The Drög Life
After trying a mysterious energy paste called "DRÖG," Flops spirals into a surreal journey where reality bends like overcooked noodles. Dook grounds him with cocoa, blankets, and dreamlike patience, guiding him through hallucinations of talking fridges and looping staircases. An educational interlude explains how imagination and reality differ, before Flops returns safely—glowing socks, newfound wisdom, and all.
A. TV-PG Pre-Intro Segment
Flops examines a suspiciously labeled tube: DRÖG – Energy Paste. Warning label reads: “Not evaluated by anyone who should be trusted.”
Flops (Reading label): "Do not consume without direct supervision from a qualified adult, deity, or dimensionally certified chaperone." ... "I am a qualified disaster."
He spreads it on toast. It sparks. He eats it. Hard zoom into his eye—cue banjo-playing goose in a hallway of algebra.
B. TV-PG Intro Segment
Classic animated intro: Flops crashes through windows. Dook floats by on an ironing board. Theme song ends with Flops looking woozy and the screen glitching slightly.
C. TV-PG Story Segment Part 1
Ten minutes later: Flops is wearing lightbulbs on his knees.
Flops: "I just had a heart-to-heart with my shadow. We’re in a complicated phase."
Dook: "You took the whole paste, didn’t you?"
Flops: "I'm between layers of reality now. I am the bread in the cosmic sandwich."
Cut to: Flops wedged between carpet fibers, smiling like a cult brochure.
D. TV-E/I Educational Segment
TITLE CARD: "What’s a Thought, Anyway?"
Dook (VO): "Sometimes your brain gets really active and starts imagining strange things. That’s okay—but it’s important to know the difference between imagination and reality."
Visual: Dook floats through a stylized version of Flops' brain, pointing out:
- "Memory Mountain" – where memories are stored.
- "Feelings Forest" – where emotions grow.
- "The Logic Loop" – sometimes it gets stuck.
Dook: "And if things feel too weird, talking to someone you trust is a great way to come back to reality."
Flops appears wearing 6 hats.
Flops: "Or just let me borrow your cocoa mug until I reassemble."
Dook: "That too."
E. TV-PG Story Segment Part 2
Dook tries helping Flops calm down: Juice box, soft blanket, and spoken-word calming techniques.
Dook: "You’re not melting. That’s just your shirt—it’s now topologically creative."
Flops: "Reality’s bending, but my socks still have rules. That’s comforting."
Montage:
- Flops runs through a hall of his younger selves
- Climbs a staircase that loops
- Answers a fridge that gives him life advice
F. TV-PG Story Segment Part 3
Flops now wrapped in a comforter, slowly sipping cocoa.
Flops: "I met a younger me who told me I’m doing okay. Also, I may have promised a wizard version of me that I’d take more naps."
Dook: "That’s legally binding in three planes of existence."
Flops: "Sometimes, you need to fall apart to remember you're allowed to rebuild... but this time, with elbow pads."
Dook: "Welcome back, Floor Sandwich."
G. Credits Segment
Slow acoustic version of the theme. Flops and Dook sit on the couch—Flops' feet still glowing slightly.
H. TV-PG After-Credit Segment
The leftover DRÖG sits quietly glowing in the fridge. A whisper:
"One smear to taste. One smear to wonder. One smear to momentarily speak to chairs..."
Fridge door slams shut.