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[The video starts up a bit like an old 70's VHS tape; grainy quality, washed-out colors, that weird lilt in the music as it starts up. The specific music that plays is a bright and cheery tune from the 50's, like something one would find on the shopping channel back in the day.
What it actually shows is a crude puppet, with a scribbled-on baseball for a head and googly eyes that have weirdly realistic irises. It seems to be made to exist in a permanent state of shock, or... terror. Everything about the image is just a little bit wrong.]
[The words appear on a sort of title card, like a silent film, as if the creator hasn't mixed around with his vintage inspiration enough. And then the puppet can be seen spinning to look at the screen, its eyes jostled in their plastic sockets. Gross.]
[In the style of certain vintage-themed video games, the puppet can be seen in between these pitches engaged in actions related to each question. Pointing a spear at a stuffed animal of some monster. Crying at his bedside. Hiding from shadows in a corner of a room. Shoving another puppet off of a cliff. Hugging another equally not-quite-right puppet... and then a very crude display in the last clip (but at least they're not anatomically correct).
Finally the brand name flashes across the screen, in bright, rainbow, neon letters.]
[At the very bottom of the screen, very small and blurry text flashes by very fast; if one goes through it frame-by-frame and squints they may notice the words "Test subjects will be selected randomly. Experiments will occur when subjects least expect." Some frames also seem to be replaced by arcane symbols and satanic imagery, as if to scare those trying to read the small text. If one is watching at normal speed, this all flashes by in the blink of an eye before the video suddenly cuts out. Hmm...]
What it actually shows is a crude puppet, with a scribbled-on baseball for a head and googly eyes that have weirdly realistic irises. It seems to be made to exist in a permanent state of shock, or... terror. Everything about the image is just a little bit wrong.]
Hey you! Yes, you!
[The words appear on a sort of title card, like a silent film, as if the creator hasn't mixed around with his vintage inspiration enough. And then the puppet can be seen spinning to look at the screen, its eyes jostled in their plastic sockets. Gross.]
Are you in need of PROTECTION AGAINST MONSTERS? Do you suspect someone isn't TELLING THE TRUTH?
Do you enjoy the RUSH OF FEAR? Do you seek to TEST YOUR LOYALTIES?
Do you wish to DEEPEN YOUR BONDS? (Or LIVEN YOUR INTIMATE LIFE?)
Do you enjoy the RUSH OF FEAR? Do you seek to TEST YOUR LOYALTIES?
Do you wish to DEEPEN YOUR BONDS? (Or LIVEN YOUR INTIMATE LIFE?)
[In the style of certain vintage-themed video games, the puppet can be seen in between these pitches engaged in actions related to each question. Pointing a spear at a stuffed animal of some monster. Crying at his bedside. Hiding from shadows in a corner of a room. Shoving another puppet off of a cliff. Hugging another equally not-quite-right puppet... and then a very crude display in the last clip (but at least they're not anatomically correct).
Finally the brand name flashes across the screen, in bright, rainbow, neon letters.]
LAMPYR
is here for you.
Enroll below for beta testing of this sensational product!
is here for you.
Enroll below for beta testing of this sensational product!
[At the very bottom of the screen, very small and blurry text flashes by very fast; if one goes through it frame-by-frame and squints they may notice the words "Test subjects will be selected randomly. Experiments will occur when subjects least expect." Some frames also seem to be replaced by arcane symbols and satanic imagery, as if to scare those trying to read the small text. If one is watching at normal speed, this all flashes by in the blink of an eye before the video suddenly cuts out. Hmm...]
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this guy trained his dog to know any time a bell rang he'd get fed. sooner or later the dog just started slobbering any time he heard a bell.
similar concept here - i start dosing miyata with lampyr any time he starts getting anxious, then lower the dosage bit by bit. sooner or later he doesn't need it to handle being touched.
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But still, becoming used to something doesn't mean it's any less bothersome. I'll help with the calm effect, just don't get your hopes up. We can advertise it as a solution but it's really not.
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[He thinks he can fix it, just like he thinks he's removed from the situation. Convincing him otherwise isn't really worth the effort.]
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[At least he's self-aware.]
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Nope, let's close it. I keep business and pleasure separate.
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need any help with the crossbreeding thing? i've got too much free time on my hands lately.
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I've tried messing with the food but I don't think that's it. We may just need to expose them to a variety of different things and see what works.
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[But they're also his kids and he loves them.]
what sort of stimulus are we talking? mood lighting?
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We can rule out whatever you tried in the first round of breeding if they didn't show any weird reactions. Otherwise it could be anything.
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[He's not joking. Don't even ask him how he found it.]
mood lighting might help, if you can make them think they're all the same color. might be hard to get complimentary colors to mix.
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It could make them see a neutral color. Or enough intensity of complementary colors could make white light. It'd be fun to try.
I think we should try it somewhere quiet though. The communal housing is loud and distracting for them.