Among the Stars and Bones

Episode Notes SYNOPSIS Both Ben and Celia speak to Victor Hollister after Kathy uncovers evidence raising questions about his involvement in what is transpiring. Ben seeks answers to the past while Celia seeks the story of what happened to Nabonidus all that time they were out in the frozen wilderness. CONTENT WARNINGS Loss of Bodily Autonomy - Much of the episode makes reference to the people who do not have control over their bodies and are controlled by unknown external means. In three scenes they are actually present and describing events that have happened to them while punching glass walls against their will (14:07 - 21:56), (27:27 - 39:41) & (40:56 - 44:31) Involuntary Murder/Cannibalism - A character gives a detailed and emotional recollection of his personal involvement in an act of mass murder and cannibalism while he and the others committing these acts are under control by an outside force (35:58 - 39:41) Twitter: @AmongStarsBones Website: amongthestarsandbones.com Patreon: patreon.com/amongthestarsandbones Merch: TeePublic Store Episode Transcript CAST Kathy - Jordan Cobb @inkphemeral Adrienne - Julia Eve @juliaeve_voice Ben - Chris Magilton @chrismagilton Celia - Shakira Searle Captain Francis - Oliver Smith @OliverSmithVAVO Vinh Duong - Brandon Nguyen @MisplacedTextVA Genevieve Meisner - Rebecca Owen @rowen_vo Victor Hollister - Karim Kronfli @BullshotUK The Computer - Devin Madson @DevinMadson MUSIC CREDITS Season 2 Theme music composed by Oliver Morris @oliverrmorris Schubert's Adagio to Fantasia in C Major Op 15, recorded by Bruno Freitas, licensed from Motion Array Chopin's Nocturne in C Sharp Minor, recorded by ChrisStudio, licensed from Motion Array This episode was written and produced on the stolen land of the Dja Dja Wurrung people. We acknowledge their elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.

Episode Notes SYNOPSIS A return... CONTENT WARNINGS Loss of Bodily Autonomy - Two scenes in which a group of people are controlled and moved against their will by unknown means (4:54 - 10:40) & (18:31 - 24:45) Strangulation - Depiction of a moment when a character attempts to strangle another (6:01 - 6:15) Riot Police/Gun Violence/Tasering - A scene in which less-lethal weapons are deployed against civilians in a situation akin to riot police engaging with protestors (20:28 - 24:45) Delusional State/Sedatives/Medical Restraints - A scene with a character in a state of delusion and medically restrained being questioned (40:15 - 45:37) Cannibalism - The possibility of cannibalism to explain missing people is discussed (52:10 - 53:57) Twitter: @AmongStarsBones Website: amongthestarsandbones.com Patreon: patreon.com/amongthestarsandbones Merch: TeePublic Store Episode Transcript CAST Kathy - Jordan Cobb @inkphemeral Adrienne - Julia Eve @juliaeve_voice Ben - Chris Magilton @chrismagilton Celia - Shakira Searle Captain Francis - Oliver Smith @OliverSmithVAVO Alexis Konstantinidis - Maia Harlap @maia_harlap Janine Hattersley - Lucille Valentine @severelytrans Hudson - Tarek Esaw @TarekEsawVO Klymenko - Andrey Dragovich @AndreyDragovich Keith Harris - Anthony Morales @TonyrayVA Jensen - Whitney Johnson @EditrixW Private Hubert - Rebecca Owen @rowen_vo Private Trinh - Brandon Nguyen @MisplacedTextVA Sergeant Janowicz - Maia Harlap @maia_harlap Johann Mueller - Jerron Bacat @JerronBacat Doctor Chang - Alex Chew @voidburntflesh The Computer - Devin Madson @DevinMadson Season 2 Theme music composed by Oliver Morris @oliverrmorris Special sound design assistance provided by Alice Magilton This episode was written and produced on the stolen land of the Dja Dja Wurrung people. We acknowledge their elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.

