Hypnosis Doesn't Work Like That!

A story started on Jan 25th, 2019. Based on another Wattpad story, which had an interesting concept but was almost unreadable due to head-hopping first person, inconsistent tenses, and similar issues.

This version is the story of an almost-adult girl (who may be adult before the story ends). Kitty Angel is writing it without any proper planning, experimenting with the half-improvised style that seems to be popular on Wattpad, and with posting one or more chapters every day.

Characters:

• POV character: Adelaide Juniper Spenser - Mostly known as Adi. Has also been Adele, Della, or other variations at different times in her life. Huge ego, thinks she's smarter than everyone else. Never learns anything because she's so sure she knows better than everyone; falling behind in school.
  • Garfield - Adi's brother (or half-brother?). More successful, and starts the story on a foreign holiday with his father.
  • Adi's mom (Nyxoriña Spenser) - somewhat absent-minded. Works long hours, tries to be her daughter's friend but has no idea how to talk to her. Does a really good breakfast.
    • Grandma Jacobs - Adi's grandmother, presumably Nyx's mother. Died when Adi was young. Used to call her "Addykins".
    • Uncle Berenstein - Nyx's brother. They used to argue a lot. Mentioned in chapter 56
• Mr Bøzinger - Nyx's boss at one of her jobs.
• Britney Wakefield - One of Adi's best friends. Cheerful bubbly goth. Wears goth clothes, acts like a stereotypical goth, but is really a lot smarter than anyone realises, especially Adi.
• Toni Walker - Muscular tomboy with a crush on Adi. Britney's "sidekick" (Adi doesn't get this in-joke, and it drives her nuts), and third member of the group of friends at the start of the book. Has an epi-pen in her bag; Britney and Adi have taken a class on how top use it, possibly some other friends too.
  • Hendrik Walker - One of Toni's brothers. Has a nice car, which she borrows in chapter 40
  • Pea Walker - Toni's dad. Fairly well-off, works away from home a lot.
• Teachers
  • Miss Featherchase - Adi's literature teacher. Old fashioned, super strict, and not open to new ideas. Refers to students by full name. Nose looks like a beak, and her shriek of anger sounds almost like an eagle. Toni refers to her as "Leatherface".
  • Miss Catterton - Maths teacher. One of the younger teachers, has some respect from her students. Approaches them like friends until they break the rules
  • Mr Kibblesmith - Geography teacher. Addresses students as "You" and points rather than learning their names
  • Mrs Ivanovic - Known to use the school's courtyards for a crafty cigarette between lessons
• Dean Carter - Possible romantic lead, if the story gets that far. A student at the college Adi wants to go to.
  • Belle Carter - Popular girl, queen bitch. Not clear if she's really the bully Adi thinks of her as. Captain of the volleyball team. Calls Adi "Juniper", which Adi thinks is mocking.
• Lady Larsen - The hypnotist who made the files. May possibly be the same Lars mentioned in the Big Little Bus, adopting a female pseudonym.
• Moistville College staff
  • Dr Lupus - Student disability advisor. Meeting with Nyx to make sure the campus is a safe place for Adi.
  • Marina Oakenclough - Tall woman with red hair. Only her students and subordinates call her "Professor" because they're the ones who need to be most respectful. Head of Foundation Studies, so in charge of everything on foundation day.
  • Annabelle and Cherri were the guides on Adi's campus tour
  • Professor Rosewood - former psychology lecturer, also a student mental health consultant.

