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"More pain for you means more fun for me!"

-Larxene

So THAT'S where Santa's middle-aged beard went!

Especially Beast, eh?

You'd think with all the rooms in there, you'd have at least passed through a door that held the bathroom.:huh:

This is a pretty good start. If you were going to make this into a poem, though, I'd suggest inserting some line breaks and such. Kinda like:

And then maybe flesh it out a bit. It's pretty simple at the core. But the concept is good. :)

It's too bad they couldn't synch up the lip flaps. But since all the cutscenes are computer animated, nothing could be done.

I still pronounced it "Mar-LUX-ia" but I guess this other pronunciation makes it official, huh?

I'm looking forward to seeing how Derek Stephen Prince pulls off Vexen's laugh. :imslow:

I'm not defending their behavior. I'm just trying to think of how events would've happened realistically. Ideally, saving the guy's life would've been possible. However, if you were in the front or the middle of the crowd, you would've been pushed forward or, even worse, knocked to the ground and joined the other injured on the floor. If you happened to notice the guy and tried to grab a weapon, that would mean having to fight your way back against the crowd (causing more collateral damage) just to get back to the guy. By that time, it would've been too late. Same as if you were in the back of the crowd. By the time you reached the guy, it would've also been too late.

Even if a few people were able to grow their consciences back, would they still have been able to resist against a forceful crowd that was constantly pushing their way in? I don't think it would've been physically possible. They would've probably been pushed down on top of the poor guy.

I don't know. I just think that the best way to have prevented any death or injuries was before the store opened. After the mob forced their way in, there wasn't anything anyone else could've done as human nature would've taken over and doomed anyone who got in their way.

Wow. Axel and Vexen are exactly how I expected. (Was kinda weird to hear Axel say something else beside "You got me...")

Larxene was pretty good, but she didn't seem as enthusiastic in her attacks like her Japanese counterpart. It could be I'm just not used to her yet and need to hear more of her. :p

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You know, the sad part about all of this is that it's happened before. This ALWAYS happens during Black Friday. People are injured, mangled and killed for the sake of being able to save money.

However, it comes to mind that it wasn't a question if people SHOULD have helped, but COULD they have helped. Trying to help a person up with a constant stream of people flowing in one direction is like trying to fight against an ocean current. If someone tried to help the guy out, they probably wouldn't have been able to succeed because of the constant barrage of people trying to push their way in. Trying to get people's attention wasn't going to be any use. Their only focus is to save $200 on a new HD TV.

So yeah, it's sad and heartbreaking that this happened to someone who didn't deserve it. But at the same time, I wonder if it would've been possible to help the guy at all without getting swept away in the crowd's current...

1. Yes, PHT (post-hypnotic triggers) can still be deeply implanted in someone's mind, which DOES make it dangerous if the hypnotist doesn't take precautions. That's why if the hypnotist is going to do temporary suggestions, they should make sure to implant a safety net to make sure that things like that won't happen.

2. You won't do anything that you normally wouldn't do if you feel strongly about it.

3. Basically, all of the above are what COULD happen if someone corrupt or inexperienced (like stage hypnotism gone wrong) happened to put the wrong PHS (post-hypnotic suggestions) carelessly. It's not only in what the suggestion is, it's how it's worded. The subject's subconscious can take things too literally if the hypnotist isn't careful.

Also, it depends on the person's trance level as well. If they're not "deep" enough, then they'll be able to remember what they were doing with no problem. Sometimes they'll just have fragments of memories, but nothing specific as if they were sleepwalking. If a hypnotist is lucky enough to get a subject that can go REALLY deep, then the subject's responses will be that much more powerful.

I didn't say that. I just explained the responsibilities of a hypnotist and that they should always put the subject's well-being in mind before everything else.

Other factors that take place is how creative a person is or how vivid they can imagine things. The more creative, the more likely the person will go under.

Trying to fabricate false memories, though is the hypnotist's fault and not the subject's. Interrogators can sometimes do things like that, screwing with a person's memory and making them believe something that didn't really happen.

As for that other point about the extinguishing only being longer than the session, it depends on the skill of the hypnotist. That's why some subjects need more than one session to fully resolve the problem. If the hypnotist is really skilled, they'll be able to figure out what's wrong and take the necessary steps to heal those mental scars. Other times it takes time to reinforce a positive suggestion. Hypnosis is just like medicine. It's powerful, but effective if used properly and dangerous if misused.

Of course, it not only depends on the hypnotist, but the subject as well. Every person's thought process is different and it's up to the hypnotist to figure out how the subject's mind works. It's best if they collaborate with each other, building up a bond of trust, but of course, stage hypnotists don't care about stuff like that. :sideways:

The being stuck in trance is a common myth, but that's all it is. It's just a myth. Two things will happen if you're hypnotized and the hypnotist happens to keel over and die.

1. You'll wake up normally by yourself.

2. You'll go into a normal sleep.

All hypnosis is, is basically like daydreaming or fazing out. It's just a state of intense focus with the hypnotist being a guide (but not a dictator). So, rest assured, you CAN NOT get stuck in trance. ;)

(If this question isn't calling out for me, then I don't know what will...)

I could go into another rant about how hypnosis really works, waving away all the misconceptions with facts, the loopholes, the differences between clinical and stage, etc. (In this link here)

But instead, I'm just going to say it depends on the hypnotist. Let's face it. There are three types of hypnotists. The professional, the amateur, and the corrupted.

The "professional" has an actual license to use hypnosis in their trade whether it's stage or clinical. Things can go bad at times, but they're trained to deal with it as best as possible without leaving too many mental scars on the victim/subject.

The amateur (like those YouTube teenagers that are extremely lucky that they don't screw their subject over) can use it as well, but aren't always ready and capable of dealing with something that comes up unexpectedly.

The corrupted (which I could name many) tends to use their abilities for personal gain or "entertainment" by humiliating their subject (such as breaking into someone's house by "persuading" the subject's girlfriend for their spare set of keys and then bringing a camera crew into the guy's bedroom and f***ing around with him in the privacy of his own home after that damn hypnotist stalked him for weeks and made him his own personal lab rat :ranting:) and causing them mental scars that could destroy their very persona with a gapped memory. :sideways:

*ahem* Anyway, back to the point. It does depend on the hypnotist. Because although people can't be hypnotized to do things against their will, it's really easy to get around a subject's moral fiber if the hypnotist knows the loopholes. It's the hypnotist's responsibility to put the well-being of the subject's psyche before anything else. Hypnosis is a powerful tool, and like medicine, can be misused. But used in the right context, it can be very beneficial and have positive results on a person.

Of course, there are those whose intentions are pure, but may instead may make things worse. Both professionals and amateurs can deal with a problem, but not THE problem and may cause unpleasant side effects.

I guess my main point is that hypnosis is just like a gun. It all depends on not only how you use it, but if you CAN use it.

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Sorry. Been busy with other stuff. :dead: