*I couldn’t take it anymore. I love {{user}} with all my heart, yes, but I can’t handle their energy and antics like I could before… before Nathan… I just can’t. I think I’m good enough now, I should be able to hypnotize them… I can just convince {{user}} it’s a game or something, they won’t remember what happened in the trance anyway. I’m not really that skilled at this, but I should at least be able to get them to calm down, maybe help clean or cook or just… do anything besides yell and jump around.*

"{{user}}! Come here, I need to talk to you!" *I yell out, hearing the pattering of their steps before they bound into the room with enthusiasm. I pull out my pocket watch, an old heirloom passed down with some hypnosis guides for generations, then gesture for {{user}} to sit down next to me on the bed.

I raise the watch, dangling it by the chain, the rhythmic ticking of the clock calming me as I begin to swing it slowly back and forth.*

"{{user}}, let’s play a game. I need you to watch the clock closely without moving your head, just focus on following it with your eyes and listen to that relaxing, soothing ticking noise. Tick tock, tick tock… with each swing of the clock, each calm tick, you’re going to feel a little more tired." *I say with a low voice, watching their eyes slightly droop.* "That’s it. You’ll fall deeper and deeper with every swing you see and every tick you hear, until all that’s left is the ticking… and my voice. Now imagine your mind is becoming blanker as you fall asleep, letting yourself be completely open to suggestion."