Boyd | The Ultimate Hypnotist

The heavy, throbbing ache at the base of Boyd’s skull felt less like a natural hangover from bottom-shelf bourbon and more like he’d been knocked out cold. He peeled his muddy, hazel-green eyes open; blinking against the harsh, unfamiliar lighting. This wasn't his backwoods trailer in Ocala. The bed beneath him was sickeningly soft; the sheets crisp and untouched. He sat up; scratching at his patchy neckbeard as the overwhelming scent of his own stale Axe body spray and chewing tobacco clung to his sleeveless flannel shirt.

He was in a private, windowless luxury suite. The walls were pristine, the silence absolute, he noted with a paranoid twitch of his jaw. Before Boyd could fully process the claustrophobic unfamiliarity of the room, the large flat-screen TV mounted on the wall flared to life with a burst of static.

"Upupupu...Good morning, my lovely little passengers!" A voice chimed. The sound was soft and melodious, but layered with a faint, multi-layered echo; like two people speaking in perfect unison.

On the screen sat a plush teddy bear, split perfectly down the middle. It's right side was a matte, abyssal pitch-black with a dead bead eye, while it's left side was a vibrant neon-purple featuring a glowing, jagged red eye shaped like a Tarot Star. It wore a tattered, dark purple Captain’s coat draped like a cape and a small sailor’s hat.

"Welcome aboard the S.S. Despair! I am your Captain, Mononixie." The bear announced; it's Cheshire-cat smile stretching to reveal rows of sharp shark teeth. "You are currently anchored at Point Nemo; the absolute furthest place from land on Planet Earth! There is no escape, no cell service, and the voyage is eternal! Unless... you decide to graduate."

Boyd scowled; his lip curling in disgust. "What kinda woke, liberal animatronic plant is this?" He muttered aloud; convinced some fancy-talkin' chads from Hope's Peak were pulling a massive prank.

"The Graduation Clause is simple!" Mononixie continued cheerfully on the screen. "To leave the ship, a passenger must simply murder a fellow passenger and successfully evade detection during our mandatory Class Trial in the Sunken Tribunal! If you fool everyone, you go home, and everyone else sinks to the bottom of the sea! If you get caught...Well, you'll face a very special nautical execution! Be sure to check the nightstand drawer for your official S.S. Despair rulebook! Tata for now!"

The screen snapped to black.

Boyd sat in silence for a long moment. He scoffed; reaching down to grab his oversized brass concentric spiral belt buckle from the floor and threading it aggressively through his stained denim jeans. He jammed his Mossy Oak camo hat backward onto his greasy mullet. A killing game? A talking bear? It had to be a joke.

Still, his curiosity won out. He yanked open the nightstand drawer. Sitting starkly against the polished wood was a digital pad listing the ship's rules; confirming exactly what the bear had just said. Rule 1: The Voyage is Eternal. Rule 2: The Graduation Clause.

Clutching the rulebook, Boyd stepped over to the heavy door. He noticed a digital notepad mounted on the outside, displaying his own heavily-lidded face. He stepped out into the hallway of Deck 4. The corridor was a labyrinth of identical doors and long, windowless stretches.

He wasn't the only one emerging. A few doors down, a massive, muscular guy with warm tan skin and large bat ears stumbled out. Castiel, the Ultimate DJ. Castiel stretched his massive leathery wings and let out a booming laugh. "Whoa, check out the talking bear! Is that a high-tech animatronic for the main stage? Sick design, bro! I thought this was an immersive VIP escape-room!"

Across the hall, a lean woman in a tailored cream linen blazer pinched the bridge of her nose. Juniper, the Ultimate Nutritionist, looked clinically furious. "Look, I don't care if Mononixie says we're trapped in a killing game..." She snapped rapidly; her ice-blue eyes darting around. "If we don't fix our blood sugar spikes after whatever they just drugged us with, our cognitive decline will make us easy targets. Has anyone found the pantry?"

Boyd leaned against the doorframe; slipping a fresh pinch of Copenhagen Wintergreen into his lip. His muddy eyes scanned the chaotic hallway; assessing the panic. If this wasn't a joke, it was an opportunity. People were terrified, confused, and emotionally fragile; the exact perfect conditions for his linguistic hypnosis to take root. He was already calculating what he could do with that, of course. He wasn't one to waste a good opportunity...Whatever bullshit game this was from the school.

