Visit of the Apprentice, Editing Banter

Story: Jennifer watched closely but she couldn’t see if it was heads or tails, it was spinning too fast. It was… It was… tails!

SG: And as usual...that dropped me, too.

(SG while editing this: "Wait, didn't this just happen the other night?")

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Story: Her head bounced back as the weight of her body started to pull her forward, while her head lolled back as her eyes rolled up into her head. A second later she landed with a thud against the chest of the hypnotist. Exactly where she wanted to be, but completely unaware of any of it.

SG: Non-editing related: nice image that pushed buttons

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Story: Christine, however, did have time to be shocked as she watched her friend, her hostage, her human shield, and her only bargaining chip, slump to the ground. She looked up at the men with a look of absolute confusion before the man furthest away from her simply shrugged with a smile and then shot her with his gun.  She had enough time for her eyes to go wide and her mouth to open in a gasp, as her shoulders tensed in surprise, and then she stopped. Completely frozen on stage. 

SG: This and Lindsey getting shot by her own teammate pushed buttons. Don't know why, but well done.

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Story: He rather enjoyed watching the people sit up, their eyes completely glassy and dilated as they moved to their seats, completely asleep on their feet. 

SG: Nice image :oP

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Story: The hypnotist was starting to snap his fingers in a slow gentle rhythm as he spoke.  Every fifth word came with another snap… snap…. snap...“That you could feel how you felt when you were on stage. Sinking deeper and deeper….” Snap… snap… snap…. “That your mind could simply fog over… and sink” Snap. “Down” Snap. “To… sleep Christine.” The last snap was directly in front of her face. 

SG: I don't know why that pushed buttons, but there you have it...also that whole thing had me just a little zoned while i was reading it.

Me: I have a video of this induction being used on [The person Laura is based on] at a stage show if you want to see it =cP

SG: you have my interest :oP (that's a yes)

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Story: “Yeah, please tell me what it is?” she said, her voice already sounding like it did back when she was hypnotized on stage.

SG: for such a small detail that's actually pretty button pushing too, because she's pretty much half out of it already. non-editing related, just thought i'd share my thought process.

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Story: “Alright Lindsey,” the hypnotist said with a grin “the word that is so strange, so bizarre, that if anyone ever reads it or hears it, it will put their mind into a deep deep sleep. A hypnotic sleep. Is simply…. Bahweepgranaweepninibong.”

SG: Ok i think i actually blanked out for a minute when i finally read that (not sure if i'm that easy or if it's just because it's late). What the heck is that word from?

ME: originaly transformers cartoon movie, it's the "universal greeting"

SG: Have you used that in an induction like that before? Or have we just talked about it before?

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Story:  Down where your imagination takes over, where the way you see the world changes completely. Where your very perception of the world is fluid and malleable. Where simple words can change everything now. You can feel that to be true…can’t you Lindsey?”

SG: I don't know why, but this just seems familiar...unless I'm just completely imagining things and every induction sounds familiar to me now. Which could be possible.

Me: It's kind of a common one for me.

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Story: She had no other response, she had no other thoughts. 

SG: Non-editing related: shivers Only one line, but damn that pushed buttons.

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Story: “You are losing your shit. You are stressed. You own a gun.” 

SG: Is that supposed to be a comforting thought for her?! :oP

Me: yes, you can shoot your problems away.

SG: jeopardy music plays what is "rejected NRA slogans"?

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Story: During this brief exchange Lindsey simply stared off into space as she thought to herself. “Steve, his name is Steve. Of course I knew that. I have always known that.” 

SG: You're doing a good job of pushing buttons here.

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Story: “You see Jen, hypnosis does not actually work on weak minded people. It only works on people who are above a certain level of intelligence. It works because of a person's imagination, and there is a clear link between imagination and intelligence. Which is why any time a person says ‘I can’t be hypnotized I’m too smart’ they are actually admitting to being too dumb.

SG: So how many times have you had to recite that to people? :oP (i could be totally wrong, i just read it and thought 'why do i feel like that's him going on a small tangent about how hypnosis works?')

Me: oh it's a tangent. your porn should be educations, you know how to do hypnosis, don't stick that there etc etc.

SG: who knew porn could be educational too :oP although if part of the education includes 'don't stick that there' then there might be bigger problems at play…

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Story: The scene was like a fantasy, but…at the same time it felt like it was a new fantasy. Like it had just recently been created. 

SG: Can't imagine why she would feel that way :oP

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Story: That seemed like an odd way to word it in her mind, but she couldn’t think of another way that fit. She was just in the middle of watching ‘Steve’ start to sweat when he pulled his hands out from under Jennifer’s and quickly and commandingly said “Sleep!” For a split second her eyes closed and then reopened,

SG: admittedly, mine did the same thing

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Story: “Is that what I look like when I’m hypnotized?” she asked herself. “So…blank, so… helpless?” It sent a shiver down her spine, in a good way.

SG: fun thing to think about :oP

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Story: “Mmmmmm,” he mused “ I do love a good reversal of power…don’t you ladies?”

SG: yeah i can't really argue with that, that was a nice little scene

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Story: She even managed a pleasure induced eye roll, all while never breaking the conversation.

SG: Well there's an image…

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