Binary Break

Friends are made and lost. Digimon are purified and defiled. A song is completed and begins again. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Christina Woods, Jake Mason, Sky Ertl, Tanner Vogelgesang, Ann McShane, Annie Craton, and Riley Hopkins! Content Warnings (contains spoilers): All throughout the episode: children in peril, allusions to children going missing/dying, grief, memory loss [0:13:00/0:13:28] - Body horror. Our heroes arrive on a small alien planetoid. It is described as having a texture similar to skin. [1:01:45/1:22:26] - Body horror, dysphoria/dysmorphia. Robinmon digivolves into a new form which helps the heroes defeat their enemies, but it also makes her very uncomfortable. [3:29:46/3:32:11] - Veiled alcoholism/child abuse/child neglect. In 1997, Penny arrives home after a long day. His mother is passed out in her room. Alone, Penny makes himself a microwave dinner and sits down in front of the TV. Edited by Claire Mulkerin. Logo by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our opening theme song this time was medleyyeyeye by Hashme Lloyd, and our closing theme was by Nice Wizard. Additional music by Claire's girlfriend, Beatrice! The game system we're using is Digidice, created by Claire Mulkerin. Find it at clairemulkerin.itch.io You can support Claire and join her Discord by becoming a member of the Claire Makes Art Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/clairemakesart Find us on Bluesky or Tumblr, where we are @BinaryBreak, or send an email to [email protected]

Separated but together, the Digidestined reconnect with old friends and old enemies. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Christina Woods, Jake Mason, Sky Ertl, Tanner Vogelgesang, Ann McShane, Annie Craton, and Riley Hopkins! Content Warnings (contains spoilers):  All throughout the episode: disasters/mass panic, allusions to death, awkward age gap crushes/discomfort [1:19:08/1:19:36] - Billy's broken finger is hurting and swollen. Penny helps makes a splint. [1:45:28/1:46:15] - A corrupted digimon sings a song about suicide ("Headfirst for Halos" by My Chemical Romance)  [2:05:00/2:05:50] - Someone threatens to kill Bridge [2:26:50/2:33:57] - Several people bully Bridge, threaten him, and then someone punches him in the stomach   Edited by Claire Mulkerin. Logo by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our opening theme song this time was "Glass of Happiness," by Hashme Lloyd, and our closing theme was by Nice Wizard. The game system we're using is Digidice, created by Claire Mulkerin. Find it at clairemulkerin.itch.io You can support Claire and join her Discord by becoming a member of the Claire Makes Art Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/clairemakesart Find us on Bluesky or Tumblr, where we are @BinaryBreak, or send an email to [email protected]

We finally arrive at the beginning. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Christina Woods, Jake Mason, Sky Ertl, Tanner Vogelgesang, Ann McShane, Annie Craton, and Riley Hopkins! Content Warnings (contains spoilers):  There's a whole bunch of sad and weird and complicated and intense feelings basically the entire episode this time. Lots of crying. [26:25/27:15] - Billy's dad drops some casual subtextual homophobia [27:15/29:15] - Off-screen implication of Penny's mom's neglect/alcoholism [33:45/34:28] - Discussion of auto accidents/injuries [34:28/38:00] - LOTS of jokes about food poisoning/diarrhea [56:05/1:03:42] - Bridge's dad is mean to him/yells at him. Bridge jumps out of a moving car and runs away. [1:23:55/1:24:52] - Discussion of Jordan's cut-up arms. He expresses anxiety about infection. [1:37:55/1:38:10] - Billy accidentally bumps his already broken finger. Edited by Claire Mulkerin. Logo by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our opening theme song this time was "Foolish," by Hashme Lloyd, and our closing theme was by Nice Wizard. The game system we're using is Digidice, created by Claire Mulkerin. Find it at clairemulkerin.itch.io You can support Claire and join her Discord by becoming a member of the Claire Makes Art Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/clairemakesart Find us on Bluesky or Tumblr, where we are @BinaryBreak, or send an email to [email protected]

Your favorite three edgy teens (and one bird) descend into chaos and tangents whilst occasionally A-ing some Qs about Binary Break Season 2. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Jake Mason, Tanner Vogelgesang, Annie Craton, and Riley Hopkins. Content Warning: Discussion/jokes about violence and death, some fairly chaste discussion of "shipping" teenage characters, occassional vague foreshadowing towards Binary Break Season 3 Edited by Claire Mulkerin. Logo by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our opening theme song was performed by Hashme Lloyd, with vocals by Samantha Bower and Kylee Brielle. The game system we're using is Digidice, created by Claire Mulkerin. Find it at clairemulkerin.itch.io You can support Claire and join her Discord by becoming a member of the Claire Makes Art Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/clairemakesart Find us on Bluesky or Tumblr, where we are @BinaryBreak, or send an email to [email protected]

Some old familiar voices return to A all your Qs about Binary Break Season 1. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Christina Woods, Ann McShane, and... Sky Ertl? Content Warning: Discussion of fear of insects/little bug faces, a couple vague allusions to the plot of Binary Break Season 3, discussion of the plot of Digimon: Survive (which includes some mentions of violence/blood) Link to an interview with Digimon character designer Kenji Watanabe: https://digi-lab.blog/digimon-games-community-interviews-kenji-watanabe/ Edited by Claire Mulkerin and Sky Ertl. Logo by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our opening theme song was performed by Nice Wizard, with vocals by Ren-Prior White. The game system we're using is Digidice, created by Claire Mulkerin. Find it at clairemulkerin.itch.io You can support Claire and join her Discord by becoming a member of the Claire Makes Art Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/clairemakesart Find us on Bluesky or Tumblr, where we are @BinaryBreak, or send an email to [email protected]

