“Stacey, listen to me” said Irene. “You cannot help but to listen to me, and what I say. Relax. Take a deep breath. Breath in, and out. In and out. You are calm. You are relaxed. Your mind is a peace. You are numb inside. Your mind is empty and blank, with no thoughts now. It is an empty sheet of paper, to be written on.”

Stacey just stared ahead into space. She *was* calm and relaxed. All she sensed now was the voice she heard in her head.

“Feel me in your head” said Irene’s voice. “My words in your head. My words are becoming your thoughts. It is not me speaking them, it is *you*. Listen to my words, as they become your thoughts.”

Stacey was helpless now, ready to be reprogrammed now.