 The protagonist of the game , a young man named Danny , suffers from chronic insomnia caused by worry , stress , and repressed memories . He is admitted to a mental institution for it , where he consults a mad scientist , Dr. Reubens , who treats Danny with his Cognitive Regression Utilizing pSychiatric Heuristics ( C.R.U.S.H. ) device , which has a sentient female persona . The device 's helmet places Danny under hypnosis , during which he can regain control of his sanity by collecting his lost marbles , and facing his primal fears in the form of monsters ( i.e. cockroaches , slugs ) . Danny starts spilling the beans to Reubens about his city life ; moving into his first apartment and his suffering job as a chef ( because " the ladies love a man who can cook " ) . He heavily depends on Reubens for some serious help if he wants to get rid of his insomnia . Later , when C.R.U.S.H. projects the image of a bucket and shovel at the beach onto the helmet , he recalls his love life some few years ago with a girl named Tina Ash ( who Reubens mistakenly thought was Danny 's mother ) . Returning the next summer , Danny is jilted for a more handsome man . Devastated , Danny ends up sitting on the pier crying , inadvertently falling into the ocean below , but eventually rescued . Reubens claims Danny 's rejection made him " shy away from the fairer sex " , and tells him to get some rest . The next day , Dr. Reubens tunes up his machine to " match [ Danny 's ] abnormally low cognitive frequency . " Danny recommends he give them some time alone , but the word " alone " has Reubens allude to the time Danny was heavily abused as a young boy at a local funfair by three thugs , however , Danny discloses that he ditched his parents to go to the funfair alone , but they find and rescue him . He then promised his parents that he 'd " stay with them forever . " Dr. Reubens uses this evidence to come to a conclusion that homesickness is the cause of his insomnia , recommending that Danny moves back into his parents ' house , but his conclusion is proved wrong when Danny returns one more time . Dr. Reubens lashes out at Danny for wearing out his machine , demanding that Danny fess up to where he " buried [ his ] pain " and if he is merely " toying " with them . Pushing the limit , Reubens subjects Danny to regress all the way to his childhood , when he was only six years old , against Danny 's own will . Danny cries at the breaking point , dictating that Reubens stop " unlocking doors that should stay bolted , " but in the end , Danny mutters the words , " Come back , " implying that his parents went out on a date and left him at his house alone , with disturbing shadows of the night leaving Danny in psychological trauma . Danny discovers that his childhood fears at that time , principally being afraid of the dark , are the real cause his insomnia , sending him " spiraling back into [ his ] six @-@ year @-@ old self . " Reubens is full of disgust that his treatment was a complete waste and that Danny ruined his machine due to his nyctophobia , but tells Danny he 's cured . Right when Reubens begins to snap Danny out of hypnosis , C.R.U.S.H. , following suit in Reubens thoughts , goes over the edge and seems to attack Danny 's mind , with Reubens panicking and Danny 's life on the line while the screen fades to black at the start of the attempt . 
