2 days later in federal judge Samuel Kempers office
"is there a reason everyone around you ends up in some sort of polyamorous relationship Agent Harris or is this just luck" asks Judge Kempers
"you're acting like this was some sort of plan of mine, personally I don't believe in Polyamory but I don't push my beliefs onto anyone else, besides we just found evidence that Logan Reese, the teenager I'm investigating for exploitation and other charges has been electronically monitoring every female victim in my investigation since he started his perverted crime spree, while deactivated now and under our control we believe that if left to her own devices Quinn Pensky may attempt suicide because of the circumstances of the investigation" says Alexander
"and those circumstances are" asks Judge Kemper
"a chemical salt Quinn invented to change her personality to appear less annoying didn't work, that chemical salt is the same Logan used on both Trisha Kirby and Lucy Valentine, Quinn did not know at the time what Logan's true intentions were and she hadn't yet tested the chemical salt on herself at the time she handed some to Logan, when she found out what he was using it for she burned the rest of her supply and according to several witnesses Quin had repeatedly tried to set herself on fire" says Alexander
"Quinn, why did you create such a nasty creation, you nearly ended the lives of two kids" asks Judge Kempers
"I'm a scientific kind of girl, my inventions have always kept me without friends, I've had crushes on Zoey and Nicole since I first met them five years ago, while they were friendly with me, my inventions always caused Zoey or Nicole to become angry at me, I created the salt as an attempt to permanently change my personality, to kill myself in a way and become an unscientific girl who could be possible love interests of either Zoey or Nicole, I'd hated myself that much by that point, the salt didn't work as I'd intended and I'd advised Logan to stop using it, obviously he didn't, he didn't care that it was dangerous, he just wanted to use it to rape little girls, Lucy and Trisha were my friends, my only true friends and he used my failed invention against them, if it wasn't for people like Zoey or Nicole I'd be dead, they think I deserve a chance at happiness, I couldn't look myself in the mirror anymore without thinking of chemicals that could literally melt me down into goo, I don't trust myself alone, I spent the last two nights in their bed, being cuddled by them and being kissed by them, I still see myself as someone beyond redemption but Zoey and Nicole, they don't see me that way, I'm afraid that if left alone I won't be safe, that in a moment of sadness I'll make a decision that could lead to my death, I owe it to Zoey and Nicole to give myself a chance at a relationship I never thought I'd be allowed to dream of let alone live" says Quinn, sitting down away from Nicole and Zoey
"are there any situations that show attempts on Quinn Pensky's life" asks Judge Kemper as Zoey stands up
"your honor, Logan had what he called 'word games' one of the most popular was 'how many ways can you call Quinn a freak in seven minutes' during this 'game' against Quinn, Quinn would be tied to a chair, literally defenceless, they would throw stuff at her after every word, it usually ended with our friend Chase running in with a baseball bat threatening to hit anyone with it as he untied Quinn and got her out of there, Nicole was subject to a similar game, they'd tie her to a chair, usually forcing her into a bikini before tying her up to the chair, the game was called 'how many ways can you call Nicole stupid in seven minutes', though they never threw things at Nicole, their projectiles were usually in the form of threats to rape her, I'd usually run in, pick Nicole up, chair and all and carry her to the girls dorm" says Zoey
"has anyone ever followed up with those threats of rape against Nicole" asks Judge Kempers
"one guy, he'd managed to get his hands on some chloroform, anyway I was with Nicole, we'd just come out of the movies we attended with friends, the dude came upto Nicole managed to make her inhale enough for her to pass out but I'd ended up twisting his arm so bad that he couldn't use it for two months, nobody ever tried to kidnap Nicole after that, Nicole is quite sensitive to mean words, they began threatening her during the games as a way to keep 'dumb Nicole' in line" says Zoey
"Miss Zoelle Brooks, have you ever been a target of these games" asks Judge Kempers as Zoey fringes at the use of her full name
"twice, I had headphones in both times, I'm used to bullies trying to get a reaction, the guys got bored really quickly, which is why Logan had to find other ways to get under my skin" says Zoey
"if you were so close to Nicole and Quinn why not give them your headphones to use so the boys also got bored of making fun of them" asks Judge Kempers
"my headphones were quite expensive, they were a 'joining PCA' present from my dad, Nicole was scared to borrow them and Quinn outright refused when I offered them to her, Nicole never had enough money on hand to afford to replace them if they broke and Quinn was afraid they'd fall out of her ears and into one of her experiments, as much as I hated seeing them become targets I knew forcing them to borrow them would only make them resent me" says Zoey
