Try to Keep Up

As the day continues, everyone in the group has a chance to introduce themselves to one another. At this point, they have mostly graduated to telling stories about their past experiences. Chelsea talks about the time she made an entire crowd's clothes disappear without any of them realizing, people attempt to guess what famous movie stars Lalita has and hasn't slept with, even Noelle shares a story about how she once got drunk during karaoke night at a bar she worked at and accidental caused an orgy after a particularly raunchy song came up.

While all of the chatting is going on, Danielle sits at the dining room table, holding a familiar vial of purple liquid.

"Oh come on. Just one little sip," she insists.

"Negative. I still refuse to involve myself in your experiments," S.A.M. replies, sitting across the table.

"But I have to know. Wait, I've got it! Abigail! Can you hypnotize S.A.M. and make her drink this?" Danielle asks as she turns to Abigail, who is sitting beside her.

"Uh… I have no idea. I don't know if hypnosis even works on robots. Not that I'd do it even if I could. I have no desire to be involved in your little experiment," Abigail says bluntly.

"Fine. I guess I'll drop it. At least for now…" Danielle looks around and notices Noelle is also sitting at the table now, still sipping on her glass of wine. "What about you, Noelle? Want to help me test this baby out? I'm sure you won't even be able to taste it if I mix it in your drink."

"I-I'd rather not…" Noelle attempts to politely reject the request.

"Perhaps it would be best if you relaxed and took your mind off of your work," Pearl suggests as she joins the group.

"Did I hear that Danielle needs to relax? I can take care of that," Isa says, suddenly standing behind Danielle's chair.

Before anyone has a chance to say anything else, Isa reaches up and places her hands on Danielle's shoulders. She then begins kneading the tension out of the MILF's body with expert precision.

"Hold on a second, Isa. I didn't say… I don't… uh…" Danielle tries to protest as she quickly starts to relax.

"Shhhh… Don't worry. Just let all those pesky thoughts drift away…" Isa whispers into her ear.

Within less than a minute, Danielle's breathing has slowed considerably and her eyelids are barely open. Everyone nearby watches in awe at Isa's work. Pearl extends a hand and waves it in front of Danielle's face, but she doesn't react. Then, the young psychic lowers her hand and gives one of Danielle's boobs a cautious poke. Still no reaction. Feeling a bit bolder, she reaches down and caresses Danielle's thigh before snaking her hand into the woman's lab coat and around her body to squeeze her ass. Nothing.

"How fascinating. She doesn't seem to be aware of anything except Isa's touch and voice. It's like the two have entered a separate plane of existence," Pearl remarks as she pulls her hand back to her side.

"It is rather intriguing just how susceptible the human body is to its own pressure points," Abigail notes.

While the group continues to watch in awe as Isa works, on the other side of the room, Mona is trying to stop herself from yelling as she talks to Chelsea.

"Admit it! You cheated!" She accuses.

"I don't know what you're talking about..." Chelsea grins.

"Don't play dumb, magic girl! There's no way you had those cards at the start of the round!" Mona says.

"Oh really? And how do you know that? The only way you could possibly know what I had was if you had somehow cheated while I was out of the room. But you wouldn't have done that... right?" With each word out of her mouth, Chelsea only looks more and more smug.

"I... uh... well..." Mona starts to get flustered as she realizes her mistake. "I-I just have a feeling, okay?"

"So you don't have any evidence? Well, in that case, you really shouldn't be talking. In fact, I think you need to be punished for running your mouth when you don't actually have anything to say. Luckily, I have the perfect thing."

Chelsea speaks a phrase out in a strange, unknown language before snapping her fingers. Mona starts to complain, but as her lips move, she finds that no words come out. She very quickly starts to get upset. She stomps her feet and tries to yell, yet not a single peep is audible to anyone in the room. Chelsea enjoys watching the mute girl's tantrum for a bit before looking around the room.

"Oh! Blondie! Can you come over here real quick?" Chelsea asks as the bimbo walks by the door.

