside the head. “Seriously? Don’t even think about it.”