"It's like I see you as a toddler, and I have to treat you like one." Tonya lamented, fully aware of the effects her words were having on the teen. If she can even call herself a teen anymore. Leah felt a surge of unspent energy rush through her, making standing still impossible. Her brain felt fuzzy as parts she was used to were cut off, noticing that the familiar words in the stall became familiar letters. Though Leah was no less lucid or aware, she felt herself become exactly what Tonya was seeing her as.
"Tonya, if ya don stawp, I weawy will become a toddlah!" Leah cried.
"I-I know! I don't know what to do, I can't stop it!" Tonya shouted as she picked up Leah's soiled underwear and casually threw it away, "Look, be a *good girl* and *stay right here* while I get some diapers. We'll figure something out, I promise!" Tonya said, forcing herself to run out of the room. Leah was half tempted to just make a run for it, but felt that would be both humiliating and a little mean. She let's out a sigh as she stood to close the stall door and lock it. Leah feels like things will only get worse the longer the two of them are together, but she hates the idea of abandoning her best friend. That, and she felt compelled to follow Tonya's orders: not forced, compelled.
Leah gasped as she realized she wasn't losing control like earlier; she felt that, if she wanted, she could just leave. The funny thing was...she just didn't want to. It's as if she wanted to prove to her 'babysitter' she CAN be a good girl and follow directions. She realized the same was for sucking her thumb: she still felt the urge (and knew that doing so would make her feel better), but she also knew she was just touching a toilet and that would be super gross. The hypnosis was clearly still conditioning her, but it felt significantly better than being a prisoner in her own body.
Luckily, no one else entered the room before Tonya returned, knocking on the stall door. Leah opened it to find she had gotten more than just diapers, she had a diaper bag and other supplies.
"I-I couldn't stop myself from buying more things, cause you're sucking your thumb and that'll make it pruny, so I got a pacifier. I also got a few other outfits, just in case this one gets dirty. I tried to get something more adult, but then I remembered you were a toddler, and the more I thought about it the cuter I thought you'd look in a little dress, and then I kept getting more and more, and the price kept going up, and-"
"Tonya, wewax. A paci would help."
Tonya blinked in surprise mid-rant. "O-oh? Um, here." She reached in and pulled out a pacifier, plopping it in Leah's mouth herself. Leah allowed herself to suck it, feeling the strange but slowly familiar clam that it brought.
"Let's get you changed quickly, then we'll figure something out. Okay?" She picked up Leah without much warning, but Leah was a bit more prepared this time. Tonya pulled down the changing station and laid her upon it, looking distressed but committed to making this as quick as possible. Leah's embarrassment over being diapered by her best friend was dulled by Tonya's own discomfort, despite the fact that she moved with efficiency. Leah didn't have time to be embarrassed before it was done, curiously touching her new puffy underwear with a morbid curiosity.
"Okay, that was probably more mortifying for you than it was for me, but...damn it, Leah, this isn't getting better! I can't fight this, and it's clear I'm making you worse!" Tonya was on the verge of tears, looking truly devastated at the situation. It made Leah feel both guilty and a little touched that Tonya cared so much; they were both puppets, but Tonya is definitely in the least humiliating position.
"I think...we need to separate. Before this gets worse. I know you don't like Tina, but being in her care can't be worse than being in mine right now."
"Wha?" Leah sat up, trying to meet Tonya's eyes but the older teen turned away, "You don undahstand, Tina is way wuhse! I want you-"
"I'm hurting you, Leah, and I'm powerless to stop it!" Tonya screamed as she jerked around, tears running down her face, "It's not fair that you're forced to be a toddler after a lifetime of being treated like one! It's worse when I'm the one doing it!"
The emotional outburst caught Leah off guard. She never realized how upset Tonya was towards how people treated her, just happy that there was someone who made her feel like an equal. A part of her feels touched, but she mostly just feels sad. Can she really not rely on her friend anymore? Can they even BE friends anymore? Leah felt herself tearing up at the thought, but the reality of the situation was clear. What should she do?