“Everything is normal.”
Ryan looked around to look for the source of the sound. It was strange to him, it sounded like it was his own voice. The headphones gave a loud beep.
“Everything is normal. You’ve always been able to control people.”
Ryan could’ve sworn that that wasn’t true but a large part of him told him that it was correct. Wait no, his mind was changing. Something wasn’t right. The headphones! That was it, he needed to get those off of him. Ryan placed his hands on the headphones to attempt to remove them but the headphones gave another loud buzz.
“Stop. The headphones must always stay on.”
Ryan immediately stopped what he was about to do.
“You’ve always been able to control people. Using the music playing from the headphones, you can command anyone and they will always be more than happy to please you.”
Ryan couldn’t help but believe this. He’s always been able to do this right? “This isn’t right, I shouldn’t-“
“You want this. You’ve always wanted this.”
The headphones were beeping louder than before.
“You love to control people, to be more powerful than them. No one will talk back to you. Having absolute power over the will and wants of anyone pleases you immensely.”
Ryan was losing a mental battle. Any reluctance he had was being washed away as new thoughts flooded in. He grasped his head firmly in pain of all the new memories.
“Sleep.”
Ryan stopped everything he was doing and immediately fell asleep.
“When you awaken you will be confident and dominant, you will have absolute knowledge of how to use the power of the headphones. You will have no memories of purchasing the headphones, you have always had the headphones.”
For now Ryan rests as the new commands program his mind permanently. As he rests he can faintly hear a distant voice.
“Finally, a host. I’ve been waiting years for someone to wear me. Let’s see what you do with my powers.”
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