A pretty doll got me thinking about the mechanics of dolls as tists. While there’s certainly potential for hypnotized hypnotist, that’s not quite what I’m talking about. I’m thinking of a more rp-based situation with an possessed doll. The physical doll is perfectly normal, and can’t move without a puppeteer, but they strings are imbued with the will of the puppet, and anyone who touches the strings will find themselves captive to the doll. That’s not to say they’re under it’s control, though- instead, the subject finds themself compelled to move the doll in ways they don’t comprehend. They move so strangely, yet in such a way that’s just easy to follow along at the tug of seen unseen force. Swaying and drifting and spinning in the air, gradually becoming more smooth in its movements. Soon, it’s walking like a human, willing your hands to grant it an uncanny facsimile of life. With a snap, your slump forward into their grasp. The strings entangle you that much more, and you swear their eyes have started glowing, though you don’t mind anymore, do you? You’re just a thing to move around- a tool for the puppet.