Episode Notes SYNOPSIS The team heads beyond the antechamber door and become increasingly frustrated with the contradictory evidence on where the Nabonidus crew might be. Meanwhile Celia and Kathy ponder the puzzle presented by Johann Mueller, with Kathy digging up a recording from his personal files that changes everything. CONTENT WARNINGS Delusional State/Panic Attack/Use of Restraints/Medical Sedation - A character experiencing a break from reality becomes agitated due to the handcuffs placed upon him and is sedated to prevent injury (12:12 - 14:01) Loss of Bodily Autonomy - A scene in which a group of people lose personal control of their bodies and are moved against their will by unknown means. The scene is both described and accompanied by sound effects (36:03 - 39:53) Twitter: @AmongStarsBones Website: amongthestarsandbones.com Patreon: patreon.com/amongthestarsandbones Merch: TeePublic Store Episode Transcript CAST Kathy - Jordan Cobb @inkphemeral Adrienne - Julia Eve @juliaeve_voice Ben - Chris Magilton @chrismagilton Celia - Shakira Searle Captain Francis - Oliver Smith @OliverSmithVAVO Indira - Asha Lloyd @ashaactually Hollister - Karim Kronfli @BullshotUK Dr Chang - Alex Chew @voidburntflesh Johann Mueller - Jerron Bacat @JerronBacat Private Trinh - Brandon Nguyen @MisplacedTextVA Sergeant Janowicz - Maia Harlap @maia_harlap The Computer - Devin Madson @DevinMadson Season 2 Theme music composed by Oliver Morris @oliverrmorris This episode was written and produced on the stolen land of the Dja Dja Wurrung people. We acknowledge their elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.

Episode Notes SYNOPSIS The crew begins to piece together the story of the last four days before the Nabonidus crew went missing. Kathy notes strange behaviour in some of the recordings and finds evidence of what lies beyond the antechamber door. Meanwhile, Captain Francis plays a hunch that might result in their biggest lead yet. CONTENT WARNINGS Vehicular Accident/Panic Attack - Description of a vehicular accident and a related claustrophobia-based panic attack (6:13 - 7:12) Loss of Bodily Autonomy - Two short scenes involving characters being unable to control their limbs and subsequent discussion (26:01 - 28:56) Delusion/Hallucination - A scene involving a character in a state of delusion becoming worked up (44:10 - 45:15) Tasering - A character is incapacitated by a device akin to a taser (44:55 - 45:15) Twitter: @AmongStarsBones Website: amongthestarsandbones.com Patreon: patreon.com/amongthestarsandbones Merch: TeePublic Store Episode Transcript CAST Kathy - Jordan Cobb @inkphemeral Adrienne - Julia Eve @juliaeve_voice Ben - Chris Magilton @chrismagilton Celia - Shakira Searle Captain Francis - Oliver Smith @OliverSmithVAVO Indira - Asha Lloyd @ashaactually Hollister - Karim Kronfli @BullshotUK Jensen - Whitney Johnson @EditrixW Vinh Duong - Brandon Nguyen @MisplacedTextVA Genevieve Meisner - Rebecca Owen @rowen_vo Konstantinidis - Maia Harlap @maia_harlap Private Trinh - Brandon Nguyen @MisplacedTextVA Private Hubert - Rebecca Owen @rowen_vo Sergeant Janowicz - Maia Harlap @maia_harlap Johann Mueller - Jerron Bacat @JerronBacat The Computer - Devin Madson @DevinMadson MUSIC CREDITS Season 2 Theme music composed by Oliver Morris @oliverrmorris Schubert's Serenade, recorded by AudioGarden, licensed from Motion Array Erik Satie's Gnosienne No. 1, recorded by Joe O'Rourke Music, licensed from Motion Array This episode was written and produced on the stolen land of the Dja Dja Wurrung people. We acknowledge their elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.