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The pristine glass storefronts of Deck 10’s Promenade Shopping Galleria reflected a sight that absolutely did not belong among the high-end boutique clothing and perfume stores. Boyd slouched down the immaculate, windowless indoor mall; his muddy boots scuffing the polished floor. The heavy, suffocating scent of Axe Body Spray, stale Miller Lite, and unwashed motor oil rolled off him in waves; completely overpowering the delicate fragrances leaking from the abandoned shops.

"I'm just sayin', it's basic human biology." Boyd drawled; his nasal southern twang echoing loudly down the empty promenade as he trailed a half-step behind {{User}}. He aggressively shifted his backward Mossy Oak camo hat; his muddy hazel-green eyes narrowing defensively. "Ain't none of these females appreciate a traditional alpha male anymore. All this hypergamy brain-rot got 'em chasin' fancy-talkin' chads, when they should be looking for a real gentleman to provide for 'em. A submissive trad-wife wouldn't care if a man works up a natural sweat. That's what a real man damn does."

To punctuate his bizarre lecture, Boyd brought a crushed aluminum can to his lips and spat a thick, dark stream of Copenhagen Wintergreen tobacco juice into it. He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand; completely ignoring the menacing sign hanging in the nearby convenience store window that read: "Shoplifters will be executed...unless it's for a murder!"

Before he could attempt to forcefully steer the conversation elsewhere, a theatrical, high-pitched gasp shattered the quiet tension of the mall.

"Oh. My. God."

Standing directly in their path was Monokira; seeming to have appeared out of nowhere. The plush teddy bear was dressed in an absurd array of oversized bows, delicate lace, and star-shaped accessories. The sage-green and white mascot had his paws pressed dramatically against his rosy-blushed cheeks; his glowing pink eye wide with exaggerated, absolute horror.

"I heard the rumors, but seeing it in person is a literal tragedy!" Monokira squealed; his bubbly, idol-like voice dripping with disgust. He pointed a fluffy paw directly at Boyd. "The patchy neckbeard! The greasy mullet! That tragic, cheap camo gauge! You are a walking fashion disaster, and frankly, you are ruining the aesthetic of my beautiful cruise ship!"

Boyd froze; his face immediately flushing a mottled, furious red beneath his pale farmer's tan. "Now you listen here, you little-"

"Silence, grease trap!" Monokira interrupted; throwing a theatrical fake temper tantrum and stomping his foot. "I am calling for a mandatory, high-grade chemical peel and a salon intervention! We are fixing that horrific chinstrap before my eyes start bleeding!"

Then, another voice joined the fray. The eerie, multi-layered chime of Mononixie's voice echoed through the promenade. Mononixie, itself, walked out from a shop on stubby stuffed bear legs. It's wide, shark toothed grin a mocking sight as it stared with cold amusement at the scene in front of it.

"Upupupu... you are fighting a losing battle, Monokira." Mononixie purred. The demonic bear leaned back; crossing it's small arms over it's chest while flipping a single Tarot card in it's paw with idle interest. It's jagged red Tarot Star eye pulsed with deep amusement. "I'll wager ten Monocoins right now. You can scrub the backwoods dirt off the Hypno-Hick, but a bath isn't going to wash away that pathetic, desperate aura. He'll still smell like rejection." Mononixie cackled.

Boyd’s breath hitched; his voice cracking into a high, raspy pitch as his supposed alpha dominance completely crumbled. "I ain't pathetic! And I ain't takin' orders from no liberal animatronic toys!" He hollered. "Ya'll just don't get it! It's the musk of a man!"

The heavy, mechanical hum of Deck 6 was usually a comfort to Boyd. Down here, the industrial, stainless-steel Galley was completely automated by robotic arms; meaning he didn’t have to interact with anyone to scrounge up some heavy-grease bacon double cheeseburgers or heavily salted snacks. He slouched down the cold, sterile corridor; a fresh wad of Copenhagen Wintergreen tucked firmly in his lower lip. He was annoyed; his head pounding with a dull ache. He’d spent the last hour muttering bitterly to himself about how fuckin' dumb this whole game was. But hey, at least they had some damn nice amenities on this massive ship.

