Episode 23 - Bite Back

CW: Player Death, Violence, Gore"I wanted to explain that I am constantly overestimating and underestimating the human race - rarely do I ever simply estimate it. I wanted to ask her how the same thing could be so ugly and so glorious, and its words and stories so damning and brilliant.” “A final note from your narrator: I am haunted by humans” ― Markus Zusak, The Book ThiefEverything ends where it began. The Ashdown Manor. Remember listeners, death is not the end. Enjoy the Season 1 finale.Akii as Penelope Gurung-Ishida | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/akinomii⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hannah Marie as Margot "Haven" Havenson | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/hannahmarieartwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kujo as Mason Sharpe | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/crithitchronicles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Laura Tutu as Delores "Lola" Kent | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lauratutu.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with Aubrey Knotts as Storyteller | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠aubreyvakarian.carrd.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

CW: Discussions of Natural Disasters“My eyes are painfully open and I want to escape.” Anais Nin, MiragesThe group gathers at Haven’s apartment for possibly the final time, they all know they should run. But none of them can bring themselves to leave the fight until it is done.Akii as Penelope Gurung-Ishida | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/akinomii⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hannah Marie as Margot "Haven" Havenson | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/hannahmarieartwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kujo as Mason Sharpe | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/crithitchronicles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Laura Tutu as Delores "Lola" Kent | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lauratutu.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sawyer Ziegelman as Tobias Grimm | https://www.dubiouscreatures.comwith Aubrey Knotts as Storyteller | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠aubreyvakarian.carrd.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

CW: Interparty conflict, References to Drugs/Alcohol“Peace was like any high. It couldn’t last. It was an illusion, something that could be interrupted in a moment and lost forever.” - Leigh Bardugo, Ninth HouseThe Nobodies have to fall apart before they can come back together. Penny makes a new friend, Haven and Mason have it out, Lola has a chat with Conell. Time is running out for all of them.Akii as Penelope Gurung-Ishida | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/akinomii⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hannah Marie as Margot "Haven" Havenson | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/hannahmarieartwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kujo as Mason Sharpe | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/crithitchronicles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Laura Tutu as Delores "Lola" Kent | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lauratutu.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with Aubrey Knotts as Storyteller | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠aubreyvakarian.carrd.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

CW: Violence, Mental Manipulation“Before you can kill the monster, you have to say its name.” - Terry Pratchett, A Slip of a KeyboardThe Nobodies have their quarry where they want him, trapped in a room. It is clear that no matter what happens, at least one of them won’t be walking out of this room. Xav still has plenty of tricks up his sleeve, so don’t count him out yet. Akii as Penelope Gurung-Ishida | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/akinomii⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hannah Marie as Margot "Haven" Havenson | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/hannahmarieartwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kujo as Mason Sharpe | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/crithitchronicles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Laura Tutu as Delores "Lola" Kent | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lauratutu.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with Aubrey Knotts as Storyteller | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠aubreyvakarian.carrd.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

CW: Mental Manipulation, Mentions of Alcohol/Drugs/Sex“I have learned all kinds of things from my many mistakes. The one thing I never learn is to stop making them.” - Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of KingsIt is Halloween and the Nobodies have to put their plan into action, they arrive at the party ready to deal with Xav. They have a plan, now lets see if it survives first contact with the enemy. Akii as Penelope Gurung-Ishida | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/akinomii⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hannah Marie as Margot "Haven" Havenson | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/hannahmarieartwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kujo as Mason Sharpe | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/crithitchronicles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Laura Tutu as Delores "Lola" Kent | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lauratutu.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with Aubrey Knotts as Storyteller | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠aubreyvakarian.carrd.co⁠⁠⁠⁠

CW: Mentions of Past Violence“She had opened a door… and now she was walking with demons. And at the end of her travels, she would have her revenge… Pain had made a sadist of her.” - Clive Barker, The Hellbound HeartA truce in place the Nobodies work on putting a plan together to take down Xav, Penny has a run in with Alina and tries to get some information. Haven works on an olive branch for Lola, Mason tries to clear his head, and Lola has an enlightening conversation with one of the kindred. Akii as Penelope Gurung-Ishida | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/akinomii⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hannah Marie as Margot "Haven" Havenson | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/hannahmarieartwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kujo as Mason Sharpe | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/crithitchronicles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Laura Tutu as Delores "Lola" Kent | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lauratutu.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with Aubrey Knotts as Storyteller | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠aubreyvakarian.carrd.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

CW: Interparty Arguments“A Ghost can be a lot of things. A memory, a daydream, a secret. Grief, anger, guilt. But, in my experience, most times they’re just what we want to see. Most times, a ghost is a wish.” - Mike Flannigan, The Haunting of Hill HouseAfter the events in Atlas Tattoo the group finds themselves at an impasse, will they ever be able to trust Haven again? Over breakfast they try to find a way to move forward, there are still bad people who have to pay.Akii as Penelope Gurung-Ishida | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/akinomii⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hannah Marie as Margot "Haven" Havenson | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/hannahmarieartwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kujo as Mason Sharpe | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/crithitchronicles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Laura Tutu as Delores "Lola" Kent | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lauratutu.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with Aubrey Knotts as Storyteller | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠aubreyvakarian.carrd.co⁠⁠⁠⁠

CW: Threats, Mind Manipulation, Betrayal“The end justifies the means. But what if there never is an end? All we have is means.” - Ursula K. Le Guin, The Lathe of HeavenThe Nobodies decide to polish up their skills with a little fight training when Penny gets a call from a friend. The Monster’s timeline has moved up and the group needs to make a choice as to what to do with the journals. Nothing ever is as it seems though.Akii as Penelope Gurung-Ishida | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/akinomii⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hannah Marie as Margot "Haven" Havenson | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/hannahmarieartwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kujo as Mason Sharpe | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/crithitchronicles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Laura Tutu as Delores "Lola" Kent | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lauratutu.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with Aubrey Knotts as Storyteller | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠aubreyvakarian.carrd.co⁠⁠⁠⁠

CW: Alcohol, Tobacco‘And that’s how you go on. You lay laughter over the dark parts. The more dark parts, the more you have to laugh. With defiance, with abandon, with hysteria, any way you can.” - Liani Taylor, Strange the DreamerLola and Mason head back from Boston and the Nobodies are together once again, Haven gets a surprise guest which sends things into a spiral, and Penny starts to have suspicions about her boss. Just another day in Marlin Bay.Akii as Penelope Gurung-Ishida | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/akinomii⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hannah Marie as Margot "Haven" Havenson | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/hannahmarieartwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kujo as Mason Sharpe | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/crithitchronicles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Laura Tutu as Delores "Lola" Kent | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lauratutu.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with Aubrey Knotts as Storyteller | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠aubreyvakarian.carrd.co⁠⁠⁠

CW: Mentions of Death, Fire, Corpses‘We love until we do not. For us, love doesn’t fade gradually. It snaps like a branch bent too far.” - Holly Black, The Darkest Part of the ForestMason and Lola head down to Boston to meet with her contact while Penny prepares for her parents to return. Leaving Haven alone in her apartment as she dives into research and trying to forget what happened to her, though that is easier said than done. Akii as Penelope Gurung-Ishida | ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/akinomii⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hannah Marie as Margot "Haven" Havenson | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/hannahmarieartwork⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kujo as Mason Sharpe | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/crithitchronicles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Laura Tutu as Delores "Lola" Kent | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lauratutu.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with Aubrey Knotts as Storyteller | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠aubreyvakarian.carrd.co⁠⁠⁠