The Doll Academy 3: Extra Credit

I'm been in the mood to do a longer arc for some time now, and these Doll Academy stories are moving well enough to justify hanging around, so I've decided to stay on them a bit and begin numbering them. (No promises that I won't put out something else if that's what pops into my head, but I have several more ideas to flesh out in this world, bare minimum.)

This one is a sequel to Passing Notes, with Tony assigning Maggie a mission on her first trip outside the school. I'll continue to just number the new ones, and probably leave the first two alone.

Either way, here's the new one:

Excerpt:

“Do you know Julie or Phoebe? Spend any time with them?” Spencer sounded a lot more curious about that. His touch was firmer as he spoke. 

“Yes, Master,” I nodded and said, “We’re not close, but we attend many of the same classes. They’re both in Etiquette with me, attend the same gym sessions and so on.” I wasn’t supposed to talk about what all three of us did with Tony, not even with Master, so I added a little lamely, “We’ve hung out sometimes.” 

“So you girls do have free time?” Spencer asked, “What’s…” he hesitated, “What’s life like there?” 

I shrugged and said, “It’s just a private college, Master. The only real difference is that we can’t have any contact with the outside world without permission.” 

“And that they brainwash you to be like this,” Spencer gestured at me. 

‹Brainwash You>  

The words made me shiver. I nodded and agreed, “And that, yes Master.” 

“How do they do that?” Spencer’s hand moved up my leg, and I could tell that whatever had him asking about this, my answers were turning him on. He added, “Do they drug you? Is there some kind of sci-fi machine they hook up to your brain?” 

In my head, I pictured Etiquette class, Professor Horn hypnotizing the class with films, with his beautiful voice. I opened my mouth to tell him a little about what class was like, but all that came out was a brainless and perky, “That information is proprietary. This Doll is unable to discuss it.” 

I clapped a hand over my mouth in surprise. 

Spencer cocked his head at me, then he laughed. 

Hope you enjoy it, and I hope to have the next piece out soon. :)

After edit: gah, missed some highlighting in the Amazon draft, (where I pulled the excerpt from). This is entirely my fault, and I will replace that version as soon as I am able. Sorry, folks! That'll teach me to publish so late in the evening.

Second edit: Replaced the manuscript. I don't think anybody ended up buying the dinged up version, but if you did, the new one will be live by tomorrow.