Episode Notes SYNOPSIS The team begins their investigation into the site where the Nabonidus Task Force went missing. Their disappearance has an air of a locked room mystery. The team finds warnings, questions, anomalies and a new mystery surrounding one of the Nabonidus team members. CONTENT WARNINGS None Twitter: @AmongStarsBones Website: amongthestarsandbones.com Patreon: patreon.com/amongthestarsandbones Merch: TeePublic Store Episode Transcript CAST Kathy - Jordan Cobb @inkphemeral Adrienne - Julia Eve @juliaeve_voice Ben - Chris Magilton @chrismagilton Celia - Shakira Searle Captain Francis - Oliver Smith @OliverSmithVAVO Indira - Asha Lloyd @ashaactually Hollister - Karim Kronfli @BullshotUK Remy - Edwyn Tiong @Omahdon Gallini - Dylan Chambers @D33DAA Konstantinidis - Maia Harlap @maia_harlap The Computer - Devin Madson @DevinMadson Season 2 Theme music composed by Oliver Morris @oliverrmorris This episode was written and produced on the stolen land of the Dja Dja Wurrung people. We acknowledge their elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.

Episode Notes SYNOPSIS Six weeks after the events of Season 1, The Herodotus Task Force have been rescued and are on their way home via military vessel. Adrienne thinks her team safe and the worst behind them. But she is about to find out that her bosses have other plans... CONTENT WARNINGS None Twitter: @AmongStarsBones Website: amongthestarsandbones.com Patreon: patreon.com/amongthestarsandbones Merch: TeePublic Store Episode Transcript CAST Adrienne - Julia Eve @juliaeve_voice Captain Francis - Oliver Smith @OliverSmithVAVO Captain Mayhew - Emma Sherr-Ziarko @TheGreatDilemma Petty Officer - Chris Magilton @chrismagilton Season 2 Theme music composed by Oliver Morris @oliverrmorris This episode was written and produced on the stolen land of the Dja Dja Wurrung people. We acknowledge their elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.

Episode Notes The members of the Herodotus Task Force have an unexpected new assignment... This trailer features the voices of: Jordan Cobb @inkphemeral Julia Eve @juliaeve_voice Chris Magilton @chrismagilton Shakira Searle Oliver Smith @OliverSmithVAVO Karim Kronfli @BullshotUK Brandon Nguyen @MisplacedTextVA Whitney Johnson @EditrixW Jerron Bacat @JerronBacat Maia Harlap @maia_harlap Rebecca Owen @rowen_vo Emma Sherr-Ziarko @TheGreatDilemma Devin Madson @DevinMadson Theme music by Oliver Morris @oliverrmorris TRAILER TRANSCRIPT [A few bars of the theme tune and the rumble of a spaceship in flight] MAYHEW: Nabonidus - What do you know about their current assignment? ADRIENNE: Some site miners found twelve miles below the surface of an ice ball of a planet in Sector 17 FRANCIS: Are you saying they've...disappeared? MAYHEW: I am saying the brass have made it your job to find out. FRANCIS: What? MAYHEW: Both your jobs. ADRIENNE: You can't be serious. We have 14 dead, and many of us are still recovering from... [Adrienne's voice and spaceship rumble fade, replaced by a computer sound effect] COMPUTER: For attention of Jennifer Connolly, Eudoxus Initiative... [The computer fades out to be replaced by the beginnings of the Season 2 theme] ADRIENNE: Initial hails failed to illicit a response. FRANCIS: Because despite all our best efforts, we've turned up nothing. CELIA: There is still a question over whether or not the people we are here to find are alive or dead. KATHY: We've been tasked with going through the data from Nabonidus to see what we can piece together. HOLLISTER: (on recording) Descending the ramp now. KATHY: We started noticing a few people doing weird things. HOLLISTER: (on recording) Did anyone see that? KATHY: There's a question of...behaviour. HOLLISTER: (on recording) Can they be opened? DUONG: (on recording) Should they be opened? KATHY: 88 missing people. Only 87 sets of personal logs. CELIA: We're still at a loss as to how this whole site was built 12 miles below the surface without a tunnel. BEN: Last time we had the ultimate xenoarchaeological murder mystery. This time it's the ultimate locked room. ADRIENNE: Covered in danger messages. BEN: That in two dozen ways are screaming, "Wrong way, go back." FRANCIS: They discovered evidence of sabotage. BEN: A host of contradictions. Warnings and signs and portents and clues and half-truths. ADRIENNE: Are you picking up on a general theme of wrongness? [The music builds up and switches to a different, bass-heavy version of the theme] JENSEN: (on radio) Captain, we've got something. Movement in the hangar area. MUELLER: Stay back! KONSTANTINIDIS: (crying) I'm sorry! ADRIENNE: Get to the mine! FRANCIS: Prepare to advance from the right flank! DUONG: Someone! Please! HUBERT: Swanson - Your two! KONSTANTINIDIS: (screaming) Don't you think we would if we could! FRANCIS: Do not approach! MEISNER: (crying) Someone, anyone...help. KATHY: (on radio) We're not going to make it to you! BEN: (shouting) The hell you're not! FRANCIS: I am compromised. Repeat: I am compromised. [The music drops intensity to an outro] COMPUTER: Among the Stars and Bones. Season 2. Coming February 14 2024. KATHY: Ms Connolly. Please make sure that you have a screen available. Because you need to see this recording. I can describe it, but even I don't believe it and I've seen it.

