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5 min readThe End of the World and a Town That Doesn't Care
The warp gates that connected three galaxies have gone dark. Stars that once powered the network have consumed the gates themselves. Roughly 40% of the Triad's citizens were away from their home planets when it happened. Bert Bird, a reporter for the under signal, was on Rack's Prime—a planet she describes as "the ass end of the Triad"—when the collapse happened. And while the rest of the galaxy panicked, Rack's Prime celebrated. Fireworks. Parties in the streets. That's when Bert heard the rumors: something about a strange little town in the mountains where people pretend to be earthlings. She followed the trail to Hood's Pocket, a town that doesn't appear on any topographical maps, populated by people who claim their mountain moves through time and space.
The Astral Plane and a Lost Memory
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:46) **Bird Bird’s Opening Dispatch: The World Ended** - The reporter Bird Bird broadcasts on the dying under-signal, stating that the warp gate network has collapsed and civilizations are cut off.
- 2 (05:49) **The Astral Plain: Trinket Guides Leif** - Trinket brings Leif to a metaphysical realm called the Astral Plain to recover his lost memories.
- 3 (10:31) **Back in the Diner: The Trance Patrol** - Frank and Elden watch over Leif and Trinket as they meditate, while June keeps Frank company.
- 4 (17:03) **Bird Bird Arrives at the Convenience Store** - Bird Bird confronts Doug, demanding an explanation for the warp gate collapse and the rumors linking it to the town.
- 5 (20:11) **Ava’s Strategy: Handling Bird Bird** - Ava and Elden discuss the arrival of a different version of Bird Bird, one who never met Leif and is now stuck on the mountain.
- 6 (22:49) **The Sheep’s Eye: Live Music and a Vapian** - Steve and Deedra deal with an aspiring musician and a mysterious Vapian, while Bird Bird enters the bar.
- 7 (31:46) **Leif’s Astral Journey: Meeting Buster** - Leif, still on the astral plane, encounters a figure named Buster who gives him cryptic advice.
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Show Notes
"Welcome to the Triad... Or whatever we're calling it now."
Trinkett - Camille Smicker
Leif - Tom Moorman
Frank - Ben Burdick
Eldin - Joe Fisher
June - Melody Bridges
Doug - Keith Cable
Verge - Cat Blackard
Deidre - Tina Case
Steve - Jessica Mudd
Celeste - Cooper Shaw
Shenzo - Ramsey Hong
Sara Wile, Matt Roen, and Xen of Third Person as DasFonkyBeats (website: thirdperson.media)
Even Older Leif - Tom Moorman
Caspar - Joe Fisher
BertBert - Lauren Grace Thompson
Written by Joe Fisher
Directed by Joe Fisher and Finlay Stevenson
Episode Art by Existentially Exhausted Bean
Music:
Above the Clouds - American Legion
Ramblin Blues - Rymdklang Soundtracks
Bar Music:
Tuba riffs by TubaRick
"Das Schwebe-Fahrrad Fantastisch" by Xen with lyrics by Joe Fisher and Xen
“With Blue” and “Summer of Nicotine” by Veteran Children
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