She can’t.

“I just got really angry.”

“Because I had sex with three women?" I paused, visibly thinking. "Three other women? I…uh…look, doc, you’re nice and all, but--”

“I am not hitting on you!”

“Well, no, it sounds like you’re pissed that I’m not hitting on you. But I don’t do that at work.”

“I am not--”

“Now, if we weren’t coworkers,” I looked her up and down slowly and she blushed. “but we are. So we need to act professionally. Can you do that?”

“Of course! Also, I have a boyfriend!”

“Great. So you’ve figured out why you snapped at me? Tell me.”

“I--it wasn’t about you. It’s just, I’ve been really busy at work and haven’t had time to visit my boyfriend in weeks.” +5 SP (Penelope: -5)

She was blushing and giving me an embarrassed look.

“Listen, doc, I get it. Like I said, I can’t help you and if your boyfriend’s away, well, that makes it tough, but you’re a doctor. You know people have needs. Get yourself a vibrator and take care of them, for me. All right?”

She blushed even brighter. “I most certainly will not!”

“Doc, it’s interfering with your work.”

“I can--”

“If someone else told you what you told me, what would your advice be?”

She licked her lips, “To masturbate. I will take _my _advice.” +5 SP (Penelope: 0)

I nodded. “Good. I’m clear to go?”

“Yes.”

Not sure if she was lying to me, or viewed it not as me making her cum, but in the end, I didn’t get an Orgasm Lock on her, despite checking repeatedly to see if unlocked. The rest of my day passed in ordinary work. Except I did see Una in the library. She simply wandered around, not looking for anything. After a few moments I went over.

“Looking for anything in particular?”

“Purpose,” she answered me, which was surprising, we’d barely spoken. Also, her valley-girl-esque accent contrasted weirdly with her appearance and words.

“What was your last purpose?”

“****.”

“Did you succeed?”

“Mostly. The men who shot me are dead. And I made my point to Batman and Bruce Wayne. And I beat them. I got away.”

“Then…tell me, why are you here?”

“Oh, they caught me eventually, they’re very good.” +1 SP (Una: -24)

“Did the **** help?”

“Yep.”

“Hmm…none of the self-help bullshit…read this.” I headed over and pulled _Meditations _out of the philosophy section. It wasn’t for me, but I’d read bits of it back in school, maybe it would help.

She nodded and took it. +1 SP (Una: -23)

That gave me a choice and I was sure as fuck taking it this time. I opened up her challenge.

Invisible: Una wasn’t noticed. That’s what it comes down to. Not once she was dead anyway, and not a socialite butterfly. No one really notices her, unless they pay close attention. She could escape, she could kill people, but why? She doesn’t really notice herself either. Interactions will become significantly more difficult. Reward for reaching positive submission while active: Upgrade to Invisible to Everyone But You, Una becomes actually invisible, to everyone except you. Her mind will come up with a reason for that that matches your interactions.

Vengeful: Una has to avenge even the most minor of sleights and cannot forgive. Reward for reaching positive submission while active: Upgrade to Punishment, just as Una expects to commit to ****, she expects the same for herself and will willingly accept any punishment for any reasonably phrased slight or wrong.

Socialite: Una’s literal fall from grace was only temporary. Why shouldn’t it be? She only ever killed criminals and those who robbed from her own ranks. She’s just another Gotham socialite and will get her ass out of her and back to the pinnacle of Gotham society. Or she’ll try. Her arrogant demeanor may make that tricky. Reward for reaching positive submission while active: Upgrade to Attention Whore: Una needs attention, from men, from the public, from you. She can’t bear to be ignored.

Shit. None of these were actually that good, or that evil. Much more 'meh' than the usual options...maybe because I didn't really know her? That was speculation, but it seemed likely the app was pulling from my desires and the target's nature, but it didn't actually seem to be omnipotent, just to know a lot more than me, about those things I focused on, which didn't really include Una. I'd spent more time thinking about the hole in her head than I had her...

Well, in the end, I still had a choice to make.