Thayer had been at the rave for a few hours now.
She was having the time of her life, bathing in the flashing lights of the venue.
During a break, there was a change in DJs and the lights flashed more intensely than ever, giving Thayer what felt like a pleasant headache? That was odd.
She felt the bass throughout her body, and the repeated lyrics of “I must obey…I must obey…I must obey…” were quite catchy, to be honest.
Soon she was singing along.
Soon she was chanting it.
Once the song ended, Thayer snapped out of it.
Someone’s trying to brainwash me! she thought.
“Well, that’s not going to happen!” she shouted. She was about to head for the door when someone from management came up to her, holding a pair of shiny silver headphones.
“It’s good you’re here…” she said, ready to get that DJ fired. “That man just tried to brainwash every woman in this room, and I demand-”
The manager slipped the headphones onto Thayer – they were playing the song! A goofy smile spread across Thayer’s face and she began singing to herself.
“I must obey! I must obey! I must obey!” Thayer sang, mindlessly, as she was lead to the back room…