"ok so I'm signing a four year federal protection order, to be clear this only protects you against attacks targeted at your sexual orientation and chosen romantic ideals, it does not protect you in the event of one of the three of you committing any crime, it also does not protect you from any accusations levied against you in your current case against Logan Reese, though the court will be expected to ask for the claims to be validated, if they are in anyway false or ficticous you will not be charged, now I need all three of you to sign the protection order" says Judge Kempers as he hands Alexander the order
"but there's four of us here with you" says Nicole missing the point
"man she must be one hell of a kisser, I kinda understand why she was targeted but it was still wrong" says Judge Kimpers as Quinn smirks
"she's not always this clueless your honor though she has had trouble in some subjects in school you can chalk this up to fear, fear of retaliation by Logan, he's very defensive right now, throwing out slurs in an attempt to gain sympathy of the super ultra conservative people in LA even if very few exist, he's hoping to piss off her parents just enough for them to force Nicole into hiding" says Alexander as Nicole finally understands
"Ohh he meant us girls have to sign, I'm sorry your honor, it's just my parents believe that love is only real between a man and a woman, I started dating Zoey behind their backs, I guess I'm a little nervous that adding Quinn makes it a little too hard for them to ignore, mainly because I never expected you'd let this actually happen" says Nicole signing her name
"this order protects us from their attacks hun" says Zoey signing her name and nuzzling Nicole
"oh awesome, though I'll still get scared if they find out" says Nicole as Quinn signs
"oh Nicole, you wouldn't be you if things didn't terrify you at times, so Judge do we like get a copy of this protection order or something" asks Quinn feeling a little more comfortable
"it will be mailed to Agent Harris's home, the LA, state and federal police forces will be informed of the protective order in total within a few hours I suggest you hunker down for a few days while they all bicker about how its unfair, eventually they'll agree" says Judge Kimpers as he shakes their hands
"I feel like I should thank you for being an Ally, I don't know many people that would look at our situation and say 'yes that's acceptable', thank you for helping us" says Nicole
"it's my job to look out and protect girls like you, there are many bad men in this world, some with positions of authority or wealth who abuse their positions of power, now get going, you have a milestone to celebrate" says Judge Kempers as they leave his chambers
10 minutes later in Alexander's car
"Uhh you're headed the wrong way, home is the other way" says Nicole
"Cat has a project at school, she was paired up with Tori Vega, so we're all going to her house, Lola, Dana and Trisha are there, it's where they've been staying, we'll be spending a few days there, maybe longer as we move to a new house, Lucy and Dustin deserve their own room not some guest room" says Alexander
"wait we get to visit with Lola AND Dana, I didn't know they were together" says Quinn
"they haven't been together that long, Dana's been all talk no action and Lola's been all action no talk, they're absolute polar opposites, I have no idea how they even get along let alone date" says Nicole
"I think Lola's cousin had a hand to play in that" says Zoey
"why is that" asks Quinn
"because Tori Vega is the perfect combination of sexy, smart and talented, if she wasn't already taken I'm sure Dana would have tried to kiss her, Tori Vega is THE star of Hollywood Arts, no question about it" says Zoey
"don't get greedy Zoey, Tori and her girlfriend are OFF limits, you so much as flirt with her and she will ask us to leave, she's opening her home to us as we move to a bigger and better house, one that can fit all you girls in safely, Lucy made it clear yesterday that she misses talking with Trisha in person, that something was pulling her to Trisha, I'd asked if it was the influence of her 'mom' dating a girl and a boy, she couldn't answer the question, she seemed stunned, her eyes glassed over slightly, that sounds terrifyingly similar to how you described the drug affects girls" says Alexander concerned
"did any packages arrive for her, if any did they contain a baking powder or baking soda like coating inside" asks Quinn very concerned
"yes, Cat had ordered her a sippy cup because Lucy's a little and talking about her experience sends her into regression, the box was filled with white powder, Lucy said it smelled like roses" says Nicole as Quinn begins to twitch
"he sent her a trap card, it makes her susceptible to suggestions, if Dustin makes even a passing remark about making out or anything sexual she will be unable to stop herself from following through, did you wash the sippy cup" says Quinn
