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Episode 58 - Ecology and External Assistance

The client, Goral Throgmar of the Construct-A-Creature corporation, is requesting legal assistance due to mounting complaints against them for creating “monstrosities” that are “killing people”. The bailiffs are on the way to take their eyes.

Management Consultants’ advice: lie about your address, reframe the debate, corporate bonding, monstrosity, be a turgid plant, utilise the googly eyes, hot slap pyramid.

Content Warning for:
- Emotional abuse
- Bullying/taunting
- Shouting
- Emotional manipulation & gaslighting
- Discussions of: body horror (including animal)
- Mentions of: murder, alcohol consumption, plastic surgery, animal attack, eye trauma (threatened), physical violence, injury, arson.

Special thanks to Adam Honeyman for this episode's Brief Submission and this week's Patrons: Katie McLean, incorrigible_worksop, Sam Lueke, Delta Psy, Tired Naiad, Yael Zombie, Elizabeth Almasy, Angelika Agbayani, David Niemczyk, Harmoni Kauffman, Layne Woodward, Jacc, N, Rahlly, Michelle Scarcella, connanro, Diego Henriquez, Erica, Julie Fricker, apthemagician, Zacharias Buchanan, Kathryn Sullivan, LYJun, Jordan Patton, Sophia Stasevic, Dominic Moffchiedoytiss, Liz McAnder, Juliana Scherzer, Jojoiter, 104 Tarsiers, Jara257, kendal, Kiwisheep, Renata, Devin Taylor, Emily Tucker, I should be asleep, melekinh, Kaley Bales, Vincent & Amelia, Emma Baker, Emily, here's how Web!Martin can still win, TheFool, Liv Stormborn, Nicole Just Kidding, Marika Rainey, Emily Diaz, Avah Willard, Anabel (latt).

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Created by Tim Meredith and Ben Meredith
Produced by Katie Seaton
Executive Producer Alexander J Newall

Performances:
I.M.O.G.E.N: Imogen Harris
David 7: Ben Meredith
Trexel Geistman: Tim Meredith
Enola: Helen Gould

Editing: Maddy Searle
Music: Samuel DF Jones
Artwork: Anika Khan
Mastering: Jeffrey Nils Gardner

Featured SFX by FunWithSound, cabaret, Landau00, sagetyrtle, mickdow & previously credited artists via freesound.org.

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Episode 57 - Histrionics and High-Handedness

The client, Zeith Fel, is looking for ideas for new productions for The Diabolical Flotilla Actors’ Guild to tour in the upcoming season. She has found that audiences are dwindling for their tours across the galaxy (entirely unconnected to the entirely justifiable destructive actions of Stellar Firma) and are in need of a hit.

Management Consultants’ advice: a roster of updated “classics”, react to the pretend, pretend real knives, historical re-enactment, shattered bums, execute the fool, sexy wedding, the end?

Content Warning for:
- Emotional abuse
- Bullying/taunting
- Innuendo
- Shouting
- Knives & self-injury (stabbing, including SFX)
- Mentions of: cults, manipulation & gaslighting, childhood trauma, mind-altering substances, mass mortality & environmental apocalypse, executions & gun violence.

Special thanks to vi for this episode's Brief Submission and this week's Patrons: Emmie Knobloch, ludmila schmidt, Matt1344, C-J Saunders, Myshe, Katie Stonestreet, Zoe Payne, Rebecca Field, Taga, Tamsin Myers, Conrad Schaffer Vignati, Jelka Dirksen, sleepy pigeon, Leona Maron, mo, officialspec, Maria x Zhao, Eb Mitchell, Isabel Taylor, cecilfae, Heather Cartwright, Zoe Prescott, Grace Holsten, Jessica Willmore, Beth Carter, Sarah, Null Strolight, Crystal Wang, Noah S Brown, Laura A., Dave, Trinkit, it is a mystery, Ashley S., Anna Laurie, Corina Bantum, flipwizardmcgay, Alexi Bailey, Mikki S., Emma Scrivens., Ebeth, Jordan Whiteley, Jane, Vee, Katherine Carlsrud, Wizard Perry, Abigail Bokun, Leanne Payson, MAX, Ingeborg Pedersen.

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Created by Tim Meredith and Ben Meredith
Produced by Katie Seaton
Executive Producer Alexander J Newall

Performances:
I.M.O.G.E.N: Imogen Harris
David 7: Ben Meredith
Trexel Geistman: Tim Meredith
No 1: Amy Dickinson
No 48: Rachel Meredith

Editing: Maddy Searle and Michelle Snow
Music: Samuel DF Jones
Artwork: Anika Khan
Mastering: Jeffrey Nils Gardner

Featured SFX:
johnvand, FunWithSound, artefakt, geodylabs, 16FPanskaVyskocil_Tom, Benboncan, giddster, rsellick, Podcapocalipsis & previously credited artists via freesound.org. Original Foley by Maddy Searle.

