I did think about live-action. From a practical point of view, the number of setups required would’ve been impossible for our budget. I studied animation, and one of the things they tell you in animation school is when you come up with an idea to justify its existence. Why is this animated? Animation can do a lot more than science fiction. It doesn’t have to be fantastical.
“It’s kind of the gold standard treatment for OCD. It’s called Exposure with Response Prevention.”