help him test a device.

"I bought this thing online. It is an hypno-device prototype." He tells me.

"You got scammed hypnosis is some bullshit. All those shows are made with accomplices." I reply.

"Then there is no need to be afraid. I just want to test it to see if it works and if it does what are its limits." He says.

"Why do you need me? If you could hypnotise people you would be emperor of humanity and sit on a throne made of naked girls or something like that." I reply snarkingly.

"Good idea, I like how your mind works. Except it doesn't work like that. You have to wear earbuds and look at a screen for 30 minutes to get in an hypnotic state. Also it only work on people willing to be put under." He tells me.

"So I put your bogus thing on and after 35 minutes when nothing happens you delete the videos. That's a deal I can leave with." I reply confident that his device is crap and hypnosis a con.

"We'll give it an hour just to be sure if it doesn't work. If it does you'll let me test its limits for one week and then I delete the videos and give you your mom's tape back anyway." He proposes.

"And no more ****? No more videos?" I ask seeing the loophole.

"No more **** on you or anyone in your family!" He swears.

A good deal, in all case the **** threat is lifted for me and mom. The chance that his gadget is genuine is astronomicaly small.

"Just finish your yardwork to avoid being punished, I'll even help you. We'll do this tonight in my basement." He offers.

How generous of him to help me by standing next to my naked body, kneeling and bending all afternoon.

But hell it's a lot better than what it could have been.