First Session: Sprinkles

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"Uh... m-maybe? The Veil, right? Pretty sure that's part of why my Dad didn't want me going out, but I don't think he actually knew about the Veil. Just had the common sense to not have a cat person running about outside."
 

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"The veil would explain why they didn't tell people in the narrow reality, but why keep it a secret from the people here, on the island?"
 

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Sprinkles fidgeted with his hands, always feeling like each question was some kind of trap. "Since I've been here, mentioning NEK0s and what they're made for leads to awkward questions and me being judged, or pitied, or whatever. People aren't really accepting to the idea of us being sold and used. I can understand why they'd keep it quiet to the people here."

Assuming "here" is real in the first place.
 

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Valli nodded carefully.

"To own another person is considered repulsive to the majority of societies on the earth, including Manta Carlos. Most people believe that all people deserve freedom, and the opportunity to choose their own path. The people at the NEK0 facility hid it because they would have been arrested if Manta Carlos had found out earlier."

He supposed it was probably time for a hard truth.
 

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"Yeah, exactly. That's part of why I want to move back home when I'm eighteen. It shouldn't be a problem if I'm happy with being owned. If it's still an issue, I'll say I'm a butler or maid or prostitute or something. Not a big difference, really. I'm still getting something out of it for my service."
 

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"Some people will still be bothered by it, but being owned is still - to some extent - an option. There are kink communities which explore servitude as an option, all within the bounds of a consensual relationship."
 

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Sprinkles dropped his legs to the ground and leaned closer, interested to hear what else Valli had to say. "Really? Do you... know where I could find them? I was looking to get into the service industry, but... mmm... Actually, never mind. I'll have to think on that, but I like knowing the option's out there."
 

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Valli had placed his hook.

"I couldn't, no. I am familiar with the community from speaking with other patients, but I'm not part of the community myself. What matters is that it does exist. But as of right now, you wouldn't find any takers."

He let that sit for a long moment, and then continued.

"In that community, consent is the most important thing of all. To recognize that someone wants to be in that scenario. To them, what happened to you is the worst thing imaginable--putting you in a position like the one they desire, but not giving you a choice."
 

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And just like that, Sprinkles leaned back into the chair, looking like a child told he couldn't have any more candy for the day.

"Not sure why you would mention it if you're just going to take that option away from me immediately. But, alright, I'll follow the laws, I won't say I want to be owned, I'll do whatever I gotta do to get by. Am I missing anything? I'm kind of..." they made a vague gesture with his hands, "tired of trying to fight back. No point in getting too serious about this if it's not real."
 

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"I didn't take it away. I simply told you that such a thing was an option one day in the future, but that it's not currently. I didn't want you to waste your time seeking it out, only to be rejected."

But he supposed it was time to deal with the elephant in the room, wasn't it? Or at least acknowledge it was there.

"It isn't unusual for people new to the island to feel as if the entire experience is... unreal. The island is so different from everywhere else that it feels like a dream, doesn't it?"
 
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