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Speaker 1: Live Ay Lewis story. Mom, have you seen my cheeseburger poppet?
Speaker 1: Asked Levias he searched through his playroom. I don't think
Speaker 1: I've seen that one, but I have seen your soccer
Speaker 1: ball poppet, your race car poppet, your spaceship poppet, and
Speaker 1: your smiley face poppet. Well any of those do, answered
Speaker 1: Levi's mom. Nope, I really just need the cheeseburger one.
Speaker 1: It makes the best pop sound, replied Levi as he
Speaker 1: continued his search. Maybe you should check with Ivy, suggested
Speaker 1: his mom. So that's exactly what he did, and as
Speaker 1: soon as he walked into Ivy's room, he found what
Speaker 1: he was looking for. Sitting on top of all of
Speaker 1: her other fidgets. In an overflowing toy box filled with
Speaker 1: every type of fidget you could ever imagine, sat Levi's
Speaker 1: cheeseburger poppet. It was pretty obvious that both Levi and
Speaker 1: Ivy were huge fans of fidgets. Levi grabbed his cheeseburger
Speaker 1: and popped in its little circles in and out a
Speaker 1: few times, giving a sigh of relief that he had
Speaker 1: found it and it was still in perfect working order. Ivy,
Speaker 1: please don't take my fidgets without asking, said Levi. Sorry,
Speaker 1: I didn't even think you'd notice it was gone because
Speaker 1: you have so many poppets, not to mention every other
Speaker 1: fidget toy ever made, said Ivy as she played on
Speaker 1: her floor with a squishy unicorn fidget, and she was right.
Speaker 1: Levi's fidget collection was probably even bigger than hers. He
Speaker 1: had stress balls, infinity cubes, stretching noodles, putty fidget rings,
Speaker 1: fidget spinners, and the list went on and on. Ivy
Speaker 1: had her own giant collection too, and with both of
Speaker 1: them's collecting fidgets all the time. The house was getting
Speaker 1: a little overrun with the shiny toys. Squishy fidgets filled
Speaker 1: with gooey gel and colorful beads would be found in
Speaker 1: every room. Poppet shaped like anything you could imagine, were
Speaker 1: always lying around on the floor, and under the cushions
Speaker 1: were so many little handheld toys that clicked, clacked, and
Speaker 1: spun you could hardly sit down. While fidgets were a
Speaker 1: great tool to help their kids focus and regulate their energy,
Speaker 1: Levin Ivy's parents were getting a little worried that the
Speaker 1: toys were taking too much of their kids' attention. In
Speaker 1: a short period of time, they had both developed quite
Speaker 1: the collection of fidgets and it started to be the
Speaker 1: only thing they were interested in. Often, Levi and Ivy
Speaker 1: could be found sitting in their playroom, bedroom, or even
Speaker 1: in the backyard just squishing, spinning, and popping fidgets, and
Speaker 1: when their parents would try and talk to them, they
Speaker 1: noticed they got no response. Instead, their kids would sit
Speaker 1: in silence, focusing only on the constant repetition of their fidgets.
Speaker 1: With Halloween just around the corner, Levi and Ivy's parents
Speaker 1: knew they were just going to get more fidgets and
Speaker 1: goodie bags at school parties and from trigger treating on
Speaker 1: Halloween night. Really need to have them focus on something
Speaker 1: other than fidgets, said Levi and Ivy's mom to their dad.
Speaker 1: I know, he replied. Sometimes I'll be talking to them
Speaker 1: and I don't even know that they have a fidget
Speaker 1: in their hand because they're so small and quiet. But
Speaker 1: I can tell they're not paying attention to me. That's
Speaker 1: when I take a closer look, and there it is
Speaker 1: some gel filled, gooey, crunchy, cracky, poppy, stretchy fidget. It's
Speaker 1: like they're turning into little fidget zombies, laughed Levine Ivy's mom,
Speaker 1: not thinking too much more of it. We need to
Speaker 1: make sure that they know there's a time and a
Speaker 1: place for fidgets, and if they can't use them without
Speaker 1: being totally distracted, we'll have to take them away for
Speaker 1: a little while. The day went on and Levi and
Speaker 1: Ivy's dad was trying to get some work done, he
Speaker 1: walked out of his office and mentioned that he was
Speaker 1: having trouble focusing and was getting a headache. Levi and
Speaker 1: Ivy were sorting and trading fidgets in the living room
Speaker 1: as they often did, and overheard what their dad said. Dad,
Speaker 1: why don't you try a fidget toy, suggested Levi. It'll
Speaker 1: help your headache, and they're fun too, added Ivy. Feeling
Speaker 1: like he wanted to get a little break from can
Speaker 1: hang out with his kids, he agreed and sat down
Speaker 1: to try out a fidget. Levi handed his dad a
Speaker 1: dinosaur jel squishy and watched as he squeezed it once,
Speaker 1: then twice, then over and over again. Oh wow, this
Speaker 1: really is fun, and I think my headache is going
Speaker 1: away too, said Levi's dad. He then sat down on
Speaker 1: the couch next to Levi and Ivy and squeezed and
Speaker 1: squished the blue dinosaur over and over again. Levi grabbed
Speaker 1: his favorite fidget cube, while Ivy chose a bright, purple
Speaker 1: stretching noodle to play with. Then they all sat next
Speaker 1: to each other, playing with the fidgets, but not interacting
Speaker 1: at all. Just then, Levi and Ivy's mom walked into
Speaker 1: the room. Oh no, they've got you doing it too,
Speaker 1: she said, sounding frustrated as she watched Levi, Ivy and
Speaker 1: their dad lost in a world of fidgets. Can you
Speaker 1: even hear me over all that popping and squishy? The
Speaker 1: only response from Levi, Ivy and their dad was a
Speaker 1: grunt of acknowledgment as they grabbed more fidgets and kept playing.