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Episode 56 - Proselytising and (some) Progress

The client, The Gademy Academy For Scholarly Hollers, are looking for budget and spending advice (ideally yelled) to help with their financial difficulties.

Management Consultants’ advice: Not being a weak necked fool; aggressively loud fonts; traditional organic unassisted yelling; more spartinacity; unclear pamphlets; misleading signs.

Content Warning for:
Emotional Abuse
Bullying/Taunting
Shouting
Innuendo
Mentions of: cults, existential crisis, attempted murder, blood, bombs, food, arson, threats of violence, alcoholism, death threats.

Special thanks to Fleuranna for this episode's Brief Submission and this week's Patrons: Ron Dempsey, Ashlee Coles, Cassafrassaian, Pawpotato, Inga Iversen, Grace Tallman, mikey reid-cain, Francesca Monti, Bailey Moore, Katie Dibb, Algie, Julia R., skeetpost, Aline Bischof, Ilse van der Kemp, Valerie Sizemore, Karnessa, quinnntastic, Erin Kemmery, Ldsz, Ciara McGuigan, Danielle Rutkowski, Angel, Sydney Wood, Kaylee Rowena, Ania Trzoch, Murrey uwu, Jay, xpityx, Seb Ponce, Grace Francese, Jemma A., Alexander Nicholas, Bridget Beatty, S Pollock, Basil, Kara Somberg, Jess Marie, Binthibub, Stephanie Anne Sorter, Charlie, Bailey Wind, Tanya Aingeal, Charlotte Hassell, Eli, Maia Cousins, Kris Tuohy, KristinC.

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Created by Tim Meredith and Ben Meredith
Produced by Katie Seaton
Executive Producer Alexander J Newall

Performances:
I.M.O.G.E.N: Imogen Harris
David 7: Ben Meredith
Trexel Geistman: Tim Meredith

Editing: Maddy Searle
Music: Samuel DF Jones
Artwork: Anika Khan
Mastering: Jeffrey Nils Gardner

Featured SFX: agaxly, Trollarch2, 16FPanskaVyskocil_Tom, jawbutch, UnplugTheFridge, Inspector J & previously credited artists via freesound.org. Original Foley by Maddy Searle.

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Episode 55 - Defiance and Defection

Management Consultancy Review.

Line Manager Hartro Piltz to asses initial consultancy efforts, largely from bed for what can only be assumed to be efficiency reasons. Bill for destruction of celebratory sparkling slurry to be applied to Line Manager’s expense account.

Content Warning for:
Emotional Abuse
Bullying/Taunting
Alcohol & Alcohol consumption
Innuendo
Unhealthy relationships
Discussions of: systemic oppression, violence, death
Mentions of: existential crisis, delusions, drug use, blood, guns, attempted murder, death threats, knives, shouting, fainting, smoking.

Special thanks to this week's Patrons: Jessica Specht, Natalie Logan, Emily Simmons, Paige Morgan, Clarissa Olivares, Lana Roberts, Emma, Rhiannon Thomas Bourne, Malibustacy, Regan Sanders, Christina, Sir Prahlegod, Trixie McGee, A Brain In A Bucket, Esther Phillips, Annie Shoes, Natasha Tomecek, Maglor, Saturn '- Lynnette, Amaranta Petty, Allison Perrone, Ari Shenanigans, PumkinMilk, McKensie Schepers, Anneka V. Brighton, Jasmine Zeelfreund, Ludo, Marguerite Coles, Katharine Forman, hellotrickster, Riley Alexandre, Rose Johnson, reubenpax, what if you were defenseless, Tara, Biff, The Thing Lurking In The Dirt Under The Streets Of Alexandria, Sarah Anderson, [tips fedora] J'archivist, logan austin, Jem strongeststars Malak, OnaDacora, alex, skyberia, Gabby Figueroa, Zoe Wright, Charlie Morgan Reed, Heather, Nebula Wood, Gillis Lowry and Taylor Jackson.

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Created by Tim Meredith and Ben Meredith
Produced by Katie Seaton
Executive Producer Alexander J Newall

Performances:
I.M.O.G.E.N: Imogen Harris
David 7: Ben Meredith
Hartro Piltz: Jenny Haufek
Trexel Geistman: Tim Meredith

Editing: Maddy Searle
Music: Samuel DF Jones
Artwork: Anika Khan
Mastering: Jeffrey Nils Gardner

Featured SFX: Yuval, misjoc, SpliceSound, mgamabile, vovere, ZoviPoland & previously credited artists via freesound.org.