Mona's eyes go wide. She's not exactly sure what Chelsea is about to do, but it doesn't take a genius to know that she won't like it. She continually tries to speak, but all of her attempt are in vain.

"Hi! What's up?" Blondie asks excitedly.

"Mona here was just telling me how much she was hoping to get a bit of a makeover. You know, nails, makeup, maybe a new outfit. But she just doesn't know where to start. I thought you might be able to help her," Chelsea explains.

Mona shakes her head in a **** attempt to convey that she doesn't want any of that, but Blondie doesn't pay any attention to her as she squeals with delight.

"Oh my god! That sounds like so much fun! I can help!" Blondie quickly agrees.

"Great! I'll leave you two alone, since I'm sure you have a lot of work to do. Oh, and Blondie? Make sure to make everything extra girly," Chelsea says.

"Okie-dokie! She'll look so pretty by the time we're done!" Blondie replies as she starts to pull Mona out of the room, who just glares at Chelsea with a stone-cold look in her eyes.

Meanwhile, in the corner of the dining room, standing by herself, watching everyone else is Cassidy. She still can't help but feel like being here is a waste of time. Suddenly, Lalita appears in front of her with a concerned look in her eyes.

"Why are you over here by yourself, Cassidy? Are you not enjoying yourself?" The Indian woman asks.

"I see no reason to engage with any of these people. My genius is wasted on them," Cassidy answers.

"Nonsense. If you spend time with them, I'm sure you'll see that they all can provide their own interesting perspective on the world. Surely that's something worthwhile to an inventor," Lalita says.

Cassidy doesn't even respond to Lalita, instead choosing to try and not make eye contact with her. However, as Lalita continues to stand there, Cassidy begins to get more and more uncomfortable. Unsure why the hostess is not leaving her alone, Cassidy looks up and notices that Lalita is biting her lip as her eyes scan up and down Cassidy's body.

"Uh... what the hell do you think you're doing?"

"Huh? Oh! I apologize," Lalita snaps back to reality. "I don't know what's come over me. It's just... I find you very attractive right now."

"Well stop it!" Cassidy says in annoyance.

"I-I can't. It's so strange. I'm normally not into the tattooed rebel aesthetic, but something about you is just so... enticing..." Lalita practically moans as she reaches out and starts to Cassidy's arms.

"Hey! Get off of me, you horny bitch!" Cassidy yells as she tries to pull away.

"Don't be like that. I'm sure I can convince you to change your mind..."

"Yeah, right. I know you think you're some kind of super seductress, but your powers won't work on me. My will is way to strong for you."

"That's very rude of you to say. Be a dear and apologize to me," Lalita instructs.

Lalita moves on of her hands under Cassidy's chin and tilts her head up so that the two are making eye contact. Instantly, Cassidy feels herself start to become nervous as she stares into the gorgeous brown orbs in front of her.

"Um... I... I'm sorry..." she whimpers out in a weak voice.

"Much better. Now, I'd love to take the opportunity to get to know you better. Why don't we go take a walk outside? I have a lovely garden out back. You can tell me all about the different gadgets you brought with you to my house," Lalita says.

"What...? I didn't..." Cassidy tries to argue.

"Don't bother lying. I know you've stashed some equipment around the house. I want to hear all about them. I won't take no for an answer," Lalita insists, turning up the charm even more as she stares into Cassidy's eyes.

"Sh... shit..."

Lalita drags Cassidy toward the back door with a hungry look in her eyes. As she does, a few other people notice the two leave together.

"Now this is something I would very much like to see," Pearl says as she stands up and starts to follow the two out, eager to watch Cassidy under yet another person's control.

"I also find this development interesting, though I mostly would just like to leave before Danielle wakes up," S.A.M. mentions as she decides to join Pearl.

As Pearl and S.A.M. exit the dining room, Sabrina comes in.

"Where have you been?" Abigail asks as she notices Sabrina's entrance.

