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It's the second half of our holiday-travel-horror special, and things are not going well for this gaggle of hapless victims! No one's died just yet, but guards are low and Brian's goals are still unknown. What will happen when an actual confrontation comes? Will Derek's paternal drive, Harold's second sight, Albie's off-kilter genius, and Beef's... (checks notes) heart, I guess, be enough to save any one of them? Or will these qualities only make their deaths more darkly comical? Content warning for violence with sharp objects and identity death. Music is Spook5 by Peritune www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySANjE2HEfc under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

As a delayed holiday special that still turned out to be seasonal, it's time to DIE LAUGHING with Saturn, Levi, Pixie... and our special guest star, Elliot! Listen as they concoct four doomed oddballs, stranded in a crowded airport with a malicious force known only as BRIAN. Who will live, who will die, and just how funny will it be when they die? Content warning for a scene containing human viscera Music is Spook5 by Peritune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySANjE2HEfc under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Things heat up in the orbital auction as more high-tech surplus is put up for grabs and the competition becomes increasingly personal. Gabrielle mingles with some new faces (and one uncomfortably familiar one), Pfeffer draws aggro, Arabella falls in love with danger, and Guiseppe does some high-stakes flirting. Music is TaishoRoman_Battle by Peritune www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1-LuS7oVHY under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

On their latest mission, the Forget-Me-Nots are sent into high orbit, where battles are fought not with giant robots, but with giant bank accounts! Can they bring home glamorous prizes from this ADVERSE auction without breaking their budget, and will the other attendees give them valuable information, or just grief? Listen to find out! Music is TaishoRoman_Battle by Peritune www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1-LuS7oVHY under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

We're jumping back into Beam Saber exactly where we left off, as the Forget-Me-Nots recuperate from their messy last mission and see what they can do with the spoils of cold war. Featuring: an employee performance review, the difficulties of finding a good mechanic, a jetsetting doctor, even more deep cuts, and a whole lot of awkward talks with hostages. Also featuring occasional cicada sounds, because when Brood X is outside your window there's only so much you can edit. Content warning for a minor in captivity. Music is TaishoRoman_Battle by Peritune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1-LuS7oVHY under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

After a rough fight with an awkward resolution, our heroes need to step up their game, and what better way to do that than some old-fashioned training? However, some friendly sparring could turn unfriendly in a hurry when the heat of mock battle brings out some repressed feelings. The team has survived many challenges, but can it survive infighting? Tune in and find out! Music by Perennial Sounds LLC

As the team's second mall throwdown continues, they quickly realize that they could be in over their heads. Luke leaps into peril, Pipa pulls off an awkward rescue, Pate looks for common ground, and Juno tries out some new moves. Will their wits and tenacity be enough, and what state will the mall be in when they're done? Music by Perennial Sounds LLC

A supervillain threatens the nearby, shockingly-alive mall, and they're a lot more of a threat than the Alternatives were! How will our heroes respond--especially since one of them is on the clock at her civilian job when it happens? Tune in to find out! Music by Perennial Sounds LLC

It's time to find out just how much trouble our heroes can get up to while separated! How will they fare without the power of Friendship to save their terrible rolls? Luke goes looking for answers, Juno and Pipa escalate their situation, and Pate learns the hurdles of office life. Music by Perennial Sounds LLC

As the dust of their latest brush with high-concept miscreancy settles, our heroes set about their own personal agendas. Juno and Pipa join forces, as the former abides by her corporate caretakers' wishes to distract from the latter's unsanctioned investigations. Meanwhile, Pate is... what IS Pate doing, and why's she being so secretive about it? Find out in this big new episode! Music by Perennial Sounds LLC

And we're back, with our still-unnamed team of superheroic young adults! Turns out they've been up to some things while we haven't been looking, and I know catching up on canon can be a real hassle for some people, but let's see if we can't smooth out the process! Music by Perennial Sounds LLC

The calendar is ticking down until the big fencing tournament, and our fops have to make sure they're as prepared as possible to gain glory for themselves and their respective schools... but there are always more important things to focus on, like mysterious love letters and drunken confrontations! Who will come out on top? Who will have their life destroyed by heartbreak and overpriced gin? Who's to say you can't do both at once? It's all game in the big finale! Music is Tea Party by Peritune www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ32CPa_KZ4 under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

We return to our quartet of rival foppish duelists to see how they handle themselves in more... random circumstances. What shall they do when, say, the proletariat gets sick of them? Or when their inadvisable love affairs don't play out nice and tidy? Listen on for tales of daring deeds, opportunistic mischief, and getting lucky in some private corner of the Tyrant's estate! Music is Tea Party by Peritune www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ32CPa_KZ4 under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

It's a BGN Bicentennial! For our 200th episode, friend of the show (and of the RPG world at large) Greg Stolze has provided us with an exclusive advance (and we mean ADVANCE) copy of his newest game! Watch as we roll up a handful of sword-wielding nobs and set them loose upon high society and each other. Music is Tea Party by Peritune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ32CPa_KZ4 under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Armed with an awareness of the time loop and the vaguest sense of what's causing it, July the undertaker has one last shot at saving the town of Bitter Branch from endlessly recurring destruction! But can she overcome the conflicting interests of its heterogeneous townsfolk, let alone the dangerous forces behind this vicious cycle? And just what would breaking the cycle mean? There's only one place to find out!

Things heat up as July becomes more aware of the time loop! But what extreme measures will she have to take to uncover the murderous mystery at the loop's core, and how much progress can she make before everyone dies yet again? Listen on to find out! Content warning for more corpses, body horror, and desecration of a grave.

As July the undertaker enters her fourth consecutive loop of murder and mystery, she's finally gained enough awareness to tell that things ARE repeating... but will that be enough to save her friends, loved ones, and unfriendly acquaintances from a terrible fate? Could ignorance be better if there's no way to change things? Content warning: more dead bodies, but not nearly as gruesome this time.

As we enter our third loop, things are looking up for a lot of people in Bitter Branch! July's relationship with Nim has taken a new step, the community's pillars seem as stable as ever, and even Donny Brook is doing well for himself. Then the killing starts, again, and this time the cause is both hauntingly clear and chillingly strange... Content warning for more description of bodies.

Now that we've done one round of murder and mystery in the town of Bitter Branch, it's time to reset the clock and see how things play out... spoiler alert, it's more murder and mystery. This time, the murders are a little more mysterious... Content warning for ritual murder scenes (as in the scenes of prior murders, not scenes depicting murder) and some indirect body horror.

As July the undertaker's day begins, she's surrounded by familiar people, places, and things... but something sinister is about to begin. Let's see what the cards have in store for this desert-planet town, and our hapless avatar, as we draw from the deck and see where some ancient imagery takes us! Spoiler warning: one place it takes us is the impact of industrial capitalism on rural communities and geographies. Content warning for discussion of partially mutilated bodies.