After a twenty-four year hiatus, the Digi-Bowl is back. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Benny Anders, and Riley Hopkins. Edited by Claire Mulkerin. Logo by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our opening theme song this time is a cover of the "NFL on Fox" theme, performed by Nice Wizard (https://soundcloud.com/nicewizard). "Happy and Uplifting Corporate" by RomanSenykMusichttps://youtu.be/0st0DkIoS-w "Cool Kids Table: Sequinox Theme" by Emily E. Meo https://soundcloud.com/emily-e-meo/sequinox-theme-polishpass-02-1 "Glimmer of Hope" by Lite Saturation https://freemusicarchive.org/music/lite-saturation/piano-collection/glimmer-of-hope/ The game system we're using is Digidice, created by Claire Mulkerin. Find it at clairemulkerin.itch.io You can support Claire and join her Discord by becoming a member of the Claire Makes Art Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/clairemakesart Find us on Bluesky or Tumblr, where we are @BinaryBreak, or send an email to [email protected]  

Billy ponders an orb. Kat ruins a picnic. Jordan opens a door. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Jake Mason, Tanner Vogelgesang, Annie Craton, and Riley Hopkins. Content warning: Memory loss, mind control, body horror, mental illness, bullying, gun violence, blood, imagery of death/corpses, more explicit violence than usual (stabbing and crushing of digimon) Edited by Claire Mulkerin. Logo by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our opening theme song is performed by Hashme Lloyd (soundcloud.com/whlsm), Samantha Bower (fiverr.com/amandapower), and Kylee Brielle (fiverr.com/kyleebrielle), and our closing theme is performed by Nice Wizard (soundcloud.com/nicewizard). "Nowhere Land" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The game system we're using is Digidice, created by Claire Mulkerin. Find it at clairemulkerin.itch.io You can support Claire and join her Discord by becoming a member of the Claire Makes Art Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/clairemakesart Find us on Bluesky or Tumblr, where we are @BinaryBreak, or send an email to [email protected]  

After a last minute revelation, the party discards their previous plan in favor of another that is far riskier. Will this new approach prove successful, or are these teens walking right into three simultaneous traps? Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Jake Mason, Tanner Vogelgesang, Annie Craton, and Riley Hopkins. Content Warning: Memory loss, body horror, mental illness, bullying, gun violence, insects with lots of legs Edited by Claire Mulkerin. Logo by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our opening theme song is performed by Hashme Lloyd (soundcloud.com/whlsm), Samantha Bower (fiverr.com/amandapower), and Kylee Brielle (fiverr.com/kyleebrielle), and our closing theme is performed by Nice Wizard (soundcloud.com/nicewizard). "Nowhere Land" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Upbeat Energetic Uplifting Fun "Driftline".mp3 by Vlad Annenkov is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License. "Groovy Rock" by Lite Saturation is licensed under a CC BY-ND 4.0 International Deed. The game system we're using is Digidice, created by Claire Mulkerin. Find it at clairemulkerin.itch.io You can support Claire and join her Discord by becoming a member of the Claire Makes Art Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/clairemakesart Find us on Bluesky or Tumblr, where we are @BinaryBreak, or send an email to [email protected]  

Kat plays a song. Billy reads to Swiftmon. Robinmon comes out of her shell. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Jake Mason, Tanner Vogelgesang, Annie Craton, and Riley Hopkins. Edited by Claire Mulkerin. Logo by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our opening theme song is performed by Hashme Lloyd (soundcloud.com/whlsm), Samantha Bower (fiverr.com/amandapower), and Kylee Brielle (fiverr.com/kyleebrielle), and our closing theme is performed by Nice Wizard (soundcloud.com/nicewizard). "Nowhere Land" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dubstep Electronic | Ultra Lag by Alex-Productions | Music promoted by http://onsound.eu/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ "Influence" by Beat Mekanikhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The game system we're using is Digidice, created by Claire Mulkerin. Find it at clairemulkerin.itch.io You can support Claire and join her Discord by becoming a member of the Claire Makes Art Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/clairemakesart Find us on Bluesky or Tumblr, where we are @BinaryBreak, or send an email to [email protected] Content warning: Discussion of missing/presumed dead children, memory loss, discussions of unwanted sexual advances/creepiness, depression/negative self-talk, allusions to violence

The digidestined face a new type of challenge. Featuring Claire Mulkerin, Jake Mason, Tanner Vogelgesang, and Annie Craton. Edited by Claire Mulkerin. Logo by Ann McShane and Christina Woods. Our opening theme song is performed by Hashme Lloyd (soundcloud.com/whlsm), Samantha Bower (fiverr.com/amandapower), and Kylee Brielle (fiverr.com/kyleebrielle), and our closing theme is performed by Nice Wizard (soundcloud.com/nicewizard). "Nowhere Land" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The game system we're using is Digidice, created by Claire Mulkerin. Find it at clairemulkerin.itch.io You can support Claire and join her Discord by becoming a member of the Claire Makes Art Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/clairemakesart Find us on Bluesky or Tumblr, where we are @BinaryBreak, or send an email to [email protected] Content warning: discussion of death, death/digidusting of friendly characters, grief/mourning, reckless self-destructive behavior