Headphones of Harpocrates

At the Rocket Dog training camp, the various Toba dog trainers were responsible for working with their charges: teaching each of the dogs how to navigate obstacles, how to throttle up and down their rocket engines, how to deploy spikes and traps. Vokli, the Toba in charge of training the Golden Retrievers, had a particularly hard time getting her dogs to focus. She knew from testing that Goldens were a very intelligent breed and should have no problem paying attention … but often, rather than listening to instructions on how to trigger an EMP Orb or when to use a Solar Flare, the Goldens were paying attention to some other dog trainer or barking over their own private joke.

Vokli realized that the problem was distractibility, and in a fit of frustration, pulled her own hearing protection out of her utility bag and stuffed it awkwardly on one of the Golden’s head, tucking the dog’s ears up inside the cups, before yelling one more time about how to use an EMP Orb. Amazingly, the hack worked. With other conversations drowned out, the Golden Retriever found it much easier to pay attention.

This was the genesis of the Headphones of Harpocrates - a set of electronic noise canceling headphones custom shaped for a Rocket Dog’s skull that dampen the sound of rocket engines, other rocket dogs, cheering crowds, exploding spikes, whistling traps, and more.

With the Headphones of Harpocrates, any Rocket Dog will find it easier to ignore distractions and focus on winning the race.