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Playing With Fire — Description

This is my 450th caption. Time for Agent Chloe White to make another appearance. This is part of an ongoing battle between the Junebug Talent Agency and the Agents of Freedom.

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When you play with fire you are likely to get burned.

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Playing With Fire was a show that tried to warn children, teens, and anyone else who happened to be watching about the dangers of the Junebug Talent Agency. Agent Chloe White of the Agents Of Freedom was part of the main cast. Her character was a cheerleader well liked by most of her peers. Most people thought she had it made.

However, there was a hidden danger. A shady looking man who belonged to an unnamed talent agency knew Chloe was talented and promised her a career in singing and acting. Chloe said she would think about it but had yet to make a decision one way or the other. Mr. Hunter would definitely not like their portrayal of him.

For Chloe, there was a much closer potential danger. Another member of the cast was Gloria, formerly Gordon, who was a client of the Junebug Talent Agency. Although not directly involved with Mr. Hunter, she should have been able to see the references to the Junebug Talent Agency. However, her hypnotic conditioning was too strong. She knew it dealt with a corrupt talent agency but she did not think it was her own.

With several members of the Junebug Talent Agency either in the supporting cast or working behind the scenes, Gloria was not a threat to Chloe. The real danger came from Agent Magenta Smith who was a double agent for the Junebug Talent Agency. It would not be too difficult for her to give them misinformation that would put them in real physical danger. All she needed to do was wait for the right moment.

The other members of the Agents Of Freedom arranged for Chloe and Gloria to spend some time by themselves. This was the chance Chloe needed to break Gloria from her hypnotic conditioning while the Junebug Talent Agency was not around. Chloe started by talking about the movie and asking Gloria what she thought of it. She recognized the theme but was unaware she had already made a similar deal with Ms. Brenton.

Chloe had dealt with situations like this before but Gloria was more difficult to convince. She did not want to accept the danger. Chloe suggested teaching Gloria some of the cheerleading moves she had learned for the movie. They could even ask if her character could try out for cheerleading in a future episode.

"If they do that, do you think she will make the squad?" wondered Gloria.

"They will probably do whatever they think is best for the story," said Chloe.

Gradually, Chloe showed her warmth and compassion. The kind that would not be found where she was. In the middle of practicing cheerleading moves, Gloria held her head and fell to the ground. She was resisting her conditioning enough to activate the memory wipe. Chloe called for the other agents who immediately came to her aid. They had to act quickly!

Without putting pressure on her, they asked her many questions about her past. That would keep her thinking about it. Gloria remembered stars swirling about her name which was in lights. This type of hypnosis was new to them. It was one they could soon learn to counter.

At the moment, the important thing was keeping Gloria safe and keeping as many of her memories as possible. They put her in the medical room and promised to take good care of her. She remembered her time with the Junebug Talent Agent. She even remembered the hypnosis itself. What she did not remember was her time before. Her memories as Gordon had not been recovered.

As Gloria recovered, Chloe thought about her own ordeal with that kind of hypnosis. Intelligent people could come up with many different ways to resist hypnosis but basic human emotions should never be forgotten, especially compassion.