Story concept: A floret thinks that they are hypnotised into doing things while their affini just keeps creating a sequence of irresistible situations for them and uses saltwater injections as placebo.
Maybe the terran keeps saying things like "I'd like to see you try domesticating a human without mind control" smugly
The affini is trying to figure out how long it will take for their floret to realise that there were no drugs involved and that their feelings are genuine. And the answer is surprisingly long because florets ego is working in the opposite direction, "the compact would fall in a week if mind control wasn't a thing, and I'd be leading the charge". The affini is internally also in a tug-of-war between utter amusement of seeing a floret work through her denial and wanting to shatter the illusion with a single real injection.
How did this come about? Well, maybe the affini in question was bored. Maybe they saw the florets browser history and got inspired. Or maybe they wanted to challenge themselves.