Speaker 1: I wish it was nicer outside so I could get
Speaker 1: all of you out there and away from these fidget toys.
Speaker 1: But with this thunderstorm rolling, it looks like you'll be
Speaker 1: inside all day, said Levi and ives mom my three
Speaker 1: little fidget zombies. Then she walked out of the room,
Speaker 1: leaving Levi, Ivy and their dad sitting in silence except
Speaker 1: for the dull, continuous sound of pops, flicks and squishes.
Speaker 1: The thunderstorm continued outside with heavy rain and lightning, and
Speaker 1: as the weather got worse, so did the fidget situation. Inside.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy and their dad were acting strange, only
Speaker 1: making low grumbling noises and playing with their fidget after fidget. Then,
Speaker 1: out of nowhere, a big crack of lightning and a
Speaker 1: loud rumble of thunder shook the house and the lights
Speaker 1: went out. Levi and Ivy's mom ran back into the
Speaker 1: living room to check on the kids, knowing they always
Speaker 1: got a little bit scared in thunderstorms, but as she
Speaker 1: stepped into the room, the lights came back on and
Speaker 1: what she found was far from scared kids. What's going
Speaker 1: on here? Exclaimed Levi and Ivy's mom, staring at her
Speaker 1: kids and their dad. You're you're real, real fidget zombies,
Speaker 1: And unfortunately she was right city on the couch, still
Speaker 1: playing with fidget toys were her kids and her husband,
Speaker 1: and they looked totally different. Their skin was a dullish
Speaker 1: green color, they had dark circles under their eyes, and
Speaker 1: they stared at their fidgets completely motionless except for their hands.
Speaker 1: Their hands and fingers moved quickly as they continued to squish, stretch,
Speaker 1: and pop the tiny toys. Oh no, what am I
Speaker 1: gonna do? I need to change these zombies back into
Speaker 1: my family, said Levi and Ivy's mom, sounding a little
Speaker 1: more than worried. I know, I need to take their
Speaker 1: fidgets away. Then maybe they'll snap out of it. That's
Speaker 1: when Levi and Ivy's mom grabbed the empty fidget container
Speaker 1: on the floor and started filling it with every fidget
Speaker 1: she could find. Levi and Ivy and their dad weren't happy,
Speaker 1: but they were so tired from all their fidget plane
Speaker 1: that they just sat there as she grabbed the last
Speaker 1: poppet and tossed it in the container. I'm doing this
Speaker 1: for your own good, she said as she turned to
Speaker 1: walk out of the living room. Without your fidgets, you'll
Speaker 1: be able to focus on playing with each other, and
Speaker 1: before you know it, you'll forget all about these toys. Then,
Speaker 1: as Levi and Ivy's mom left the room, she looked
Speaker 1: down at the fidget container, feeling proud and confident with
Speaker 1: her decision, except the container was no longer filled with fidgets.
Speaker 1: It was completely empty. That's when she turned around to
Speaker 1: see all the fidgets back on the couch with their
Speaker 1: kids and their dad. They all grumbled happily as they
Speaker 1: played with their toys. Oh great, they're not just fidget zombies.
Speaker 1: They're fidget zombies with magical powers. Fantastic, said Levi and
Speaker 1: Ivy's mom with a sigh. Call it a hunch, but
Speaker 1: I think this big storm right near Halloween has something
Speaker 1: to do with it. Since her plan of taking away
Speaker 1: their fidgets failed, Levi and Ivy's mom sat in the
Speaker 1: kitchen thinking of another way to get her family back.
Speaker 1: Just when she thought she had run out of ideas,
Speaker 1: she caught a glimpse of the hallowing candy bowl. That's it,
Speaker 1: she said to herself. Zombies are not everyone loves a
Speaker 1: sweet treat. If I can distract them with the candy,
Speaker 1: maybe I can take those fidgets again and hide them
Speaker 1: so they can't use their magical powers to get them back.