Episode Notes SYNOPSIS As the night progresses, things get intense at the poker table with mind games aplenty. Meanwhile at the main party the nights of the rest of the team are about to overlap and entwine in surprising ways... CONTENT WARNING Alcohol Consumption - Alcohol is present at various points in the episode. Prominent moments involve a drinking game (13:30 - 13:45) and some characters drinking a toast (36:19 - 40:04) Gambling/Poker - 3 scenes revolve around a poker game (7:45 - 12:10 plus 20:45 - 25:25 and 28:38 - 34:20) Crunching/Chewing noises - Three in total, the first at 29:28 with two more prominent ones from 33:00 - 33:15 Twitter: @AmongStarsBones Website: amongthestarsandbones.com Patreon: patreon.com/amongthestarsandbones Merch: TeePublic Store Episode Transcript CAST Kathy - Jordan Cobb @inkphemeral Laura - Lindsey Dorcus @LindseyDorcus Adrienne - Julia Eve @juliaeve_voice Ben - Chris Magilton @chrismagilton Gordon - Graham Rowat @GrahamNY Celia - Shakira Searle Harry - Sam Nguyen @Raethr_VO Janine - Lucille Valentine @severelytrans Logan/Gallini - Dylan Chambers @D33DAA Harris - Anthony Morales @TonyrayVA Jensen - Whitney Johnson @EditrixW Hudson - Tarek Esaw @TarekEsawVO Klymenko - Andrey Dragovich @AndreyDragovich Remy - Edwyn Tiong @Omahdon McPhee/The Computer - Devin Madson @DevinMadson MUSIC CREDITS Theme music "Patience" by Oliver Morris @oliverrmorris The following pieces were licensed via Motion Array: "Ready For Takeoff" by WaveArt "New Mechanism" by E2YOU "Party Until Dawn" by PLAYSTARZ "Party Rock" by GvidonAudio "Warm Country" by IhorDrums "Ethereal Android" by Lance Conrad "The Sense of Style" by Elena Anisimova "Secret Alarm System" by E2YOU "Stable" by E2YOU "Rocket Fuel" by DHDMusic "Fun at the Disco" by Easy Vibe Sounds "These Romantic Feelings" by DPMusic Licensed from Pond5: "Auld Lang Syne (Acoustic Guitar Version)" by Liberakun Sound All singing of Auld Lang Syne within the episode was recorded by the cast. In the outro version, performers appear in the following order: Chris Magilton, Whitney Johnson, Jordan Cobb, Devin Madson, Shakira Searle, Shakira/Graham, Graham Rowat, Jordan/Sam, Sam "Raethr" Nguyen, and all the previously mentioned on the final chorus. This episode was written and produced on the stolen land of the Dja Dja Wurrung people. We acknowledge their elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.