"would it make her susceptible to our sexual talk as well" asks Nicole
"yes, you didn't answer my question, DID you wash the sippy cup" says Quinn
"as well as we could, how dangerous is it for Lucy" says Alexander
"if it was mixed in with her drink it's not as bad but if she leaned in to smell the rose scent then she will have inhaled a lot of it and it could be weeks before enough of it has been used up by her system for her to gain full control" says Quinn
"would she be susceptible to any talk or just sexual stuff, like if Cat was talking about her favorite food would Lucy be compelled to eat it" asks Alexander as they turn onto Tori's street
"Lucy's brain is wired differently, by that I mean the emotion area of her brain is almost twice as big as a girl her age's should be, she'd be susceptible to talk of self play, sex, making out, stripping, that kind of thing" says Quinn
"then I fear she may be naked when we arrive, Dana has been talking a lot about self play with Lola since they officially got together last week, she also had a portable dancers pole installed" says Alexander
"context matters Mr. Harris, if she's talking with Dustin his voice would be a priority over the other voices, he can override the suggestion if he's aware enough about what's going on, also a dancer's pole is great exercise, I had one in my dorm room for a time, it helped me lose twenty pounds when I first joined PCA, Lucy spent tons of time on it, she loves acrobatics, I taught her how to use it respectably, chances are she'd use it even without being in a suggestive state, the difference would be how much she's wearing, now I need to know if she went in for a big wif of the rose smelling powder" says Quinn
"I wouldn't say a big wif but she did collapse after, Dustin carried her to their room after and came back down, he had a mask on, he cleaned it up and dumped it in the pool" says Nicole
"Chlorine or salt pool Mr. Harris" asks Quinn as they pull into Tori's driveway
"Chlorine why" asks Alexander
"he destroyed it, he knew what was up, the mask proves it, since you say she collapsed you're in for three weeks of her being in and out of a suggestive state, now lets go in and see what the damage is" says Quinn as they get out and head to the front door and Dustin answers it
"I tried warning them Quinn, they wouldn't stop talking about the pole and how Dana likes to use it" says Dustin
"how much is she wearing" asks Quinn
"just her underwear, I had to tell her to keep them on or she'd have taken them off too, I'm terrified because Trisha's enjoying the show" says Dustin
"just get ready to catch her, when I say what I'm about to say she will drop like a rock" says Quinn as they head over to the pole
"Lucy get down please" begs Cat, majorly embarrassed as Dustin tries to track Lucy
"LUCILLE VALENTINE LISTEN TO ME, SLEEP" says Quinn as Lucy drops like a rock right into Dustin's arms as he lays her down and immediately starts dressing her
"this is bad, my dad would have killed me if he saw that" says Tori
"welcome to the world of suggestant trap cards Victoria Vega" says Quinn
"aww I was having fun" says Trisha clearly also under the suggestive influence
"TRISHA SLEEP" says Quinn as Trisha collapses
"Logan" asks Dana
"Logan indeed, I assume Trisha also got a package" asks Zoey
"yeah, a dress, it was covered in this weird white powder that smelled of lavender, I washed it but she took a big wiff and passed out, the dress is clean now however I nearly burned the damn thing" says Lola
"he's playing games with them, I assume Robbie told you about the phone tracking" says Quinn
"yeah and the live rape video files, I sure hope that piece of crap burns, what do you mean he's playing with them" says Dana
"he knows something we don't and it's in those files, Lucy's brain holds onto emotion in different ways than you or me Dana, Trisha is in most cases unable to process her feelings, the salt I created to change my personality, well lets just say it's hijacking them and using hearing and emotion to control them, if you were to for example say out loud that you like to use the pole while wearing almost nothing, she would hear that as a suggestion and due to the inhalation of the powdered salt compound her brain says 'DO IT', she is unable to stop herself, when Logan was raping her he would say things that would overload her emotional center, it could be anything emotional, even hate, eventually her body would just shutdown, aside from breathing and heart functions she would appear as if she was dead on any video, something Logan clearly got off on" says Quinn
"but Trisha didn't respond the same way, not at all, she seemed to completely dumb down, she would just stare at Lucy dancing on that pole giggling and laughing" says Dana confused how the same chemical can affect two people completely differently
