The Seven Year Itch 1955

This transmission focuses on a human male named Richard who remains in a large Earth city while his mate and offspring leave for a seasonal retreat. He insists that he will use the solitude to improve his health and character. Within minutes, he is fantasizing about other females and attempting to look sophisticated in a bathrobe.

His new neighbor is a cheerful, unaware woman with limited spatial awareness and strong magnetic pull. She is not intentionally seductive, yet causes Richard to descend into extended daydreams, paranoia, and internal debates about morality — all conducted out loud.

Despite multiple chances to behave sensibly, Richard becomes consumed by imaginary outcomes: seduction, scandal, confrontation, and tabloid-level fallout. Most of these exist only in his mind. The reality is comparatively tame: a few conversations, one shared air conditioner, and a notably famous moment involving uplifted fabric and sidewalk ventilation.

Richard’s internal struggle — between fidelity and fantasy, boredom and risk — is treated comedically, though it reflects real human volatility. He wants to be noble, but also wants to be interesting. He does not cheat, but only because the opportunity remains theoretical.

The story ends with Richard deciding to rejoin his family, a resolution that appears to be based less on conviction and more on exhaustion.

Conclusion: Humans often mistake imagination for intention, and temptation for urgency. When left alone with their thoughts, many will create elaborate problems just to feel interesting — or conflicted.

This record suggests Nebulon may not need to intervene in Earth mating systems. Simply leave one human unsupervised near an attractive stranger, and wait. The unraveling begins before the elevator reaches the lobby.