Episode Notes SYNOPSIS One week before deployment on Tefen, the Herodotus Task Force ring in the New Year while aboard the starship delivering them to their Season 1 fates. Over the course of the two acts you will witness dancing, singing, drinking and gambling, but you will also be privy to a number of intimate personal moments and conversations that will reveal more of the inner lives of the characters you've come to love and hate (and some you haven't even met yet). What are Kathy and Harry up to? Can Adrienne and Celia keep the poker game civil or will their fellow players end up at each others throats? Will Ben even leave his quarters? You'll have to listen to see... CONTENT WARNING Alcohol Consumption - Several characters take part in a drinking game (40:55 - 43:17) Gambling/Poker - Several characters get set up for a poker game (46:58 - 50:10) Death/Grief - There are allusions to Ben's personal tragedy and the impact it has had on him (37:48 - 39:32) Twitter: @AmongStarsBones Website: amongthestarsandbones.com Patreon: patreon.com/amongthestarsandbones Merch: TeePublic Store Episode Transcript CAST Kathy - Jordan Cobb @inkphemeral Laura - Lindsey Dorcus @LindseyDorcus Adrienne - Julia Eve @juliaeve_voice Ben - Chris Magilton @chrismagilton Gordon - Graham Rowat @GrahamNY Celia - Shakira Searle Harry - Sam Nguyen @Raethr_VO Janine - Lucille Valentine @severelytrans Logan/Gallini - Dylan Chambers @D33DAA Harris - Anthony Morales @TonyrayVA Jensen - Whitney Johnson @EditrixW Hudson - Tarek Esaw @TarekEsawVO Klymenko - Andrey Dragovich @AndreyDragovich Remy - Edwyn Tiong @Omahdon McPhee/The Computer - Devin Madson @DevinMadson MUSIC CREDITS Theme musics "Patience" and "Pandemonium" by Oliver Morris @oliverrmorris "Hot Swing", "Virtutes Instrumenti", "District Four" and "Trio for Piano, Cello and Clarinet" by Kevin Macleod - www.incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The following pieces were licensed via Motion Array "You Gotta Have Fun" by Rattlesnake "Pulsing Energy" by Rollerbird "Club Passion" by Biofunky Music "Party Time" by Hot Sunset This episode was written and produced on the stolen land of the Dja Dja Wurrung people. We acknowledge their elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.

Among the Stars and Bones is back in 2024 Hey there listeners! Just thought we'd let you know about some news on the AtSaB front... ANNOUNCEMENT TRANSCRIPT [Theme music plays] Chris: Hello listeners. Chris Magilton, creator of Among the Stars and Bones here. If it feels like an age since you last time you heard from us on this feed it's because...well...it has been. I'm sure you can appreciate that there are many reasons why our hiatus has been going on nearly four years, the pandemic being one, but there's been myriad others too. Be that as it may, I'm here to tell you we're coming back. That's right folks, all throughout 2023 the cast and I have been working on recording and readying a brand new season for you. A new adventure, a new planet, with old characters and new to share it with you. This is how it's going to go: Starting in the first two weeks of January, we're going to kick things off by releasing a prequel of sorts, something that's previously only been available to patrons of the show. This is a fun little two-parter that follows the characters as they celebrated New Years Eve a week before their arrival on Tefen for Season 1. Just what do our characters get up to when they're light years from home with nowhere to go? You'll have to listen to find out. Then later in January we'll drop the Season 2 trailer so you can get a little tease of what's to come. Starting in February, somewhere around the middle, will be the prologue to our brand new season, with episodes releasing fortnightly after that. This season's a big one folks, with 11-regular episodes plus a prologue and epilogue that puts the Herodotus team through a whole new mystery and a whole new terror. Run time wise this season will be easily half again as long as Season 1. All in all, between the New Years Prequel and Season 2, that's 15 Among the Stars and Bones episodes that we'll be releasing to you in 2024. So until next year folks, stay safe, have a wonderful holiday season, get your Season 1 re-listens out of the way, and we'll see you for more fun and danger in 2024... [Theme music ends]

