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Bypassing the variety of approvals required, the Bane managed to get their product released in two weeks, much quicker than [[European Union]] food and drink safety policies would normally have allowed. | Bypassing the variety of approvals required, the Bane managed to get their product released in two weeks, much quicker than [[European Union]] food and drink safety policies would normally have allowed. | ||
[[File:Bubble Shock!.jpg|thumb|left|An [[advert]] for Bubble Shock! ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'')]] | [[File:Bubble Shock!.jpg|thumb|left|An [[advert]] for Bubble Shock! ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'')]] | ||
Advertising the drink as delicious and organic and saying it contained an ingredient called [[Bane (ingredient)|Bane]], the Bane species heavily [[advertise]]d the drink on television. They even had ''[[Blue Peter]]'' presenters [[Konnie Huq]] and [[Gethin Jones]] offer on-air testimonials. 98% of the human population found the drink delicious and drank it extensively, but the remaining 2% found it disgusting, like [[Maria Jackson]]. | Advertising the drink as delicious and organic and saying it contained an ingredient called [[Bane (ingredient)|Bane]], the Bane species heavily [[advertise]]d the drink on television. They even had ''[[Blue Peter]]'' presenters [[Konnie Huq (in-universe)|Konnie Huq]] and [[Gethin Jones (in-universe)|Gethin Jones]] offer on-air testimonials. 98% of the human population found the drink delicious and drank it extensively, but the remaining 2% found it disgusting, like [[Maria Jackson]]. | ||
Pushed into a corner, [[Mrs Wormwood]], the leader of the invasion, turned Bubble Shock! consumers into possessed slaves who forced the drink on anyone who had not already taken it. With the death of the [[Bane Mother]], however, the drink apparently lost its power. Afterwards, the possession of various humans was attributed to the ingredients in Bubble Shock! causing a combination of "chemical imbalances" and Bubble Shock! was promptly removed from the public domain. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'') | Pushed into a corner, [[Mrs Wormwood]], the leader of the invasion, turned Bubble Shock! consumers into possessed slaves who forced the drink on anyone who had not already taken it. With the death of the [[Bane Mother]], however, the drink apparently lost its power. Afterwards, the possession of various humans was attributed to the ingredients in Bubble Shock! causing a combination of "chemical imbalances" and Bubble Shock! was promptly removed from the public domain. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'') |
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