Lily Vs. Marianne

"Basically yes. You'd want to keep it in that dormant state when it's not as hot. That should work." She said, not as certain as she sounded.

“What makes that different from how I use it in fighting? Why doesn’t my opponent get pulled towards me or why won’t my clothes burn up?” Lily asked.

"Well the clothes aren't alive for a start. And it's not just about the essence. You also have to treat the clothes as a part of yourself, as natural an extension of your morphic field as your limbs. Only them will you be able to instantly put them on." The maid explained.

“Okay...” Lily says, sounding completely unsure about this.

"It's not important right now. First I need to get you set up in your new role." The maid said taking putting a hand on Lily's chin and directing the ninja to look into her glowing eyes. "Look deep into my eyes and sink for me darling." She said sweetly.

Lily did as she was commanded and sunk into the woman’s eyes.

"Your name will be Iris and you're my new assistant maid. You project an air of demure servitude, but in reality underneath lies a cunning and dangerous seductress, eager to use her wiles to get what she wants. Your first job is to lure the master of this house away from his guests for me, and to keep them busy while I work. Of course if you can then turn them into your mindless playthings in the meanwhile they'll be a little bonus in it for you. But first focus on just distracting them." The maid said, giving Iris her instructions. "And you can call me Madam Marianne."

As she was given a name, Iris’s posture became better and a more confident and or cocky smile spread across her face. “Of course, Madam Marianne,” She says with a curtsy, “I’ll make sure to give them a nice warm welcome.”

"It's not important how you get the master alone. What matters is that you get him alone long enough for me to take him upstairs. After that the guests are all yours." Marianne told her before bustling off to the kitchen to prepare some aphrodisiac treats to help Iris in her duties.

“So what kind of aphrodisiac is that, fast acting or delayed?” Iris asked as they prepped the treats.

"Which would you prefer? You'll be the one using them." Marianne asked as she prepared several different vials.

“Fast acting,” Iris says, “But I’ll also infuse some of my essence into the treats so it also has a delayed effect.”

Marianne raised an eyebrow before giving Iris an approving nod. "Go ahead." She said, passing Iris the batter.

Iris mixes the aphrodisiac, the batter, and her magic all together before through it into an oven. “So, you got any details on the master and their guest that would be nice to know ahead of time, Madam Marianne?”

Marianne gave a description of the master and explained that he'd be here with another man and two women, but beyond that she didn't really know anything about them.

“And how do you purpose we separate the master and his guests?” Iris asked as she took the treats out of the ocean, put some toppings on them and infused more of her magic into them.

"Well the master has a reputation as a rather lecherous man. If you can imply he'd get a bit of action he'll probably follow you anywhere. Although you'll want to be subtle about it, least the guests get suspicious." Marianne suggested. "Or you could just imply that he's needed somewhere, although if it fails he'll quickly get suspicious."

“Okay, I have an idea of what to say,” Iris says, “They should be here soon, right?”

"Yep. Any minute now." Marianne said as she put the finishing touches on the food and the cleaning. Suddenly there came a knock at the door. "I gotta hide. See you soon." She added with a wink before scuttling off.

Putting on the appearance of a inexperienced, nervous maid, Iris rushed to the door and opened it. “W-welcome home, master~” She said with a curtsy.

At the door was the master of the house and the three guests Marianne had described. "Ah the help is already here. Good." The master said as he and his guests walked right in and moved to sit down in the sitting room, idly chatting amongst themselves.

“N-now master, this is my first day here,” Iris stammers, “S-so I was hoping you could um, quickly break me in?” As she says this, she gives the man a quick wink and shakes her hips a little.

The master watched her attractive motions as a predatory smile spread across his face. "Of course. It is my duty to insure every maid is properly trained and instructed." He chuckled, standing up to follow her.

“T-thank you master,” She says as she leads him up stairs, “I assure you I’m very good with my hands and can handle anything you throw at me, no matter the size.”

As she spoke his smile grew wider. As soon as they were upstairs he looked like he was about to grab her, but before he could do anything Marianne glided forth from the shadows and pulled him into a spellbinding kiss, her enchanting eyes ensnaring him. "Now master. I believe we have some important things to discuss regarding the governance of the house." She told him as she began to pull him to another part of the house. "Iris, do keep the guests busy." She added with a wink as she and the master disappeared.