SYNOPSIS In the season finale, Ben and Kathy reach the end of the line and the fate of the surviving members of The Herodotus Task Force is decided. CONTENT WARNINGS Gun Violence - There is a threat of gun violence during the first scene of the episode (2:23 - 19:03) Gun Violence/Injury - Someone is shot and wounded (17:08 - 17:12) Death/Loud Noise - A loud death via sudden electrocution occurs (18:56 - 19:03) War/Conflict/Death - A recording of war between aliens is heard including weapons fire, explosions and a death scream (21:29 - 21:42) Mass Murder/Death/Gas attack - A recording is played which implies (after the fact) the death of aliens due to suffocation by gas (21:42 - 21:55) Murder/Death - A recording of an alien being murdered by stabbing (22:48 - 23:04) Medical/Injury - A character receives first aid for a bullet wound (24:22 - 26:37) Blood/Injury - A character injured "off-screen" reacts to the blood on them (34:23 - 24:37) Twitter: @AmongStarsBones Website: amongthestarsandbones.com Patreon: patreon.com/amongthestarsandbones Merch: TeePublic Store Episode Transcript CAST Kathy - Jordan Cobb @inkphemeral Adrienne - Julia Eve @juliaeve_voice Ben - Chris Magilton @chrismagilton Gordon - Graham Rowat @GrahamNY Celia - Shakira Searle Harry - Sam "Raethr" Nguyen @Raethr_VO Janine - Lucille Valentine @severelytrans The Computer - Devin Madson @DevinMadson Theme music by Oliver Morris @oliverrmorris

SYNOPSIS Adrienne and the rest of her team scramble to escape, but time is running out, especially for an old friend. On the run from bots, Ben stumbles upon something he's long searched for, and Kathy is angry about secrets and cinnamon. CONTENT WARNINGS Distressing/Nightmarish Noises - Distorted audio with twisted speech and sound plays at intervals in the recordings (1:35 - 24:47) Injury/Medical Trauma - A character describes how they came to be injured. Their state includes broken bones and dehydration and accompanying symptoms of confusion are evident in their speech. Other characters speculate on their prognosis (4:20 -10:30) Twitter: @AmongStarsBones Website: amongthestarsandbones.com Patreon: patreon.com/amongthestarsandbones Merch: TeePublic Store Episode Transcript CAST Kathy - Jordan Cobb @inkphemeral Adrienne - Julia Eve @juliaeve_voice Ben - Chris Magilton @chrismagilton Celia - Shakira Searle Janine - Lucille Valentine @severelytrans The Computer - Devin Madson @DevinMadson Theme music by Oliver Morris @oliverrmorris

Episode Notes SYNOPSIS As the countdown to explosion at the Alpha site ticks down, Adrienne and Laura, trapped in different sections, do what they can with the limited information and resources they have. Meanwhile in the Beta site Kathy and Ben are on the run... CONTENT WARNINGS Distressing/Nightmarish noises – Distorted audio with twisted speech and sound plays (Heard throughout all scenes of the episode) Loud Startling Noises/Confined spaces – A loud, high stress sequence which includes the smashing of doors and walls and characters under threat. At one point characters also crawl through a confined space. (12:27 – 13:17) Mass murder/Genocide – The deaths of many of the aliens and the fate of their remains are discussed but not portrayed. (20:43 – 23:58) Death/Grief – A character makes reference, without detail, to the loss of their child and talks about its impact. (27:00 – 27:52 & 28:30 – 29:27) Loud Startling Noises – A sequence in which there is an explosion followed by additional loud sounds for several seconds afterwards. (39:46 – 39:53) Twitter: @AmongStarsBones Website: amongthestarsandbones.com Patreon: patreon.com/amongthestarsandbones Merch: TeePublic Store Episode Transcript CAST Kathy - Jordan Cobb @inkphemeral Laura - Lindsey Dorcus @LindseyDorcus Adrienne - Julia Eve @juliaeve_voice Ben - Chris Magilton @chrismagilton Harris - Anthony Morales @TonyrayVA Jensen - Allison Brandt @WorstHeroEver Gallini - Dylan Chambers @D33DAA The Computer - Devin Madson @DevinMadson Theme music by Oliver Morris @oliverrmorris

