Hippo Hypnosis (WIP Preview) (Patreon)

   Ashley’s stressful life had finally brought her to a breaking point. Work, responsibilities, everything she saw happening on the news; she just wanted a way out. Desperate for a form of escapism, her decision making had dwindled until her fingers had clicked on a pop up ad on a porn site. When she put in her credit card information and address, she never expected it to actually arrive. And yet, she found herself staring at a bright pink box sitting on her door mat.

   Bringing the mystery box inside of her house, she brushed aside her pink and blue-died, shoulder length hair to examine the package. Heaving it onto her dining room table, she blew the dust off of her black tank top and jeans. As the grime fell to the floor, she swore she saw something glimmering before her. In the blink of an eye, the image was gone, letting her bring her focus back to the box.

   Splitting open the tape, she was met with a mess of pink packing peanuts and glitter. Digging her hand inside of the glitzy garbage, her fingers clutched a DVD case. Extracting the case from the box, she held it up to her face. The cover depicted a collage of different animal patterns, from scaly snake skin, thick wolf fur, and leopard patterns. Amidst the menagerie of designs, in bright pink letters was printed, “Opening Up to the Wild Side.” Turning over to the back of the box, Ashley found it devoid of any info save for a single blurb that boasted the video was the key to a stress free life.

   Tapping her fingers against the case, Ashley considered her options. The mere thought of having to return to the grocery store the next day for another hell shift was enough of a reason for her to get as much relaxation in as she could on her day off. Figuring that it wouldn’t hurt to at least take a look before sending the disc back, she made her way over to her bed room.

   Removing the hippo plush that she had left to keep her seat warm, she took her spot in front of her computer. Scrounging through her computer to find some way to get the CD to work, she managed to extract the disc’s files. Bringing up the video on her media player, she put on her headphones and hit play.

   “Hello and welcome,” a soft, female voice said, accompanied by a screen of swirling shades of pink. “You have come to us because you wish to be taken away from the stress and troubles of life. There will be no more worries or problems, only comfort as you are enveloped by nature’s embrace.”