Austin mindlessly marches after the wolf principal. His black tail sways back and forth teasingly, and Austin’s glazed-over eyes sleepily follow the swinging left, right, left right…
‘You know, Austin… I really did enjoy watching you play baseball for me. Such a good, eager pup… I’m glad I expanded my college into sports, seeing you and your teammates bonding together naked on my field was quite the arousing experience,’ the principal teases.
The wolf student’s mind is too foggy to even register what Damian is saying, but his cock remembers, aching against his underwear and pants. Something deep down in his subconscious wants to strip naked for the principal. Not quite his inner voice, but a near primal urge, giving him the feeling that he’s supposed to be naked for the wolf. Still, though, lacking the command to do so means he has to remain fully clothed. This is Master Shihai’s domain, after all.
Behind the two, the synth continues to lead Robin after Damian and Austin. The deer boy is slowly marching forwards, slightly stumbling as he fights the pull of blissful sleep. With the synth making sure the deer boy stays as upright as his tranced body allows, the four approach the mansion, taking a slight left in front of the house. They continue to follow a side path that leads them around the villa, seemingly stretching on forever. The four pass by a large conference hall with windows obscured by large curtains. While Austin and Robin are too deep in their blissful blankness to pay attention to it, the principal and the synth hear the excited chatter of many different exchange attendees in the room just behind the windows. Finally, as they reach the far-left end of the mansion, a servant waiting there opens a side door for them, leading into a large theater connected to the conference hall. Inside the theater, a handful of attendees are slumped forwards or sideways in their chairs.
‘Have fun, Austin,’ Damian says as he slaps the wolf boy on his ass, gesturing him inside the theater.
Austin steps into the warm theater, closely followed by Robin, as Damian and the synth turn back around to head towards the mansion entrance. The two follow behind a servant, silently guiding them towards two empty seats. The wolf boy sits down in one of the red cinema chairs, sinking into the cushion as he’s finally able to give in to the relaxation of his trance again without the need to keep himself standing upright. His head slumps to the side, sinking towards his left shoulder, then leaning against the scruffy head of a burgundy-furred slugcat. On the other side, Robin takes the seat left empty next to him. Once Robin is seated, the theater door is closed, leaving the room fully darkened except for the many purple collar-gems lighting up the room, keeping all the attendees in a deep trance.
For a while, the room remains silent aside for the purple gems buzzing, allowing Austin’s trance to stretch on and on, his consciousness floating through a deep dark sleepiness. His thoughts are foggy, distant and quiet, and the ones that do pierce through the veil are thoughts that help him relax deeper. Observations of how comfy his seat is, how milky-warm the fog emanating from the collar is, how good it feels to be deep for Master Shihai. Then, all the collars buzz once as the lights fade out, and the screen in the theater comes to life. The theater is shortly filled with noises of confusion as everyone wakes up from their trance. A general sense of confusion stays subdued by the shared embarrassment of having used a neighbor as a pillow in their trance.
‘A-ah, so sorry,’ Austin mumbles as he lifts his head up from the slugcat’s shoulder.
‘Oh, it’s okay, really!!’ the slugcat responds as they use one of their angelic wings to wipe away some of Austin’s drool from their shoulders.
Next to Austin, Robin has also woken up from his daze. The deer looks through the cinema with a mildly disoriented gaze, before turning to his wolf boy neighbor.
‘Dude, where are we? Last I remember, we were in that van, then the synth got in and apparently it was sleepy time again.’
‘I don’t know, but it looks like we’re in some sort of cinema…?’ Austin responds. He turns to his left again, facing the slugcat.
‘Do you know where you are?’
The slugcat shakes their head.
‘No idea, sorry…’
As the sounds of confusion die down and the attendees mingle with each other, they’re all suddenly hushed when the screen begins to play a familiar sight. Starting as a small circle in the middle, but quickly spreading out wide to fill the entire screen, a golden and salmon-pink spiral begins to swirl. In the center, a single word flashes once, drawing all of their gazes simultaneously inwards.
Happy Hypnovember everybody! For 2026, I am writing a sequel to my story Exhibition Match, featuring the athletic Austin, theater kid Luc, and many many many cameos with my fans, friends and followers! --- Under Master Shihai's command, Austin and Robin follow their handlers as they are led toward a separate area of the mansion. Alongside a bunch of other attendees, they, too, finally learn what is to happen to them at the exchange. --- Featuring (short) cameos from Robin, Digi and Stardust
![Akko's Hypnovember 2026 Day 9 - The Mansion [L]](https://sf.ib.metapix.net/thumbnails/medium/6225/6225831_Akkobold_chapter_9_-_the_mansion_l_.jpg "Akko's Hypnovember 2026 Day 9 - The Mansion [L]")