Episode Notes SYNOPSIS Adrienne and Laura lead the search for survivors of the accident. Adrienne has learned that the accident was not the only thing that went wrong two days ago. Ben and Kathy are both AWOL, each looking for answers. And there are some new anomalies in the report files... CONTENT WARNINGS: Death/Medical Emergency/Grief - A character describes a past medical emergency that resulted in the loss of their child (15:03 - 17:02) Blood/Injury - A character injured "off-screen" reacts to the blood on them (25:12 - 25:32) Twitter: @AmongStarsBones Website: amongthestarsandbones.com Patreon: patreon.com/amongthestarsandbones Merch: TeePublic Store Episode Transcript CAST Kathy - Jordan Cobb @inkphemeral Laura - Lindsey Dorcus @LindseyDorcus Adrienne - Julia Eve @juliaeve_voice Ben - Chris Magilton @chrismagilton Gordon - Graham Rowat @GrahamNY Celia - Shakira Searle Harry - Sam "Raethr" Nguyen @Raethr_VO Harris - Anthony Morales @TonyrayVA Jensen - Allison Brandt @WorstHeroEver Gallini - Dylan Chambers @D33DAA The Computer - Devin Madson @DevinMadson Theme music by Oliver Morris @oliverrmorris This episode is dedicated in loving memory to Calli - explorer, adventurer, protector and friend.

Among the Stars and Bones will be back Feb 19, 2020 Apologies for the radio silence, dear listeners. The last few months have been a ride. But happy to say we're coming back next month! ANNOUNCEMENT TRANSCRIPT Chris: "Hi all, Chris Magilton here, creator of Among the Stars and Bones and voice of Ben Kelleher. I want to start by saying thank you to all of you who have listened, shared, rated, reviewed and supported the show. With your help and support we’ve made it to well over 60,000 downloads, which I've gotta tell you is at least ten times the audience I thought we’d reach. I’d also like to thank you for your patience. As many of you are aware, the podcast has been on hiatus since July 2019, a hiatus that stretched out far longer than it was ever intended to. Life threw a curve ball at myself at my family, not a bad by any means, but the kind that meant there just wasn't the spare time needed to work on the show. I’m here today on this Audio Drama Sunday to tell you that in exactly one month, that hiatus will end. Episode 7 will be released on Wednesday February 19, with the other three episodes of season 1 following fortnightly thereafter. It’s been a great ride working with great people to get to this point, and I am so happy to be able to share the end of this phase of the Among the Stars and Bones journey with you all soon. And I have no intention of stopping at just one season. If you want to keep up with our announcements and news in the meantime, the best place is through our Twitter @AmongStarsBones. Alternatively there’s our website – amonghthestarsandbones.com or our facebook page. If you’d like to help us out financially, please consider backing us on patreon at patreon.com/amongthestarsandbones where I’m working on commentary tracks and other bonus content from the world of the show. That’s it for now so, meet you back here in a month? 'til then, take care."

SYNOPSIS In the mid-season finale, Kathy and Ben are looking for answers, one in the present and the other in the past. Adrienne is trying to walk the line between dangers to the crew. Meanwhile, Laura and Gordon begin an experiment to power up part of the terraformer... CONTENT WARNINGS Loud/Distressing Noises - A loud, high stress sequence which includes a loud alarm, four instances of explosions, two with accompanying distant screams. The same sequence also ends with a rising tone that peaks and distorts (31:13 - 31:49) Twitter: @AmongStarsBones Website: amongthestarsandbones.com Patreon: patreon.com/amongthestarsandbones Merch: TeePublic Store Episode Transcript CAST Kathy - Jordan Cobb @inkphemeral Laura - Lindsey Dorcus @LindseyDorcus Adrienne - Julia Eve @juliaeve_voice Ben - Chris Magilton @chrismagilton Gordon - Graham Rowat @GrahamNY Jensen - Allison Brandt @WorstHeroEver Logan - Dylan Chambers @D33DAA The Computer - Devin Madson @DevinMadson Theme music by Oliver Morris @oliverrmorris

SYNOPSIS The investigation into what went wrong during the previous episode begins, with Kathy and Celia taking the lead. Adrienne and Laura are unimpressed by the responses they are getting from back home. Gordon pleads his case, and Ben is caught up in memories and grief. CONTENT WARNINGS Grief/Loss - The entire episode contains a general content warning as almost all of the characters are processing the loss of someone they knew. Death/Violence/Medical Procedures - A human corpse undergoes a post mortem examination (10:07 - 19:54) Grief/Loss of a Child/Emergency Birth - A past accident that resulted in the death of a premature baby is described (36:58 - 39:33) Mass Death - Speculation on what the last moments of the aliens found dead around the site might have been like (39:39 - 40:14) Twitter: @AmongStarsBones Website: amongthestarsandbones.com Patreon: patreon.com/amongthestarsandbones Merch: TeePublic Store Episode Transcript CAST Kathy - Jordan Cobb @inkphemeral Laura - Lindsey Dorcus @LindseyDorcus Adrienne - Julia Eve @juliaeve_voice Ben - Chris Magilton @chrismagilton Gordon - Graham Rowat @GrahamNY Celia - Shakira Searle The Computer - Devin Madson @DevinMadson Raynor - Oliver Morris Theme music by Oliver Morris @oliverrmorris

