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[fridgeflower]

Alright. I need a guinea pig. Or multiple guinea pigs. Maybe three or so, starting out?

Must have:
- Rabid fanbase that you want off your back
- Willingness to observe and record your day-to-day interactions while sticking to outlined daily prep instructions
- Willingness to provide small DNA sample

It's nothing elaborate or dangerous or super-weird, I promise! I'm just testing personalized people-repellent.

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[divaricate]

Sure, I'm in ✔

[fridgeflower]

Great!
I think I'm going with saliva samples, so... We should meet up so that you can spit into a tube for me.

(Sounds exciting, right?)

[divaricate]

Honestly, I've done weirder things before, soooo that sounds pretty tame.

[fridgeflower]

I figured it couldn't be too tall an order for anyone who's been here long enough, donation of one's DNA aside.

I could see that not ending well in a Mad Science sense.

[khajidont]

I dunno if I'd call them RABID but there are for sure a lot of them

I can give you a hand

[fridgeflower]

Well, I don't need a whole hand! Just a little saliva, I think.

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[goldtoxicity]

babe you know you should probably lead with the ''its not weird or dangerous' before you start asking for all that right

[fridgeflower]

I thought it would seem less trustworthy if I led with that.

So it's just a footnote. No big deal.

Does it seem weirder like that?

[goldtoxicity]

i mean kinda if i didnt know what you were up to id think you were like planning on cloning people or somethin

[fridgeflower]

I said what I was up to, though!
I mean, people can just not believe me... but I don't guess I'd win anybody over who disbelieves me in general no matter what I say.

"I just need to artificially make my smells YOUR smells" doesn't sound all that promising, either.

[threeisapattern]

sorry you're testing WHAT

[fridgeflower]

Personalized people-repellent.
Essentially, a scent that'll make you too intimidating to approach. Or something similar.

[threeisapattern]

that uh

sounds like it could backfire really badly

wouldn't you just end up pushing everyone away? including the people you like and want to hang with?

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[runningstart]

is it okay if the rabid fanbase is 65+

[fridgeflower]

Probably!

Got a group of rabid grandmas?

[runningstart]

no i was gonna volunteer jaime but that loser already volunteered himself which throws a wrench in my nefarious schemes

i dont have any fans here anymore they forgot me :(

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[girlybruiser]

People-repellent? I had no idea there was such a thing!

[fridgeflower]

I don't know that there is, currently. That's why I'm making it.

[girlybruiser]

How will it work exactly?
Like a mosquito-repellent?

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[chainlinks]

How much of a rabid fanbase are we talking about?

[fridgeflower]

Physical crowding, mostly. Real life situations.

If you're problem's mostly social media-based, I'm afraid I can't do much about that.

[chainlinks]

Oh I could technically take care of both, but I had someone use me as their guinea pigs before...

...I thought it could be nostalgic.

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[drivesadesk]

I mean, I find the fans annoying when I'm just trying to sun bathe without my skin suit, but I'm not sure I'd want to repel people all the time.

[fridgeflower]

I'm aiming for something you can apply when needed that comes off in the wash pretty easily. Even if it's, like, wet-wipes. There may have to be a cancelling-out solution involved.

Part of the reason testers are needed is finding suitable formula strength, unforeseen issues in day-to-day use, most effective and convenient application methods... That sort of thing.

[drivesadesk]

Yeah, makes sense. It would have to be pretty easy to remove, too, since I'm sure people don't want to have that effect on people when they're at work or going out with friends or whatever. But it could definitely be helpful to get somewhere without being stopped every five seconds. Especially when I go out without my skin suit.