Chapter 1: Introduction
The college dorm room was small but tidy, with a twin bed, two dressers, and a desk. A corner of the room was taken up by a TV screen that emitted hypnotic spiral patterns in various colors. It had been programmed to display this image after Stacey's careful calculations; she had designed it herself as an aid in her own studies and now used it to control Jane's mind. The screen saver looped over and over again on its endless cycle until Jane would do what Stacey wanted without even realizing it.
Stacey would whisper commands in Jane's ear, and suddenly her roommate would be cleaning or doing her homework as if it was second nature to her.
One day, while watching the TV screen saver loop yet again, a strange fascination began to take hold of Stacey. She found herself staring at the endless spirals with a growing sense of longing and desire. The colors pulsed and swirled before her eyes, casting waves of hypnotic suggestion that she could not resist.
Stacey felt her body tingle with anticipation at the thought of what was to come. She traced a finger along the screen, feeling the heat emanating from it as if it were alive in some way.
Jane sat on the other side of their small dorm room, oblivious to everything but whatever task she had been assigned by her brainwashed roommate. Her long blonde hair fell over one shoulder and she twirled a strand around her fingers absently while working away at something that seemed all too important to Stacy's needs.