Places:

• Schwingford - the town where Adi's school is
  • Leonard Juiban High School
    • Grimer Street - goes past the back of the school. There's a gate where students can get onto a car park, but one of the janitors is supposed to check of ID on entry.
    • Growlithe Road - street at the front of the school. Access for vehicles is staff only, but there's a long stretch of kerb where many students are dropped off or catch the bus
  • A small shopping arcade two streets away from Toni's house. Includes:
    • Samedi's - A supermarket, at one end of the arcade. Sign declares it to be the largest branch in the chain.
    • Dominic's Pizza Yurt - at the other end of the arcade. Pretty fancy restaurant with an odd smell of incense
    • Baby Bonanza - Decorated almost entirely in pastel pinks and yellows; sells everything baby related (chapter 20)
    • Wulf, Wellspring & Sons - Pharmacy
  • Weepinbell Avenue - where Toni lives. Pretty nice neighbourhood

• Duzcheburg - A small town on the outskirts of Schwingford. Where Adi and Britney live.
  • Ting Ling Wang's - Chinese restaurant on Chansey Street. On Mom's way home from work. Huge portions, Adi's mom gets one curry for two people at times.
  • The Mercer Centre is about a half-hour drive away (at least at the speeds Toni drives, which may be a little over the limit)
    • There are shops named Sheer (where Toni expects to get accessories for Adi's smart outfit) and Dābs (which is in the same area)
    • There's an Onix Square entrance, which is a good place to stop for a snack.
    • There's also a Lairon Square.
  • The Merlinson Arcade is where Britney spends a lot of time when she wants to get away from her parents. It has a small cafe.
  • Graveller Road - near Adi's house, winding road that goes between quarries and factories. Stops as Duzcheburg Station.

• Moistville - a short train ride from Duzcheburg; if Adi is still living at home she'd have to get Mom to drive her to the station every morning.
  • Moistville College - Dean is a student there, and Adi is applying. First mentioned in chapter 36
    • Parts of the college map are colour coded, and the signposts (many of them built into fountains or sculptures) are mostly colour coded. The area around Zahl Building is buttercup yellow.
  • Lots of description in chapter 62
  • Two courtyards are Sylveon Square (where the Hammond Building is) and Glaceon Square
  • Custer Building has a lot of residences; Zahl Building has most of the theatres and some editing suites for characters doing media studies.
  • The Maverick Centre is on Arceus Road.
  • The Peckem Building is where Adi will end up living. It's a 'blush pink' on the map, and the lobby is done out in the same colours. It's the main residence block for students with special needs who don't want to be right next to their classes, and most rooms can be adapted for different needs.

Timeline

Written

• Tuesday night - listens to the file, first test
• Wednesday - triggered by mom, then by Featherchase in school. Goes home with Toni
• Thursday - triggered by Toni's dad on speakerphone. Tells friends. Triggered by Belle. Evening, gets book list from Brit and asks Mom to call her adi
• Friday - triggered by Belle in the morning. Mom finds note. Sees Belle/Dean arguing at school. Triggered by Leatherface again
• Saturday - Mom cryptically questions Adi. Its about a month until Adi's birthday. Adi and Toni go shopping at the Mercer Centre. Adi says "If I was really an adult baby" line.
• Sunday - Garfield gets home. Big argument. Mom lays down the law, and admits she knows Adi's secret.

Planned

• Sunday - Sorting out birthday presents; Mom asks Adi about the baby stuff she's seen, suggests some other things she could get like a mobile for her room. Adi embarrassed and angry. When triggered, she buys herself the mobile without thinking.
• Monday - Foundation day at Moistville College. Garfield and Adi can't get over the previous day's argument
• Tuesday - Britney wants to know if she really wants to get a cure. Adi isn't convincing.
• Wednesday - Adi goes to stay with Toni again to get away from fights with Garfield. Tries the "changing her baby name" thing, but doesn't have luck
• Thursday - Britney is convinced Adi secretly wants to be babied, but isn't sure what to do next. Talks to Mom. Toni doesn't quite believe it. Adi stays at Toni's again because she's nervous that Mom thinks she wants that stuff.
• Friday - Adi gets triggered by Belle again. Cryptic warning about asshole basketball players. Meanwhile, Mom tries to find a babysitter and interviews Dean. Adi gets home to find a parcel waiting for her, the mobile. Panics, wants to hide it before Mom finds out what it was, runs back to Toni's.
• Saturday - Toni meets Mom. Admits she's seen Adi secretly reinforcing the file. So she's convinced now.