"Trisha has feelings for girls, she likes looking at them but she can't process the feelings, in fact they make her uncomfortable so she acts out, what she does understand is how society wants her to act, girl see cute boy, must giggle, cute boy talk to girl, boy must have feeling for girl, boy ask girl out, boy must really love girl, that's how she sees emotion, she grew up in a bad home for emotional growth, she was never taught that a girl can like a girl and that it is ok to feel that way so she ignores those feelings as she was taught that they were bad, as she got older her understanding of how love works got more rigid, rigid to the point that talking about loving a girl AS a girl makes her panic" says Quinn
"but she was clearly enjoying the view, she wasn't scared, she wasn't confused and she wasn't panicking" says Tori
"that's because the salt shorts out the whole 'girl must be with boy' stuff, it allows her to express and feel the emotions she feels inside, it allows her to enjoy the beauty of another girl without fear, without shame and without pain, what you were witnessing was Trisha as Trisha, a Trisha unobstructed by the indoctrination she got growing up that a girl can ONLY be with a boy" says Quinn as Tori tilts her head confused
"so how did Logan abuse that, it's a totally different way of being controlled" asks Alexander
"by controlling them, yes they are different reactions but he knew how it interacted with parts of their body that mattered to him, even unconscious their body will still respond to his cues while he's raping them, he can force pleasure even if all they are really experiencing is pain, if he wanted their v****a to react a certain way all he would have to do is push them over the threshold with Lucy that bar got higher as the sessions got longer, on the evil salts Trisha was easy to overpower, specifically because of how her body responded to the salts he could make her top out seven or eight times before his thing was tired and finished for the day with her, it's sick, he's an evil man and I'd kill him right now" says Quinn
"if it is how you say how has he not gotten them pregnant" asks Jade having been silent until now
"quite easily, he shoves plan B pills down their throats, when they finally come to it's time to in Lucy's case head to bed and in Trisha's class attend the next class" says Quinn
"there's like no way he can get to them with commands if he doesn't have access to them right" asks Cat desperately waiting for Lucy to wake up
"no as long as he's not physically in person manipulating them he can't physically control them, but he can keep sending lovely smelling powder for them to inhale that makes them a living nightmare if we say certain things, though in fairness it might help Trisha warm up to the idea of girls being ok to like if a girl her age besides Lucy interacted with her" says Quinn
"Robbie's little sister wants to meet Trisha, he says she's been quite persistent about meeting the 'new neighbour girl' will Trisha return to normal when she comes to or will her body respond as if she's still under the spell of that salt stuff" says Tori
"a big wif of powdered evil salt compound will stay in their systems for probably three weeks but they are fully aware of what's happening and will act semi normal until a 'suggestion' is given, at which point they are compelled to do said suggestion, Robbie was made aware of the powdered stuffs potency, has his little sister been invited over yet" says Quinn
"she's been over once to talk to Tori but hasn't interacted with Trisha yet, if I'm not mistaken babe I believe she will have a present for Trisha when she is invited over, the way she talked about Trisha, it wasn't the 'I want to be friends with the new girl talk', it was 'aww she's cute' kind of talk, is it really ok to invite a girl that wants to kiss Trisha over when Trisha's in this suggestible state" asks Jade as Lucy slowly wakes up
"she's only suggestable, as long as any suggestion is interrupted or you come up with a way to prevent her hearing any sexual type suggestions she will act without fear, she might even flirt" says Quinn
"would she regret it when the effects wear off or would she be open to such a relationship" asks Tori
"three weeks of a girl her age showing genuine interest, being around people that won't tell her no or to stop being cute, it might be enough time to show real time Trisha what can happen in the real world, that what she was told growing up doesn't have to be true, but it would have to be a full three weeks, no coming and going, that could adversely affect Trisha, she might lash out if she thinks she's being controlled, that her meeting new people comes with the price of time, controlling the time frame could make her close up, the problem is that growing up she'd get attached to a girl even at a young age, then all of a sudden that friend would be gone from her life and a new girl inserted in their place, the cycle would continue until Trisha stopped connecting with girls at all, so if Robbie's little sister is to come visit she's to stay here until either she want to leave or Trisha wants her to leave, it must be their decision, no adult interference, am I understood Mr. Harris" says Quinn
"yes absolutely Trisha must be allowed to be herself, message received loud and clear, I'll be working on the case most of the day anyway at the local field office, Tori set up the meeting" says Alexander as Trisha slowly wakes up
