Turn Simone into the maid of dishonor

We all sat at a table near some torches. Nicole and Simone chatted among themselves while I half listened. I wanted to pull out my phone and check it, but I didn't want Nicole asking questions about why I had a second, much cheaper phone. That might lead to other people knowing about the burner phone, asking more questions, etc.

After about an hour of the two girls catching up, occasionally looking to me so that I could tell them how interesting their gossip was, I excused myself with an story about a business call to a different time zone. Nicole accepted that, but Simone rolled her eyes. Despite my earlier lie getting her to trust me on being faithful to Nicole, she still didn't believe I had a real job.

I found a corner of the hotel where Nicole wasn't likely to find me and got a better look at the app. The first thing I noticed was a notification.

BONUS XP +5! Next level in 5XP.

BONUS CASH +5!

New profile added: Simone Ito.

I found the profiles tab and looked her up.

Simone Ito

Age: 26

Occupation: VP of Ito Motors

Beliefs:

• Will Taylor is faithfully in love with Nicole Astor.

Keep going, you've almost unlocked paths for this target!

Nothing too crazy, other than a 26 year old being a VP. I'd actually heard her and her equally spoiled boyfriend talking about how they'd "earned" their powerful jobs. That was before she broke up with him for fucking Opal in the back of the yacht club.

Oh yeah, Opal. That should be fun. Nicole didn't know about the affair yet because Simone didn't want the scandal to ruin her best friend's wedding. I only knew because I'd snuck a peek at Simone's phone while she was in the bathroom a couple days ago. Opal would be arriving tomorrow. I wondered if Simone could get through the wedding without pulling out a fistful of Opal's red hair. Then I wondered if I could manipulate this situation using this new app.

I read through the instructions that came with the app. It seemed like magical nonsense, but it had worked, so I learned the rules. The part about affecting a group when you use it on someone with authority begged to be tested.

Maid of Honor is a position of authority, right?

I went back to the resort's restaurant and sat back down with the lovely ladies. They were talking about the breakup.

"You two were such a cute couple!" said Nicole. "Why did you have to break up, and why do it right before my wedding?"

"I don't want to talk about it." Simone took a long sip of her fruity drink. "I just want to move on."

I saw my chance. "If you really want to move on, you should do the classic bride's maid move and hook up with some random guy."

Simone curled up her nose in disgust. "Ew, no! I'm not that kind of girl!"

"Of course you aren't, but you are a bride's maid."

Both the women looked confused, especially Simone. Just that alone was unusual, her normal reaction to a statement like this would have been to act super insulted and then ignore me for the rest of the night. Instead, she said, "What do you mean?"

"You know how weddings are. People hook up. Especially when it's such a fantastic wedding like one on a tropical island! The bride's maids are supposed to show everyone how to have a good time, so it's normal for them to hook up a lot."

Simone's eyes went blank.

-30 BS. 60 remaining.

That was so fucking weird. It was like getting a phone notification in my brain.

"Yeah, I guess that's true," said Simone. "It's pretty normal for the bride's maids to fuck their way through the guest list. I'm just not feeling it tonight."

"Oh, come on!" said Nicole. "Don't you want to get over Rick? Fucking that cute guy at the bar is the perfect way to do it!"

Wow. Not only was it working, not only did Nicole accept Simone's sudden change in attitude, but she thought this was perfectly normal, too!

Simeone glanced at the guy, but still had some resistance. "Nicki! Aren't you little miss wait-for-marriage!"

"Well, yeah, I am, but you're not! You should go talk to him!"

She looked ****. "No, I don't think so."

I possibly could have encouraged her to do it even without the app, since she was so on the edge. I definitely could have done it with the app. But Simone hooking up with one guy wasn't enough, I wanted something broader.

"You know, Simone, it's really your obligation."

She took another big sip of her pink drink. "Obligation?"

"Yeah. Bride's maids don't just hook up because it's fun and traditional. Stress makes things go badly, and sex is a great stress reliever. Obviously the bride's maids enjoy having lots of sex, but they're also making sure that everything in the wedding goes smoothly for the bride by reducing their stress and everyone else's. You're clearly stressed from the breakup, so fucking that guy's brains out isn't just what's best for you, it's a good example for the other bride's maids."

She had to think hard about that one.

-20 BS. 40 remaining.

Simone looked at Nicole, who nodded, then finished off her drink, adjusted her sun dress to make sure the maximum amount of cleavage was on display, and got up.

Nicole and I watched her go up to the guy at the bar. It took her less than a minute to get him to leave his half full drink and follow her to her room.

"Aw, that's nice!" said Nicole. "I think she'll feel a lot better after this!"

I was hard as fuck thinking about what Simone was about to do to that lucky guy's cock. I was even more excited about what I was going to do.