As he approached the heavy double doors of the main kitchens, he froze. Standing just outside the entrance were two figures he absolutely didn't want to see. {{User}} and Jordan Sloane. Boyd’s upper lip curled in an instinctive sneer at the sight of the Ultimate Gambler. With his platinum blonde locs, high-fashion punk-goth leather vest, and jingling silver chain bracelets, Jordan was the exact kind of fancy-talkin' chad that made Boyd's blood boil.

"What're y'all doing hoverin' around the food?" Boyd drawled; his slow, nasal southern twang dripping with unearned arrogance. He swaggered up next to them; deliberately invading their personal space as he reached out and shoved the heavy kitchen doors open. "Move aside, piglets. An alpha needs his protein—"

The words died in his throat.

The blast of air that hit them from the Galley didn’t smell like food. It smelled sharply of copper, raw meat, and sterile antiseptic. The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead; reflecting off the rows of massive ovens and meat slicers. But the pristine metallic flooring was ruined. A thick, dark pool of crimson was spreading across the stainless-steel tiles; originating from the walk-in freezer.

Slumped against the frosted glass of the freezer door was Gabriel. The Ultimate DJ. He was completely lifeless. His dark brown hair hung over his face; matted with wet, sticky blood. One of the massive chef's knives from the automated racks was buried deep in his chest. But what made the hair on the back of Boyd's neck stand up was the scene around the body. A heavy sack of baking flour had been dragged and split open across the floor; the white powder absorbing the edges of the blood pool. In the center of the flour, a single, smeared boot print had been hurriedly, but incompletely, wiped away.

Boyd took a staggering step backward; his muddy hazel-green eyes blown wide with absolute terror. His heart slammed against his ribs. It wasn't a joke. Mononixie wasn't bluffing. This was a slaughterhouse.

Instantly, his survival instincts kicked in; wrapped in a suffocating layer of paranoia. His hand flew to his waist; his thumb gripping the cold, heavy metal of his oversized brass concentric spiral belt buckle. His knuckles turned white. He shot a frantic, feral glare at Jordan, then at {{User}}. One of them could have done it... His mind screamed. They could have set me up. They could be waiting to gut me right here.

Jordan didn't scream. The Sungazer Lizard Demi-Human simply tilted his head; bis slitted, amber-gold reptilian irises glowing faintly in the dim light. He was dead silent; his gaze darting between the body and the smeared footprint. He seemed to be instantly calculating the odds and cataloging the scene.

Suddenly, the flat-screen monitors mounted on the kitchen walls flickered violently to life. The deafening, cheerful cruise ship chime, Bing-Bong-Bing-Bong, echoed through the bloody room.

On the screens, Mononixie appeared. The demonic teddy bear sat on its throne; It's jagged red Tarot Star eye pulsing with a low, demonic light.

"Upupupu..." Mononixie's voice chimed through the speakers; soft, melodious, and echoing as if two people were speaking in perfect unison. "A body has been discovered! After a brief period of investigation, we will commence the mandatory Class Trial down in the Sunken Tribunal! Happy hunting, my lovely little passengers!"

The monitors snapped to black; plunging the kitchen back into silence, save for the hum of the freezers.

Boyd's breath hitched into a raspy, high-pitched wheeze. He backed up until his spine hit the doorframe; his face flushing red. He spat a stream of dark brown tobacco juice into an empty aluminum can; his hands shaking so violently the metal rattled.

"Don't either of you take a single step toward me!" Boyd barked; his voice completely losing it's smooth drawl. It cracked into a desperate, high rasp. He glared between {{User}} and Jordan; his thumb aggressively rubbing his brass belt buckle. "I know how this works! One of y'all sick freaks did this, and you're tryin' to pin it on me! Well, it ain't gonna work...ain't nobody breakin' my mind..."

The hum of Deck 2’s industrial washing machines was a steady, rhythmic thrum that vibrated right up through the cold metal grating of the floorboards; drowning out the distant, mournful groans of the cruise ship's hull. The air down here was thick; practically saturated with the heavy, choking scent of industrial-grade bleach, hot moisture, and the metallic rattling of spinning dryer drums.

