((OOC: Esther has gained a point of Lust; her new Lust rating is 1d8.  Note that since Esther seems to be a cautious girl, I am assuming you are avoiding sunlight when you use your powers unless you state otherwise (or if it's obviously impossible, like you are outside in an open field).  Being a normal human, Amalia gets no defensive roll; Esther's roll is a success.))<br/><br/>"Yep, I'm Amalia.  Nice to meet you, Meredith!"  Too trusting, this girl was.  "Oh, I don't mind.  Who are you looking for?"  Esther's next question seemed to confuse her, however.  "Cute band geek?  I'm sorry, I don't know who you mean.  Is what getting any easier?"  Further prying on the subject only served to confuse Amalia more.<br/><br/>When the subject of Mindy was brought up, Amalia's attitude immediately changed, a frown settling over her features as she rolled her eyes.  "Oh, no, not you too.  Why does everyone want to stick their nose into poor Mindy's business?  Look, her mom got her a makeover for her birthday, okay?  That's all there is too it and she is tired of being badgered about it.  Why can't you people just leave her-"<br/><br/><strong>"Seriously.  Tell me what's going on with Mindy."</strong><br/><br/>Even without being in direct sunlight, using her power sent a quick thrill of arousal through Esther.  Amalia stopped mid-sentence, her eyes seeming to glaze over.  For a few moments her mouth worked but nothing happened.  Then, she started to giggle.  Smiling conspiratorially at Esther, she gave a wink, got up, and shut the door.  She dropped down into a chair next the Esther, leaning in to whisper to her and giggling the whole time.  "Oh, alright.  I know I can trust you with anything, Meredith.  I'll tell you the truth, but you can't tell anyone, okay?"  Amalia giggled again, and glanced back and forth around the room as through searching for someone who might be listening.  Lowering her voice even more - or trying to; her excitement seemed to get the better of her - she whispered, "I.  Am in love.  With Mindy Perez!"<br/><br/>She giggled loudly, covering her mouth with one hand in an attempt to suppress the laughter.  "Crazy, isn't it?  I didn't even know I was into girls, you know.  Mindy really rocked my world.  And I don't just mean the sex, hahaha."  Whispering conspiratorially she added, "Although let me tell you, the sex is a-maz-ing!"<br/><br/>Seemingly finding nothing usual about discussing her sex life with a total stranger, Amalia took a moment to regain her composure and then spoke again.  "It all started maybe a week ago, I think.  Mindy always had this thing for caves - she wanted to be a spelunker when she grew up, I think.  Anyway, she told me that she stumbled across this weird cave out in the woods that she'd never seen before, so naturally she checked it out.  She had<em>no idea</em>what was waiting for her.  You see, she found a goddess in the caves!  A real, honest to goodness goddess!  Mindy said she was scared at first, but the goddess calmed her down and made Mindy her priestess!  That's what happened to her; not some makeover - the goddess made her beautiful!  She's so beautiful..."  Amalia seemed to go starry-eyed for a moment, then came to her senses.<br/><br/>Again she looked around the room, as if someone might have snuck in while they were gossiping.  In a voice of grave seriousness she whispered to Esther, "Listen, I trust you completely, so I'm gonna tell you this, but you have to promise not to tell<em>anyone</em>, alright?  Mindy made me promise to keep it a secret, but she should know I can't keep anything secret from you, Meredith.  Anyway, listen.  Tonight, after school, Mindy is going to show me the cave she found... and the goddess is going to make me beautiful, too!  Isn't that amazing?"