Push her into liking you more.

After thinking it over, you realized the issue: she still didn’t particularly like you. Because of that, she was distrusting anything you told her, even without the app’s influence. If you wanted her, you had to switch that around.

At best, your abilities had moved you from ‘annoying pest’ to ‘tolerable roommate’, but that wasn’t enough. Heading back to where Jennifer was, you saw her turn around to face you, looking on the edge of being annoyed at you. “What’s up? I told you I’m letting it go.”

You nodded your head, but did you best to look really torn up. “I know you said that, but I’m still really sorry, Jennifer. What I said was really out of line, and I wanted to make it clear that I’m sorry.”

Exactly as you would have expected, she looked surprised to hear you saying that. Blinking, she muttered, “Oh, uh, okay. Thanks, Dustin.” It looked like she was about to go back to what she was doing before, but you had more to say.

“Actually, Jennifer, you like it when people help you with things, right?” She nodded her head, looking slightly out of it as your hypnosis went to work again. “And if someone does something you like, you should like them more, right?” She nodded again, looking completely vacant now. “Well then, if I help you with cleaning, you’d like me more, right? Because you should. You should like me more. The more I help you, the more you will like me.”

Once you were done talking, life started to return to her eyes. “Y-yeah,” she said, sounding a little unsure. “Of course I like it when people help me out, so I’ll like you more if you help me. I sh-” Jennifer stopped herself before she repeated what else you’d said, about how she should like you more, but now you knew it had really taken effect.

Smiling and nodding your own head, trying to reinforce your statements with her, you told Jennifer, “Okay then, if you clean the bathroom, I’ll clean up the living room. That’s a big thing I’m doing for you, so you should like me a lot more for it.” She took no notice of the awkward way you’d phrased it, but just nodded before turning back to cleaning. She also didn’t seem to notice that, well, the living room was already pretty clean. In a few minutes, you easily cleaned the area, before going back over to her, as she was scrubbing a toilet. “Hey, Jennifer.” She looked at you, expectantly. “I finished cleaning the living room. I helped you out a lot, so you should like me a lot more now.”

The immediate transformation was almost too much to believe. Jennifer gave you easily the biggest smile she’d ever thrown your way in all the time you’d known her. “Of course I like you a lot more now, Dustin, you did a lot for me!” She was about to go back to cleaning, but you weren’t done.

“I’m happy to hear that. Compared to before I cleaned the room, how much more do you like me? How do you think about me now?” These were things you’d know she would normally look at you as crazy for asking, but that special app made sure that wasn’t an issue.

After seeming to think on it for a second, she honestly replied, “Well, before just now I kind of thought you were annoying. You’re Marcus’s friend, so I’ve always tried to put up with you. But after what you did, I’d almost call you my friend. I’m happy we get to live together.” With that out in the open, you thought about what you could try now, now that you were in her better graces.