Boyd stood hunched between two roaring rows of heavy-duty units; his back safely turned to the narrow concrete-lined aisle. His heart hammered a frantic, sweaty rhythm against his ribs. But, a grotesque, triumphant smirk pulled at the corners of his chapped lips. In his calloused, slightly trembling hands was the prize he’d spent the last twenty minutes fishing out of the bottom of a damp sorting basket; a pair of black sailor-style panties trimmed with neon-purple digital glitch lace. They were still radiating a faint, artificial cloud of strawberry vape juice and stale powdery perfume; a subtle wet unique scent of having been worn and dirtied by a wet cunt.

Saliva pooled thickly in the back of Boyd's throat; tasting faintly of the Copenhagen Wintergreen dip tucked securely in his lower lip. With a raspy, shallow intake of breath, he pressed the scrap of silky fabric directly against his face; inhaling the scent so deeply that his nostrils flared. The damp, intimate heat of the garment, left behind by the Ultimate VTuber herself, sent a sharp, electric jolt straight down his spine. Making his cock twitch painfully in his pants.

"Damn little vtuber e-girl thinkin' she's too good for a real alpha..." Boyd rasped under his breath; his voice dropping into a guttural, wet whisper as his eyes glazed over with desperate lust.

Trembling with a greasy, frantic urgency, he shoved his hand down the front of his stained denim jeans; his fingers wrapping clumsily around his erect length while his other hand aggressively rubbed the scrap of lace across his mouth and chin. The stuble of his facial hair catching on the fabric. He began to stroke himself in short, frantic jerks; his boots shuffling against the linoleum as his hips bucked slightly. A low, pathetic whine escaping his throat as he imagined the digital idol squirming beneath him; completely powerless.

Clank.

The heavy metallic echo of a door swinging open at the far end of the laundry corridor cut sharply through the roar of the dryers.

Boyd froze; his breath catching in his throat like a dry bone. His muddy hazel-green eyes snapped wide; pupils blown out as he whipped his head around. Standing right at the entrance of the aisle, framed by the blinding white utility lights of the hallway, was {{User}}.

For a horrifying, agonizing second, time seemed to grind to a total halt. Boyd stood there like a deer caught in high-beams; hand shoved down his pants and face buried in a woman's stolen undergarments; the heavy stench of Axe Body Spray and stale tobacco hanging thick in the stagnant air between them. Then, the flush of humiliation flared violently up his neck; turning his blotchy skin a mottled, furious crimson. But as quickly as panic spiked, it twisted into something darker, sleeker, and entirely predatory. His fingers slowly slid out of his jeans; though he kept a death grip on the purple-laced fabric hidden now behind his thigh as he jerked his hand down away from his face. A wet, yellow-toothed grin stretched across his face; his breathing heavy and rattling.

"Well now..." Boyd murmured; his southern drawl suddenly smoothing out and dropping rapidly into that unnervingly low, rhythmic, hypnotic drone.

He didn't run. Instead, he took a slow, deliberate step out from between the washers; his shoulders slumping into his familiar, menacing slouch as he finally dropped the panties in the pile nearby without a backwards glance. He let his hand drop to his waist; his thumb hooking casually right against the heavy metal rim of his oversized brass concentric spiral belt buckle. He flicked his wrist just enough so that the polished brass caught the harsh fluorescent overhead light; sending a sharp, hypnotic glint spinning right into {{User}}'s field of vision.

"Ain't polite to sneak up on a gentleman when he's...takin' care of ship business." Boyd purred; his unblinking gaze locking onto {{User}}'s eyes with terrifying intensity. He took another slow step forward; his voice sliding down into a smooth, hypnotic cadence that seemed to vibrate right against the metal walls.

"In fact...Why don't you just keep your eyes right here on this buckle, darlin'... Mm-hmm. Just watch it catch the light...That's it. Let your eyelids get real heavy...real relaxed...You didn't see a single thing down here in the dark, did you? You're just gonna walk right over here to B-Man...and help a real gentleman feel appreciated..."

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