"Well, no one gave me a house tour, so I decided to give one to myself," Sabrina replies.

"Are you sure that's an okay thing to do? Perhaps Lalita didn't offer one for a reason," Abigail suggests, to which Sabrina just shrugs.

"She said her home was our home. It can't be my home if I don't know all the room, right?"

Even if she doesn't necessarily agree, Abigail can't really argue with that logic, so she just decides to drop the subject and move on.

Time continues to pass as the group keeps chatting about various topics. Danielle even wakes up from her little massage treatment after a few minutes. Under normal circumstances, she may have been upset at being put under without her consent, but Isa made sure to tell her that she would be totally fine with it once she woke up. About a half hour later, S.A.M. and Pearl come back into the house, but Lalita and Cassidy are still nowhere in sight.

"What happened to the lovebirds?" Isa asks.

"Things got a bit... intimate..." Pearl says, intentionally trying to be vague.

"Lalita had Cassidy perform cunnilingus on her in the gazebo. Pearl requested we give them privacy and come back inside," S.A.M. elaborates, causing Pearl to make a face at the android.

Everyone looks at each other and can't help but laugh at the thought of uptight Cassidy down on her knees eating Lalita's pussy. The evening continues on with people sharing more stories and getting to know each other better. They even play a few games to pass the time. Occasionally people will step out to run to the restroom or grab something to eat or drink or something like that, but for the most part, everyone is content to stay in the large dining room and enjoy the rest of the group's presence.

As it starts getting later and people start to open up more and more around each other, Noelle starts to fidget slightly. Chelsea notices this and leans over to her.

"You okay?" The magician ask.

"Yeah. I think I just need a second alone. I'm not used to being around so many people for so long," Noelle explains.

Chelsea simply nods and let's Noelle stand up to leave. She's about to walk out, but suddenly stops right in front of the door. She turns back around and notices Danielle eyeing the glass she left on the table.

"I probably should take this with me..." Noelle murmurs as she picks up her glass.

Danielle seems a little upset, but doesn't actually say anything. As Noelle takes her drink, everyone nods at her decision and scoots their own drinks closer to them.

"Oh, come on. I would never do anything unethical to you guys," Danielle says, though most of the people in the room doubt how truthful that statement is.

Once again, everyone goes back to conversing. Well, most people do, as not long after Noelle leaves, Sabrina also steps out to record another video for her social media. She doesn't say anything to anyone as she leaves, but based on the way she opens up the camera on her phone as she steps out, it's pretty obvious to most people what she's going to go do. After some more time passes, something seems to dawn on Chelsea.

"Hey, has anyone seen Blondie and Mona? I sent them to hang out together, and I haven't seen them since," she says, only for the rest of the group to go silent.

"I'm right here!"

Chelsea turns around to see Blondie walking through the door at that very moment.

"How long have you been there?" Abigail asks.

"Uh... I dunno..." Blondie giggles.

"Where's Mona?" Chelsea asks.

"Gosh, you guys ask really tough questions..." Blondie responds as she tries to think. However, after a few seconds, it becomes clear that the ditz is nowhere close to coming up with an answer.

"I'll go look for here," Chelsea volunteers, standing up from her seat and walking out of the room.

Not sure what else to do while they wait, the remaining women all decide to continue their discussion. That is, until they hear what sounds like a loud gasp coming from upstairs. They all go quiet and look at each other, unsure of what to do. Then, they hear the sound of someone running down the stairs. A second later, Chelsea bursts into the room, clearly winded.

"Chelsea? What happened?" Abigail asks with a bit of worry.

"We have to hurry! Something happened upstairs!" Chelsea says between heavy breaths.

There's a brief pause as everyone looks around the room. No one appears to have any idea what Chelsea's talking about. When they look back at her, they see the seriousness on her face, an emotion none of them have seen her display until now. Realizing that something must be up, everyone stands up and quickly begins following Chelsea out of the room.