Act Three of Five: An old friend invites Peggy to get drunk. Gwynned holds her nose and flies to the rescue.
Coming next on 8 April – Vigil: Ill Wind, Act 4
Programme notes
This production contains fantasy violence, retching sounds, toxic friendship, and betrayal.
Camera Obscura is Matt’s new actual play of Outliers, a single-player roleplaying game of weird science by Samantha Leigh. Read a new chapter every month at foggyoutline.com/serials.
Dramatis personae and other definitions
Renko: A DoOm agent assigned to Sherrydown, furloughed since the office closed.
Gwynned, the Shieldmaiden: A former shieldmaiden of the triple goddess Morrigan, exiled to live as a duck for the crime of saving a mortal man from her mistress’ cruel whim, now freed from her curse and elevated to a third of the godhead herself.
Graham: The demon equivalent of an accountant, summoned to Earth in error and now trying to make the best of it. He is destined to bring about the Apocalypse.
Peggy Tailor: The prodigal daughter of a local family that dabbles in fey frolicking and organised crime, back in town to lay low after a grift gone horribly wrong.
Jess Butterworth: A twenty-something shift worker, Sherrydown born and bred. While working the tarot tent at Amazement Park, she was approached by Kit, a being claiming to be her spirit guide.
Department of Omissions (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres.
Sherrydown, Brackshire: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office.
Omission effect: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Recently lifted.
Credits
COMPERE: Matt Boothman
STARRING:
Vikki as Renko, the Flake
Natalie Winter as Gwynned, the Divine
Alexander Pankhurst as Graham, the Summoned
Ellie Pitkin as Peggy Tailor, the Crooked
with Ellen Gould as Jess Butterworth
ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands
MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst
SOUND DESIGN BY: Matt Boothman
SFX AND INCIDENTAL MUSIC INCLUDES: atmos small pub 10 people by v_hazard on freesound.org; and may include others made available to use without attribution.
EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman