meme | #002 -- absolute obedience ( do you do you want to )

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the ABSOLUTE OBEDIENCE MEME 1. Post with your character. 2. That character is compelled to follow the orders of anyone who replies. 3. Any orders. 4. Any orders. Meme Strategy: There's nothing in the rules about whether or not your character knows s/he must obey - as well, the other character might not know that s/he must be obeyed. Play it however you like. Don't like the orders you got? Not willing to have your character follow them, even if you've had a good time up to this point? Talk to the other player, use OOC notes or PMs, try and work it out. Got some stuff you'd never want to play out? Consider making a preferences post and linking to it when you reply here. Wanna give orders that people would love to follow? Give em context. Make it a story. Is this about revenge? Working out some personal issues? Too dumb to realize that the other guy has to do whatever your guy says?

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Comments

[magnetic_magpie]

[Okay, this is kind of nice. He keeps spinning them around, teaching while leading - but he's only teaching Daniel the female steps.]

[eternaliyah]

[He grins a bit, but doesn't comment on it.]

[magnetic_magpie]

[Like he cares. This is what demanding entertainment gets you. Be glad he isn't grabbing your ass.]

[ladyaliyah]

[She winks.]

[magnetic_magpie]

[Ok, wait a minute here, suddenly smaller partner, he has to adjust his hands and steps.]

How did you do that?

[ladyaliyah]

Israel is half female.

[magnetic_magpie]

So you can just change?

[He can't stop dancing until he's told to.]

[ladyaliyah]

[still dancing is fine]

It's not really changing. Or it doesn't feel that way to me. I'm always both, I just...turn, and show the other face. I.

[ducks a little, faintly shy]

Almost never do it, actually, but. It seems to suit at the moment.

[magnetic_magpie]

Handy if someone manages to tie you up. Your clothes don't fit now.

[But he'll play with her hair.]

[ladyaliyah]

That won't happen.

[Reflexive, kneejerk, harsh. No, she doesn't like that thought at all. Half a breath, and - she won't admit an overreaction, but she leans her head into his hand a little, lets the touch soothe.]

[magnetic_magpie]

It wasn't a threat.

[Being able to be suddenly smaller would make it easier to escape is all he meant. He strokes her hair, shifting a bit, holding as he swings into a different step.]

[ladyaliyah]

I know.

[It's not a possibility, except for how of course, in the vastness of the universe, of course it is. And she hates that.]

[magnetic_magpie]

Okay.

[He knows all about that.]

[ladyaliyah]

You can stop if you want.

[She wonders if that works, if she doesn't phrase it as an order. She wonders if he still can't stop if he doesn't want to.]

[magnetic_magpie]

[He doesn't know either, but he wants to see if he can, and he can but he's itchy feeling in his skin. Like he see needs to move.]

I hate this.

[eternaliyah]

Okay, stop.

I -

[But he promised to be honest.]

I don't hate it. I wish I did, a little. I'd hate it if it were me, and I'm sorry you have to deal with it.

[magnetic_magpie]

[He lets out a breath.]

I know you don't.

[eternaliyah]

I like being able to spend time with you without worrying about fucking up so much.

[magnetic_magpie]

[Ok, confused.]

What?

[eternaliyah]

It's just, you know, it feels like a safety net. If I say the wrong thing and you flip out then I can control the situation until I can do damage control.

So I can relax more and just enjoy being with you and. That's nice.

[magnetic_magpie]

And yet I have really no control at all.

[And we've seen how well he handles that.]

[eternaliyah]

Life sucks and then you die. Or not.

I really want to not piss you off, you have more control than you think.

[magnetic_magpie]

Doesn't seem like it from this end.

[eternaliyah]

[He laughs ruefully.]

Well, now you've got me in a corner. There's not a thing I can say to reassure you that you won't take as a threat.

[magnetic_magpie]

Poor you.