SYNOPSIS A member of the crew is missing... CONTENT WARNINGS: Distressing/Nightmarish noises - Distorted audio with twisted speech and sound plays (3:17 - 4:56) Reference to Violence/Death - Skeletons of aliens killed by suffocation and violence are described (8:20 - 8:37 & 10:32 - 11:00) Discussion of Genocide/Mass Murder - Discussion and speculation on mass alien death, including the possibility of one group of aliens murdering the other due to political differences (20:12 - 24:15) Death/Violence - A human killed by violence is discovered and described (37:06 - 37:55) Twitter: @AmongStarsBones Website: amongthestarsandbones.com Patreon: patreon.com/amongthestarsandbones Merch: TeePublic Store Episode Transcript CAST Kathy - Jordan Cobb @inkphemeral Laura - Lindsey Dorcus @LindseyDorcus Adrienne - Julia Eve @juliaeve_voice Ben - Chris Magilton @chrismagilton Gordon - Graham Rowat @GrahamNY Celia - Shakira Searle Harry - Sam "Raethr" Nguyen @Raethr_VO Janine - Lucille Valentine @severelytrans Harris - Anthony Morales @TonyrayVA Jensen - Allison Brandt @WorstHeroEver Logan - Dylan Chambers @D33DAA The Computer - Devin Madson @DevinMadson Theme music by Oliver Morris @oliverrmorris

SYNOPSIS Adrienne and Gordon are concerned about glitches with Herodotus tech. Ben and Harry try to unlock and translate alien recordings. And Kathy and Celia investigate the story behind the lone Proximan skeleton found in the control room with the cube. CONTENT WARNINGS: Violence/Death - Discussion of mass death by suffocation/gas (17:30-18:25 & 21:44-23:33) Medical/Forensic Procedure - An alien skeleton undergoes analysis (18:25-21:44) Threat of violence - A death threat is issued (34:20-34:25) Twitter: @AmongStarsBones Website: amongthestarsandbones.com Patreon: patreon.com/amongthestarsandbones Merch: TeePublic Store Episode Transcript CAST Kathy – Jordan Cobb @inkphemeral Laura – Lindsey Dorcus @LindseyDorcus Adrienne – Julia Eve @juliaeve_voice Ben – Chris Magilton @chrismagilton Gordon – Graham Rowat @GrahamNY Celia – Shakira Searle Harry - Sam "Raethr" Nguyen @Raethr_VO The Computer - Devin Madson @DevinMadson Theme music by Oliver Morris @oliverrmorris

SYNOPSIS Adrienne, Ben and Gordon have various bones to pick over their orders. Laura speculates on the benefits of Proximan technology. Kathy and Celia begin unravelling the mysteries of the dead. And Gordon begins to probe "The Box." CONTENT WARNINGS Medical/Forensic procedure - An alien skeleton undergoes analysis (09:42-13:20) Violence/Death - Discussion of mass death by suffocation (11:50-15:07) Violence/Death/War - Discussion of development of a weapon of mass destruction (25:35-28:00) Twitter: @AmongStarsBones Website: amongthestarsandbones.com Patreon: patreon.com/amongthestarsandbones Merch: TeePublic Store Episode Transcript CAST Kathy – Jordan Cobb @inkphemeral Laura – Lindsey Dorcus @LindseyDorcus Adrienne – Julia Eve @juliaeve_voice Ben – Chris Magilton @chrismagilton Gordon – Graham Rowat @GrahamNY Celia – Shakira Searle Harry - Sam "Raethr" Nguyen @Raethr_VO The Computer - Devin Madson @DevinMadson Theme music by Oliver Morris @oliverrmorris