Jaran makes inroads with Vee. Vee grapples with guilt. And Abiku takes on an emissary’s burden. NOTE: Dare was absent for this recording, but returns in Arc Six, Episode 6!
"The Second Stranger" is sponsored by Dmitry (https://twitter.com/DmitryOpines) and ExplainTrade (https://www.explaintrade.com/), a negotiation skills training consultancy; because you can't ask to roll persuasion in real life.
Special thanks to our Heroes and Paragons: Alex, Brooke Brite, @brownestnerd, Charles, chillacres, Cora Eckert, Emma, Finn, Hat, Isabel, Kanding, Lex Slater, Lyle and Peanut, Matt Sweeney, Moonflower Tea, Nicholas, Purplemouse, Riley, Rose, Scruffasus, Summer Rose Folta, Sunny, and Targott.
Content warnings for this episode: fantasy violence, gore, complex and complicated relationships, death, monsters and monstrosity, and references to medical experimentation.
CREDITS:
Title - “Desertion” by Ladan Osman.
Music - C.I.S. Music (https://soundcloud.com/cis_music), Fesliyan Studios (https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/), and Soundstripe (https://www.soundstripe.com/).
Album art - Sea Thomas (https://twitter.com/pisharpart).
Podcast editing - Connie Chang (https://twitter.com/ByConnieChang).
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