- >You cup one hand around Sweetie's boot heel, the other at the toe area
- >"One...two...three!" Sweetie calls out
- >You curb your strength to match Sweetie's
- >After a few seconds, you feel the boot begin to slip
- >There's a muffled 'pop' as Sweetie flies backwards onto her bed, giggling
- >Your lips instinctively curve upwards in a smile, she's too cute
- >"Well that was easy, huh?" She kids
- >You chuckle
- >"Alright, now for round two!" She says, presenting her other foot
- >You position your hands as you did before
- >It's becoming difficult to focus, the scent of perfumed sweat growing more pungent
- >She must have noticed your increasingly heavy sniffing
- >It elicits another giggle
- >"What, do they stink?" She teases, wiggling her socked toes in your face
- >You feign an appropriate amount of disgust to not seem too weird
- "Do you want me to help with this one or not?"
- >You speak playfully enough to not seem like a dick
- >"Alright, alright, here we go. One...Two...Three!"
- >This one comes off much easier
- >Her socks are probably damp, allowing them to slip out easier
- >Sweetie wriggles her toes, enjoying the cool air
- "So you wanted help with something?"
- >"Oh, right!" She says, springing up off of her bed
- >"See, I've got this spell I've been working on, but I need someone to be a test dummy."
- >Oh, she was one of those
- >Some people could do magic, some people could fly
- >You can't do either
- >"It's a paralysis spell, so I kinda need a person to test it on. None of my friends want to for some reason!"
- >You can't imagine why
- "You want to paralyze me?"
- >"It doesn't hurt! You won't even feel anything, and it doesn't last very long..."
- >As she pleads, her face shifts into an adorable puppy-dog eyes sort of expression
- "Yeah, okay."
- >Her face lights up, you're not sure if you've ever seen someone this happy before
- >"Really?! Anon, you're awesome!" She does her best to contain her excitement
- >"Okay, okay, all you have to do is stand right here," she motions to the foot of her bed
- >You move into position, if you fell backwards at least you wouldn't get a head injury
- "So how does this work?"
- >"Just stand there and wait a second, I've gotta focus reeeaaaally hard to get it right."
- >Her eyes close as her face scrunches in concentration
- >She looks like some kinda wizard with the hand motions she's doing
- >Some sparks of dull pink begin to shoot out of her hands
- >You wish you could do magic
- >Suddenly a surprising 'ZAP'and a flash of white
- >...
- >You try to move your arm as a test
- >It moves
- >So can the rest of you
- "I don't think it worked."
- >Sweetie is still in her casting stance, hands raised to about shoulder height
- "Sweetie Belle, it didn't..."
- >You trail off after noticing that it did, in fact, work
- >Sweetie was stiff as a board
- >Her stomach was rising and falling as she breathed, so evidently some parts could still move
- >"I-I can't move, Anon." She mutters, her voice quivering fearfully
- "I noticed. Are you okay?"
- >She gives you a look that makes you realize how stupid that question was
- "How can I help? Should I get your sister?"
- >"No! Please don't do that, I don't want her to see that I messed up!"
- >You scoff
- "Alright, then what happens now?"
- >"Well...It shouldn't last very long," she says with a defeated tone
- >Because the rest of the spell worked just as planned, too
- >Regardless, you don't really have a choice
- >You take the downtime as an opportunity to gather some info on the spell
- "What's the desired effect? Assuming it doesn't backfire."
- >She huffs before speaking
- >"Well it's supposed to paralyze, obviously. But I couldn't even do that right. I can still move my head."
- >This girl really should have done some more practice
- >You approach her to get a better look at the spell's effects
- "What does it feel like?"
- >"Hm. It's kinda weird. Like normal except all my muscles feel really tired."
- >Her expression shows an uncomfortable curiosity with her new state
- "Can you still feel stuff?"
- >As you ask this, you make a light grab at her side
- >She squeaks and her stomach retracts and quivers as it would normally
- >"A-anon, stop! I felt it, okay?"
- >You can't help yourself
- "Really? This side too?"
- >You wriggle your fingers into her other side
- >Sweetie's head thrashes as she explodes into frantic giggles
- >Her belly is still convulsing as you tickle her, but the rest of her is still
- >It's kind of a strange sight, but too adorable to ignore
- "Anon stop, please stop! That's so unfair, I can't move! Please!"
- >She sounds genuinely scared
- >It's probably incredibly frightening, to be tickled and have no means to escape it
- >You're hit with pang of guilt
- "Sorry, sorry. I won't do it again."
- >You try to calm her down, rubbing the tickled areas in an attempt to shake off the after-tickly feelings
- >It must feel pretty good because Sweetie's quivering again, but sighing with contentment this time
- >Her nerves must be hyper-sensitive, considering she doesn't have anything else to focus on
- >Sweetie and you agree that the only thing to do is wait this out
- >It's a good thing she's so hyper because you're not the best at conversations
- >You move her onto her bed so she can pass the time a bit more comfortably
- >What seems like a half an hour passes
- >Neither of your attention span's lasts that long
- >You sit on the edge of her bed, soaking in the sight of Sweetie Belle in such a vulnerable state
- >Her face is contorted into what looks like embarrassment
- "Something wrong?"
- >"Well...Ugh, I dunno." She says, clearly having a major inner conflict
- "Can I help?"
- >I-...I have an idea, but-...Ugh."
- >You wait patiently for her to sort her thoughts
- >"I think you have to tickle me again."