CONTROL Resonant One-Shot

September 29, 2026

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CONTROL Resonant One-Shot

The Federal Bureau of Control's oldest house has been in lockdown for seven years, ever since the hiss escaped containment in 2019. Director Jesse Faden contained the outbreak, but the building never reopened. Now something worse has arrived, and a small group of FBC employees—a research scientist, a field technician, a junior vice president of vendor relations, and an injured ranger—wake up on a cold tile floor in a sealed safe room, with no memory of how they got there and no communication from the outside world.

The Panopticon Breach

The four characters—Dr. Howard Sterling (research sector), Willamina "Willy" Ashcroft (field technician), Bryce Bigler (junior VP of vendor relations and HR), and Ranger Connor—find themselves in a safe room that was stocked during the 2019 outbreak but is now stripped bare. The ranger is badly wounded from a graze wound, and a prerecorded message from security head Simon O'Reish loops continuously: the lockdown is failing, and all non-combat personnel must find safe rooms.

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1 Timestamped Navigation Outline
2 (00:00-01:37) **Opening Ads & Episode Introduction** - Pre-roll ads for Zazzle, Angie, and Ashley Furniture, followed by the official intro to the *Control Resonate* one-shot collaboration with Remedy Entertainment
3 (01:37-02:55) **Player Introductions & Setting the Scene** - The cast introduces their characters: Sam Riegel, Travis Willingham, Marisha Ray, and Liam O'Brien as themselves playing FBC personnel
4 (02:55-06:58) **Character Introductions: Dr. Howard Sterling & the Injured Ranger** - Travis introduces his character, a research sector scientist, and they discover an injured FBC Ranger named Connor
5 (06:58-09:54) **Willamina "Willy" Ashcroft & Bryce Bigler Awaken** - Marisha and Sam introduce their characters: a field scientist and a junior vice president from HR/Vendor Relations
6 (09:54-14:20) **Assessing the Safe Room & Finding Supplies** - The group searches the safe room for resources and discovers a mysterious coffee pot and a cast iron skillet
7 (14:20-19:00) **Opening the Door & The Massacre** - The safe room door opens to reveal a hallway filled with torn-apart bodies, setting a grim tone

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Show Notes

This one-shot is sponsored by Remedy Entertainment and their new game, CONTROL Resonant. Explore a warped Manhattan on the brink of paranatural annihilation. CONTROL Resonant is available September 24 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series Consoles. Visit https://yrstru.ly/CONTROLresonant to learn more.

After 7 years of lockdown the employees of the FBC must now survive the paranatural forces running free in Manhattan. Game Master Zachery Renauldo guides players Sean Durrie, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, and Travis Willingham on this CONTROL Resonant inspired adventure.

CAST
Zachery Renauldo - Game Master || https://www.instagram.com/zachthebold
Sean Durrie - Guy Numbertwo || https://www.instagram.com/seandurrie
Marisha Ray - Willamina “Willy” Ashcroft || https://www.instagram.com/marisha_ray
Sam Riegel - Brice Biggler || https://www.instagram.com/ramsiegel
Travis Willingham - Dr. Howard Sternling || https://www.instagram.com/willingblam

CREDITS
Character Art - Julie Dillon || https://www.instagram.com/juliedillonart
Set Design & Fabrication - Noxweiler Berf || https://www.instagram.com/eatenbypotchky

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