Additional music: Newer Wave by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7016-newer-wave
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Free Time Man

This one's for all the haters who are out there saying that I’ve got,
Well, I‘ve not got much on, but you know I'm alright,
I’ve got stuff… I'm fine

Up in the morning, find a clean shirt,
cuppa hot slurry, out to work
Maintenance, that's the game I’m playing,
mediocrity that's how I'm swayin’
Keepin’ these facilities clean and right,
simulated dawn, simulated night
Things gumming up the works there in a flash,
recycle unit bust, you don’t need that
Detritus strewn all over this place,
here a leg, there a face
The body horror don’t bother me,
I'm here to do a job you see
You'd think that that would cause me woe
You’d think that would stem my flow
When it hits the fan, I've got my plan
I'm a free time man, watch me go

Put on a holovid and kick back
I’m a free time man
See a friend and have a bit of a laugh
I’m a free time man
Read a book, maybe a chapter or two
I’m a free time man
Travel round this station take in the view
I’m a free time man
Um, watch another holovid if there’s one
I’m a free time man
See a different friend, I hope that they’re fun
I’m a free time man
Oh no I’ve read this book before
I’m a free time man
They won’t let me travel to certain floors
I’m a free time man

Evening time in the Cosmic Lounge,
feeling good just got a round
There's this new cat at the table,
won't shut up, don't think he’s able
His monologue is upsetting the room,
talking ‘bout his love for a fish and a broom
The regulars they don’t like that,
Sweepy Anne’s still mourning her sprat
It’s my free time but just this once,
I’ll lent a hand to a needy dunce
Saying Harry's the name, lay it on me friend,
now stuck in a nightmare that’ll never end
I did what I now regret,
I talked him off his parapet
But he won't go,
Won't take no,
Ruin all my flow like a strait jacket

Stole all my holovids won't give them back
Former free time man
My friends now just point at me and laugh
Former free time man
No books for me, he burnt them too
Former free time man
Everywhere on this station he’s spoiling my view
Former free time man
It feels like I'm never alone
Former free time man
Except the 20 minutes he’s with his clone
Former free time man
He’s faked both of our deaths twice
Former free time man
Why is there no tool to reset my life?
Former free time man

So you see, like, to the haters, I’ve got, like, a lot on,
like you know, too much. I wish I could sort of drop,
drop one of the things. Anyway... yep

Artists

Dr. Beaver: Band Leader + Synths + Bass
JJ Perry: Additional Music, Production, Mixing and Mastering
Simon Plotkin: Vocals and Lyrics
Tim Meredith: Music and Lyrics

Special thanks to Amy Dickinson for advice and support.

“Free Time Man” is from the album “Cabaret Night at the Cosmic Lounge.” © Rusty Quill 2020

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Survive You

I was once a bright young thing, on my way, straight to the top
Then suddenly you fell in my way like a drunken, overprivileged roadblock
What did I do to deserve this constant stream of ignominy?
All I ever wanted to do was serve the Board, faithfully
I get blamed for the mistakes you make, they bounce off you and stick to me
But it won’t always be this way, just you wait, you will see

I will survive you, I've just got to weather the storm
I’ll thrive without you, I’ll be here long after you've gone

I will, survive, I will survive you
I will, survive, I will survive you

If you were another employee, you’d be dead and gone and out of my way
You're just coasting on the Geistman name, a family tree that's withered away
The way you act makes life expectancies around you real bleak
Unless that David’s a miracle worker, they’ll be dead in a week

Gonna keep you out the Cosmic Lounge, until you learn
Gonna keep puttin’ feet in your mouth, until you learn

I will survive you, I've just got to weather the storm
I’ll thrive without you, I’ll be here long after you've gone

I will, survive, I will survive you
I will, survive, I will survive you

You'll be dead, and I’ll be alive, I will survive, I will survive x4

(fading out)

Artists

Dr. Beaver: Band Leader, Bass, Additional Guitars
JJ Perry: Guitar, Production, Mixing and Mastering, Arrangement and Additional Music
Jenny Haufek: Vocals
Tim Meredith: Music and Lyrics

Special thanks to Amy Dickinson for advice and support.

“Survive You” is from the album “Cabaret Night at the Cosmic Lounge”. © Rusty Quill 2020

If you would like to own the full album, consider becoming a Patron of Rusty Quill! All Patrons will receive a digipack, which includes dramatic sketches exclusive to the album and comes with special artwork by VeraRaeArt. Visit www.patreon.com/rustyquill to find out more.

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