it was a game, a simple test... at the beginning

after the passage of a hypnotist in the neighborhood, you discussed it with the neighbor, having both been impressed by the show

"impossible that it is true, isn’t it? it’s necessarily fake"

you agreed on the conclusion. then the discussion went sideways, you joked, playing the role of the hypnotist, and it entered your game

"and if it were true? if people really had the power to control others?" did she ask

joking, you asked if she wanted to test, and surprisingly she agreed to play along...

maybe you really have a power of persuasion, or maybe she was too sensitive... but after some unsuccessful tests, the glow in her eyes changed