Transcripts
A Wild Party
Archie, Jocasta, and Viv attend a psychedelic be-in at the apartment of Terence McKenna.
Roger Reports
Rogers updates the Archie, Marshall, and Jocasta on Mitch’s infiltration of SRI.
Conferring with Papa Legba
Viv agrees to help Roger by talking to Papa Legba on his behalf about the emergent loa, Agent 00.
5/5
Marshall gives Sophie’s cat to Charley for safe keeping • Jocasta and Roger report on Pat Price • Jocasta reveals she’s a time traveler • And she told Young Pat Price to be on the lookout for Mitch, in the future • Marshall gives Jocasta a needle from Sophie’s apartment • Roger, Mitch, and Charley research Pat Price’s land scheme • Mitch senses History B in the wires at SRI • Jocasta learns Sophie was battling glyph addiction
5/4
Charley and Archie discover a hidden device at the Ransom house • URIEL debates what to do about the chip in Charley’s head • Marshall cautions the team about what sort of people they’re dealing with at SANDMAN • Mitch reads his cards and threatens Houdini • “Ehrich, I know you can hear me.” • Charley saves the Ghost of Harry Houdini, again • Roger and Mitch destroy the chip
5/1
Sophie gets voluntarily reassigned, to URIEL’s shock • The team debates what to do without their Librarian • Marshall is suspicious • Archie gets a call from his boss, Frank Stanton • Charley gets an encrypted warning about what SANDMAN can see • Mitch takes a hike, meets a girl, and prophesizes using French fries
4/8
URIEL implements the Atlantis LARP • The con divides into teams • Viv — sorry, the Council — gives a stirring speech • Archie, as Director Sebastian Stone, delivers some wise words of encouragement to his agents • Jocasta — Maurdunn — meets Terence McKenna • Marshall babysits Andy with the cavalry • The teams explore the warped reality of the upper floors
4/7
URIEL learns the extent of Carl and Richie’s plan • Archie delivers his latest memetic masterpiece to the St. Francis • Mitch asks Jocasta her thoughts on fascism and human nature • Later he crashes the Special Ones’ suite and throws a tape player out the window • Viv and Roger get the ball rolling on the Atlantis A-Risen LARP • Marshall welcomes a kill-team from Granite Peak and lays siege to LeConte Hall • Jocasta gets ready to hunt bear • Roger catches a psychedelic barb in the face • Archie and Charley cross the threshold, together
4/6
Westercon ‘73 gets a little strange • The St. Francis slips deeper into ontological instability • Viv meets the field team • Jocasta arrives at the scene, loaded for bear • Roger runs damage control • The office team debates how to counteract Carl and Richie’s plan • Marshall worries about the PR fallout with Granite Peak • Archie starts formulating the idea of a meme-laden live-action “role playing game” • Mitch and Jocasta go bull hunting
4/5
URIEL figures out Carl and Richie’s nefarious plan • Mitch and Roger race to apprehend them • And get blasted through the door by an ersatz ikoter-shotgun • Jocasta takes Andy into involuntary protective custody • Viv gives her keynote speech and reading from her new book • The crowd loves it (they have no choice, she uses NLP) • Mitch and Roger get to the con floor too late • It all goes to shit
4/4
Roger infiltrates the ranks of the St. Francis’ staff • Jocasta briefly tours her first sci-fi convention • It’s not her scene • Mitch sets up audio surveillance for Viv and Andy’s suite • Archie, Andy, and Viv attend a VIP party • Archie and Andy meet, and have a strange conversation • The field team, plus Charley, evaluate the Magneta Clock
4/3
URIEL unpack what they’ve learned about Andy and Viv • And assess the threat posed by Westercon ‘73 • Roger and Mitch surveil the Abeilles • They seem wholesome enough • Jocasta keeps eyes on Andy • He’s a paranoid loner • Archie donates some “vintage” Star Trek merch to the Westercon ‘73 committee for auction • The team tries to connect the dots
4/2
URIEL conspires to get Charley therapy • Not really, they’re gonna spy on Viv • Roger and Mitch case Andy’s place • Mitch deduces that Andy’s Illuminated • Which has really odd implications • Charley talks about her past lives • Mitch and Roger get eyes on Andy • And witness History B vibes emerge from a confrontation with a pair of fanboys • Archie questions whether Viv and Andy are Maoist-equivalents in the War for History