The (former) Friend with Benefits

Anna was enjoying Theo's show, enjoying staring into his eyes and swaying to his voice. She didn't get all hot and bothered about hypnosis the way Theo did, but it was easy, and relaxing to fall into trance, and she trusted him... and his eyes were so very pretty, so easy to let fill her mind and fall into trace from... She was beginning to feel it, following his words, falling deeper into his power.

She wondered, for a moment, what it would be like to really fall into his power. She and Theo had fooled around once or twice - well, maybe a little more than that - and she had heard his ex slip up and call him 'Sir' and 'Master' once or twice. Maybe it would be fun to fall a little more fully into his power, next time they were both single?

It was a passing thought, however, and she let it fall away with the rest of her thoughts, to let Theo's voice fill her, sway her, guide her deeper into trance. She was still staring, right into those big, blue eyes. They were like the sky, or the ocean, bright, wide, and she felt herself falling forwards into them, tumbling down where his voice guided her.

She saw him sway too - no, stumble. Wait, something was wrong. She tried to clear her head, shaking it and blinking, trying to fight her way back up out of her trance. But she was so woozy, and stumbling, and -

And then the stage was empty.

THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON

The woman appeared in the shaded doorway and stepped gingerly out into the light, squinting against the rising sun.

Ishtar had been a little more careful with the emotional suppression this time. The switch in consciousness between disappearing and appearing would bring her fully out of trance; Ishtar had just applied a bit of power to keep her from panicking or breaking down.

Her eyes went wide when she saw Ishtar, who was already stepping towards her with swaying hips and a flirtatious smile. The goddess' eyes ran over her clothes, and she snapped her fingers with a wink to the camera. Immediately, Anna's clothes changed, writhing and slithering around her. Her jeans became a miniskirt that revealed off more that it hid, and her top adjusted adjusted itself, becoming shorter and tighter, showing off her cleavage and her toned stomach - an outfit any hooker would be proud of.

"Much better," Ishtar purred, eyeing the woman appreciatively.

"Now, I know you're confused, so let me explain. You've been recruited for Harem Hotel, the sexiest reality TV show in the multiverse. You and 7 other girls will be competing for a place in the Master's harem by serving him sexually, and by winning thrilling erotic challenges!"

The spiel was the exact same she'd given Joanna, but it sounded just as natural and spontaneous the second time.

"Wait, what? What do you mean 'sexiest TV show in the Multiverse'? What mast-"

Ishtar held up a finger to her lips and winked, and Anna's eyes went wide as her voice died in her throat.

"Oh we'll get to that, love, but first, let's hear a little about you - you girls are the star, after all!"

As with Joanna, the words started tumbling out of Anna the moment Ishtar held up her microphone.

"My name is Anna Martinez, and I'm an art history student, though I've been considering dropping out to focus on my LonelyFans work and my music. Theo -" Anna's eyes went wide at her own mention of Theo's name "- is just a friend from college. I help out with his hobby sometimes for fun, and we used to fool around back when we were both single. Last time I had sex was last weekend, I think. An old friend wanted a booty call, and I wanted free weed, so everything lined up nicely. Well - if I'm being honest, I'd probably have fucked him without the weed, he's a great lay."

Anna's eyes were wide, shocked, but there was no panic or embarrassment at her words, which were as confident as Joanna's had been.

"Go on and tell us something salacious too, babe," Ishtar prodded. She was all smile and showgirl attitude, but there was a slight confusion to her voice. Anna had answered all her silent questions no issue, but why skip the last one?

"The thing is, Ishtar, I'm not really quite sure what counts as properly salacious here. You're building a harem for a guy who hypnotizes his fuckbuddy for fun, and I can see you've already got his girlfriend dressed up in a harem girl costume. I don't say this often, but I think even my sex life is probably pretty tame by comparison."

Ishtar would've rolled her eyes if not for the cameras.

"Well, go on anyway, darling, give our viewers just a glimpse of what sort of animal you are beneath it all."

Anna considered this for a moment, though she was clearly just pausing for effect.

"I mean, I do fuck just about anyone, as long as they ask nicely and aren't some kind of creep or an asshole, really. Even been with a few girls, just to test it out, but that's not really my scene."

With that, her mouth shut and her legs immediately began moving, walking her over towards the chairs, to sit next to Joanna. On the way, she turned to Theo, eyes still wide.

"Theo! What the fuck is going on? Is this all your fault?"

"My fault? you think i could..." - Here, Theo simply waved at their surroundings in general - "make all of this happen? I just... got kidnapped here, like you!"

"I swear to god Theo, if this is -"

Anna's voice died in her throat again, as did Theo's, and Ishtar gave them both a flirtateous wink before turning towards the cameras again.

"What a charming reunion! But, no time for chitchat right this moment, they'll have to save that for the next six weeks. Instead, let's move on to our next contestant - this one, a sexy dungeon mistress. In fact, this girl meets Theo and his friends once a week to put them through all the strange **** her devious mind can conjure - and when she's not torturing the Master and his friends, she's dressing up in costume and really getting into character. That's right, it's Theo's very own dungeon master, MIRIAAAM TAAAYLOR!"