Speaker 1: And since this all star when the storm hit, I
Speaker 1: think if I can just keep them away from fidgets
Speaker 1: until it passes, then they'll turn back into their usual selves.
Speaker 1: Since she was running out of ideas, Levi and Ivy's
Speaker 1: mom decided to give it a try. So, with the
Speaker 1: Halloween treat bowl in hand, she walked into the living room. Candy,
Speaker 1: who wants some yummy candy? She called out. Levi and
Speaker 1: Ivy and their dad did indeed look up from their
Speaker 1: fidget toys at the mention of candy. But as they did,
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy's mom noticed that all that sitting around
Speaker 1: and fidget plane was making them all very, very tired.
Speaker 1: They yawned and groaned and tried very hard to keep
Speaker 1: their eyes open so they could keep fidgeting and have
Speaker 1: some candy. That's when Levi and Ivy's mom made a
Speaker 1: little change to her plan. She would lead them into
Speaker 1: her bedroom with the candy, because tired or not, she
Speaker 1: knew the kids and their dad were always up for
Speaker 1: some candy. Then, once they were in the bedroom, she
Speaker 1: would play some lullaby music to get them to fall asleep.
Speaker 1: She figured, as long as they weren't playing with fidgets,
Speaker 1: they'd have a chance at changing back at once the
Speaker 1: storm passed, so she called out to her family again, candy,
Speaker 1: tasty candy. This way, they dropped their fidgets as they
Speaker 1: stood up and followed her into their bedroom. She dropped
Speaker 1: the candy bowl on the bed, turned on some Lalla
Speaker 1: By music, and ran out of the room, closing the
Speaker 1: bedroom door behind her. She listened closely at the doors.
Speaker 1: One by one, she heard each of their little zombies
Speaker 1: falling onto the bed and drifting off to dreamland. I
Speaker 1: did it well, at least I think I did. I
Speaker 1: guess we'll just have to wait and see, said Levi
Speaker 1: and Ivy's mom as she sat down in the living
Speaker 1: room surrounded by fidget toys and while she waited to
Speaker 1: see if the storm passing would change her family back
Speaker 1: from being fidget zombies. She started to pick up their
Speaker 1: messes once again, but as she did, she popped a
Speaker 1: few poppets, stretched a couple of the stretching noodles, and
Speaker 1: squeezed a bunch of jel squishies, and before she knew it,
Speaker 1: she was lost in a world of fidget toys. Thankfully
Speaker 1: for her, the storm passed quickly and her family woke up.
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy were the first ones out of the bedroom,
Speaker 1: well rested, back to normal and totally clueless about turning
Speaker 1: into fidget zombies, so when they walked into the living room,
Speaker 1: they were completely surprised by what they saw. Mom, what
Speaker 1: are you doing? Laughed Ivy as she watched her mom
Speaker 1: playing with all their fidget toys. But Levi and Ivy's
Speaker 1: mom was so lost in all the stretching, popping, crunching,
Speaker 1: and squeezing fun she didn't even look up at our kids. Hey, mom,
Speaker 1: can you even hear us? Asked Levi, sounding just like
Speaker 1: his mom. It looks like you're a fidget zombie. Hearing
Speaker 1: those words was just enough to shake Levi and Ivy's
Speaker 1: mom out of her fidget days, as she jumped to
Speaker 1: her feet and dropped the fidget toys she was holding.
Speaker 1: No way, I'm not turning into a fidget zombie, exclaimed
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy's mom, whoa calm down. I was just kidding,
Speaker 1: said Levi. You know that there's no such thing as
Speaker 1: a fidget zombie. Right, it's Halloween time. I was just
Speaker 1: being silly. Levi and Ivy's mom then took a deep
Speaker 1: breath and started to laugh. She gave her kids a
Speaker 1: big hug and then suggested they'd take a break from
Speaker 1: their fidgets and go outside. Kids, fidgets are great and
Speaker 1: can be really helpful at times, but just like all
Speaker 1: the things, we need to make sure we're not overusing them,
Speaker 1: said Levi and Ivy's mom. I think you both know
Speaker 1: that you were using them a bit too much and
Speaker 1: it was affecting the way you were interacting with each
Speaker 1: other and even your dad and I. Levi and Ivy
Speaker 1: thought about it for a second and knew their mom
Speaker 1: was right. As they left their fidgets behind and walked outside.
Speaker 1: Their dad was up and finally joined them. Still a
Speaker 1: little sleepy, he stumbled toward them and asked about fidgets,
Speaker 1: totally unaware, just like Levi and Ivy, of what happened
Speaker 1: to them earlier in the day. Ah, fidget zomy, Yeah,
Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy, laughing as they playfully ran outside. There's
Speaker 1: no such thing as a fidget zombie, right, Levi and
Speaker 1: Ivy's dad asked his wife, looking a little confused. That's
Speaker 1: when she just shrugged her shoulders and walked outside. Thanks
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