"Hypnotist" INT. HYPNOTIST OFFICE HYPNOTIST sits on chair, GIRL lies on couch. HYPNOTIST You are getting veeery sleepy... GIRL Nope. Still awake. HYPNOTIST Hmm. You are getting eeeven sleepier. GIRL Not working. HYPNOTIST Hmm. I will now read passages from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. "Well?" continued Captain Nemo. "I admit, Captain, that I am not yet very familiar with that kind of fish." "We are accustomed to them," replied Captain Nemo, "and in time you will be too." "However," - GIRL Excuse me, but fish are my favorite. I find fish fascinating. HYPNOTIST Hmm. How odd. The book always does the trick. I will now tell you... a story from my childhood. GIRL Please. Tell me a story. HYPNOTIST Okay. I will. When I was a boy, everything was right. GIRL You don't understand what I said. HYPNOTIST No, no, no, you're wrong. GIRL I said tell me a story. That was nonsense. HYPNOTIST When I was a boy, everything was right. GIRL Even though you know what you know, I think I'm ready to leave. GIRL Cuz, you're making me feel like I've never been born. HYPNOTIST Hmmm... HYPNOTIST flings book at GIRL'S head. GIRL Zzzzz... HYPNOTIST The book always does the trick. Tags: hypnotism sleepiness