Introduction, Lindsay's perspective:
I have a condition. I am very prone to motion sickness. Nothing I do helps to prevent it. The only means of transportation I can endure is by car, but only if I'm lying down, severely distracted and the vehicle doesn't make erratic movements. My boyfriend is an angel, though. He always helps me through long journeys, evading highways, taking roundabouts slowly, and even accelerating and decelerating very gradually. He always puts me first, and I love that about him.
Last week, he booked a vacation to treat us to some quality time in a cabin, miles away from civilization. I was so excited! The only downside was that the journey would take about six hours. I had never before gone on a ride that long, so I was a bit nervous, but thankfully, my boyfriend had thought of everything.
He had installed anchor points in the trunk of the car and would use ropes to tightly secure my arms and legs to them, to minimize any sense of movement I could experience. To add to my distraction, he had downloaded a hypnosis playlist to fully occupy my mind and thoughts for the duration of the ride. He said it would help to make the six-hour trip feel like mere minutes. It certainly wasn't my first rodeo with him, so I trusted him fully.
The morning of the travel, we packed our luggage and placed it on the back seats. I went to lie down in the trunk of the car, and my boyfriend tied me up. He gave me a kiss and told me that when we'd arrive, I would feel rested and that we'd have an amazing weekend to ourselves. He then placed the headset over my ears and started playing the hypnosis playlist on his phone, which he left in the trunk. As the induction track played, I could tell it worked like a charm, as I quickly tranced off into a deep sleep.
The ride, approximately 5 hours after departure, Daniel's perspective:
Damned. It's been nearly 5 hours already, and we're still at least three hours away... What's with all the roadworks going on? I should've just copied that hypnosis playlist onto Lindsay's phone. Now I can't disturb her anymore without risking waking her up and her getting sick. So now I can't use my phone's navigation system, which leaves me continuously running into roadblocks and having to take detours...
Thankfully, I put her playlist on a loop specifically for this situation, and it's a submission loop too, so, if the hypnosis worked, she at least wouldn't be able to get angry at me for taking longer. The website I downloaded it from did post a disclaimer that the maximum amount of recommended listening time was eight hours, though. Apparently, any time beyond that could cause lasting mental effects. But, with some luck, we'll still make it in time, though.
