cross your fingers

"The control Stone. When you cross your index and middle fingers so that the pad of your middle finger touches the nail of your index, you trigger your control state.

While in the control state, you should feel a pulse inside of your crossed fingers. This is your sign that the power is active.

While in the control state, your mind is communicating with the stone, and the stone is interpreting your desires. To enact a desire, you must state it verbally. However, the exact syntax of the words you say is not vital to the success of your control. The stone will read your mind and understand the intention behind each command. Do not worry about a misunderstanding. The stone always knows.

Commands must be directed at an individual, influencing their behavior. The command cannot alter physical traits or bend reality. If you command an impossible task, the target will do their best to approximate this desire as closely as possible, within real limits.

For instance, the command "lick your forehead" would not result in a horrifying extension of the tounge, but simply **** the target to continually extend their tongue upward as if it were possible. If your intention was to push the target past safe limits, they might cut their tongue on their teeth. If you wished only to see them look foolish, then they won't push the boundaries of pain.

Receiving the stone is a part of a spiritual bond, and the stone is only visible to whoever controls it.

The stone will find those who need it most, appearing unassuming. Once the stone is held in hand, the holder will be imbued instantly with an understanding of how to use the stone. After this connection, the stone need only be kept nearby.

Commands with no definite ending will end whenever the fingers are uncrossed.

Commands with an explicitly unending consequence, however, may continue to apply forever unless stopped.

Commands with a conditional ending that might be impossible to reach might fall onto either category depending on the intentions of the commander.

Commands involving more than one target work identically, with each individual following the command as intended.

Commands using the Stone only impact the muscular systems of the body, and do not interfere with thoughts, opinions, or other mental processes. Targets are fully aware of the inadvertant movement of their muscles. These commands may induce speech, bowel movements, breathing, or any other muscles in the body.

Risking the loss of a life is an incapability of the stone. If a command would put an individual near ****, with or without the intention of the commander, the command will simply not be issued. Others might still hear this command, but the command will not enact. No commanded person can be **** to bodily harm themselves beyond simple surface cuts and bruises.

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