 The protagonist of the game , a young man named Danny , <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>suffers</mark></a> from chronic insomnia caused by worry , stress , and repressed memories . He is admitted to a mental institution for it , where he <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>consults</mark></a> a mad scientist , Dr. Reubens , <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>treats</mark></a> Danny with his Cognitive Regression Utilizing pSychiatric Heuristics ( C.R.U.S.H. ) device , which <a href='got' title='5'><mark>has</mark></a> a sentient female persona . The device <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>helmet places Danny under hypnosis , during which he can regain control of his sanity by collecting his lost marbles , and facing his primal fears in the form of monsters ( i.e. cockroaches , slugs ) . Danny <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>starts</mark></a> spilling the beans to Reubens about his city life ; moving into his first apartment and his suffering job as a chef ( because " the ladies love a man <a href='null_relcl' title='8'><mark>who</mark></a>can cook " ) . He heavily <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>depends</mark></a> on Reubens for some serious help if he <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>wants</mark></a> to get rid of his insomnia . Later , when C.R.U.S.H. <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>projects</mark></a> the image of a bucket and shovel at the beach onto the helmet , he <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>recalls</mark></a> his love life some few years ago with a girl named Tina Ash ( who Reubens mistakenly thought was Danny <a href='null_genetive' title='13'><mark>'s</mark></a>mother ) . Returning the next summer , Danny is jilted for a more handsome man . Devastated , Danny <a href='uninflect' title='14'><mark>ends</mark></a> up sitting on the pier crying , inadvertently falling into the ocean below , but eventually rescued . Reubens <a href='uninflect' title='15'><mark>claims</mark></a> Danny <a href='null_genetive' title='16'><mark>'s</mark></a>rejection made him " shy away from the fairer sex " , and <a href='uninflect' title='17'><mark>tells</mark></a> him to get some rest . The next day , Dr. Reubens tunes up his machine to " match [ Danny <a href='null_genetive' title='18'><mark>'s</mark></a>] abnormally low cognitive frequency . " Danny <a href='uninflect' title='19'><mark>recommends</mark></a> he give them some time alone , but the word " alone " <a href='got' title='20'><mark>has</mark></a> Reubens allude to the time Danny was heavily abused as a young boy at a local funfair by three thugs , however , Danny <a href='uninflect' title='21'><mark>discloses</mark></a> that he ditched his parents to go to the funfair alone , but they find and rescue him . He then promised his parents that he 'd " stay with them forever . " Dr. Reubens <a href='uninflect' title='22'><mark>uses</mark></a> this evidence to come to a conclusion that homesickness <a href='drop_aux' title='23'><mark>is</mark></a>the cause of his insomnia , recommending that Danny <a href='uninflect' title='24'><mark>moves</mark></a> back into his parents <a href='null_genetive' title='25'><mark>'</mark></a>house , but his conclusion is proved wrong when Danny <a href='uninflect' title='26'><mark>returns</mark></a> one more time . Dr. Reubens <a href='uninflect' title='27'><mark>lashes</mark></a> out at Danny for wearing out his machine , demanding that Danny fess up to where he " buried [ his ] pain " and if he is merely " toying " with them . Pushing the limit , Reubens <a href='uninflect' title='28'><mark>subjects</mark></a> Danny to regress all the way to his childhood , when he was only six years old , against Danny <a href='null_genetive' title='29'><mark>'s</mark></a>own will . Danny cries at the breaking point , dictating that Reubens stop " unlocking doors <a href='null_relcl' title='30'><mark>that</mark></a>should stay bolted , " but in the end , Danny <a href='uninflect' title='31'><mark>mutters</mark></a> the words , " Come back , " implying that his parents went out on a date and left him at his house alone , with disturbing shadows of the night leaving Danny in psychological trauma . Danny <a href='uninflect' title='32'><mark>discovers</mark></a> <a href='null_relcl' title='33'><mark>that</mark></a>his childhood <a href='uninflect' title='34'><mark>fears</mark></a> at that time , principally being afraid of the dark , <a href='drop_aux' title='35'><mark>are</mark></a>the real cause his insomnia , sending him " spiraling back into [ his ] six @-@ year @-@ old self . " Reubens <a href='drop_aux' title='36'><mark>is</mark></a>full of disgust that his treatment was a complete waste and that Danny ruined his machine due to his nyctophobia , but <a href='uninflect' title='37'><mark>tells</mark></a> Danny he 's cured . Right when Reubens <a href='uninflect' title='38'><mark>begins</mark></a> to snap Danny out of hypnosis , C.R.U.S.H. , following suit in Reubens thoughts , <a href='uninflect' title='39'><mark>goes</mark></a> over the edge and <a href='uninflect' title='40'><mark>seems</mark></a> to attack Danny <a href='null_genetive' title='41'><mark>'s</mark></a>mind , with Reubens panicking and Danny <a href='null_genetive' title='42'><mark>'s</mark></a>life on the line while the screen fades to black at the start of the attempt . 
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