Ricou is faced with an ultimatum, Zelda attends to Scoutpost business, and Rick Rounds wakes up. The theme of tonight’s episode is Rivers. (To avoid spoilers, content warnings are listed at the end of this episode description). The bonus story that goes with this episode is ‘New Management’, and is available for Hallowoods patrons on the show’s Patreon, along with behind-the-scenes, exclusive merchandise, and more! Because the show runs without ads or sponsors, we rely on support from fans to guarantee the survival of this LGBTQ+ horror podcast. Hello From The Hallowoods is written and produced by William A. Wellman, a queer horror author and writing coach. You can visit their website for more information!  The transcript for this episode is available on the Hello From The Hallowoods Website. Click here to read! You can also find Hello From The Hallowoods on social media! The show is on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @thehallowoods. If you’d like to connect with other fans of the show, there’s even a fan-run Discord Server! Music for this episode was used under license from Artlist.com. The soundtracks featured were:  ‘Forest Overture’, by Yehezkel Raz, ‘Cold Sugar’, by Sun Wash, ‘Cascade’, by Kyle Preston, ‘Zircon’, by Ottom, ‘Flight of the Inner Bird - Instrumental Version’, by Sivan Talmor, ‘Under the Waves’, by Borrtex, ‘Don’t Mind The Rain’, by the Oriole Orchestra (public domain), ‘Soft Awakening’, by John Gegelman, ‘Flowing’ by Borrtex, ‘Ganymede’, by Yehezkel Raz, ‘Dark Tension’, by Kyle Preston, ‘On the Knife’s Edge’, by Tilman Sillescu, ‘Killer’s Remorse’, by Francesco Dandrea, ‘Metamorphosis’, by the Bows‘Exhale’, by Salt of the Sound, And ‘Farewell’, by Maya Belsitzman and Matan Ephrat. Content warnings for this episode include: Al has no skin, Animal death (a fish, but also Heidi as usual), Violence, Death + Injury, Blood, Birds, Gun Mention, Static (including sfx), Emotional Manipulation, Drowning, Body horror, Consumption of Inedible Materials, Bullying, Child Death (referenced)