spirit-mart offical

audio drama about a convenience store.

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hello, I’m roni. You might know me as @deathby-stardust here on tumblr. I’ve been developing an audio drama over the past couple of years and I’ll be giving updates on here.

spirit-mart follows a small town convenience store and its employees experiencing an influx of paranormal anomalies when they bring in a new hire.

I began developing this project because I realized there aren’t many audio dramas that follow women, and even less that primarily showcase wlw relationships. All the main characters of s-mart are women or fem presenting, and I want to showcase the hardships of being a woman, specifically a queer woman.

Spirit-mart is a horror comedy audio drama concept primarily inspired by camp here and there, the Magnus archives, and Buffy the vampire slayer.

Logo by @cosmicbrown1es

Tags

Important updates: #update

Fanart: #fan works

Asks: #questions

Art/official designs: #s-mART

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It was awful seeing posts captioned things like "happy tadc finale day and juneteenth" it's awful seeing people talk about "Isn't She Lovely" like it's from tadc can we respect Black people for five goddamn minutes please

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Out of all of the characters, pepper is definitely the one with the most inspiration coming from other media.

She’s heavily inspired by Sally Bowls, Ocean Rosenberg, and (surprisingly for most) Nancy from the craft.

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Quick little pepper and mel…… my blobs….

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Character intros: Gaby Charles

The oldest of the S-Mart team, Gaby likes to keep herself out of whatever’s going on with the employees. She grew up a pageant queen, even winning Miss Georgia Peach at 17 years old. She moved to California under mysterious circumstance, and lives in a trailer park two blocks away from the store. Her most prized possession is her 1980 catalytic convertible.

She/her, 30 years old.

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Mel doodle for your troubles?

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Charecter intros: Jack Harrison

Jack works in the back room at S-Mart. He’s a conspiracy theorist, or as he calls it, a “truth seeker”. He’s especially infatuated with the extraterrestrial. He’s the most suspicious of Mel being involved with the paranormal, but no one will believe him. He lives with Gwen, and is on a gap year from studying astronomy.

He/him, 25 years old.

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Charecter intros: Gwen Salton

Gwen, who stocks the shelves at S-Mart, is known as the town’s local goth. She’s terrified of death, which causes her to be terrified of…. Well… nearly everything. She’s a bit socially awkward, but dreams of one day working as a hairdresser. She lives with Jack, and is not a stranger of stealing things from the store during her shift.

She/They, 25 years old

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charecter intros: Mel Young

Mel is S-Mart’s newest higher. Everyone finds her a bit unsettling, and it’s easy to see why. Gangly, strangely soft spoken, and known to lurk, Mel is overall irregular. It certainly doesn’t help that no one seems to know much about her past, not even the manager. She seems to be partial to Pepper, something that none of her coworkers can bring themselves to understand. Is she just a bit uncharismatic, or does she have ulterior motives?

She/her, 22 years old

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character intros: Pepper Windell

Pepper mans the cashier at S-Mart, and she’s our leading lady! Though she’s not technically the manager, she practically runs the store and takes great pride in that position. She’s not really sure if any of her coworkers actually like her, but she always tries her hardest to be a trustworthy friend to all of them. Sometimes her intelligence is just daunting to others. At least, that’s what she thinks.

She/her, 20 years old.