Murph: You hear a crackly voice on loop, sending out a message to not only this channel, but likely other members of the Astral Alliance. And, Emily, [Emily laughs, the other players gasp] would you like to, um, tell me what that message is?
Jake, quietly: What? Oh, fuck.
Emily: So, essentially, what you hear, Hardwon, is a distress signal from Moonshine.
[Static effect comes in, continues through Moonshine's message]
Moonshine (Emily), desperately gasping for air as she speaks: Hardwon? I don't know if you're... I don't know if you’re out there, but Gruumsh-- he’s, he’s getting stronger than ever. And-- and we’re doing the best we can in Isgard, but they’ve got us backed into Kord’s great hall. And Kord-- Hardwon-- Kord has been wounded. So, I think if-- I don’t know where you went to, but-- if… if you can come back? Things, things are bad, [close to tears] I think we’ve only got maybe another week. Oh I-- I gotta go! Hardwon, please!
[Static cuts out]
Hardwon (Jake): Uh-- Hello? Hello? I'm coming! Moonshine! Moonshine! Hello?
[The other players laugh]
Murph: You pick up the transmitter and her channel is off.
[Clip cuts forward]
Jake: Hardwon just starts pacing with his hand on his head, he's like hitting himself in the side of the head.
Hardwon: Fuck
Kenna (Murph): You okay Mr. Surefoot?
Sol (Caldwell): Hardwon?
Callie (Emily): What was that?
Hardwon, desperate: Uh-- Kenna, yeah, no. They um, they need me. Um-- Yeah. They need me in the Astral Plane. Moonshine needs me. Beverly needs me. We have to--
Callie: Okay, okay--
[Clip cuts forward. As Hardwon speaks, Twinkling Lights of Galaderon starts playing.]
Hardwon: Okay. Moonshine, um, I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry I left, but that’s... that’s not important. I’m-- I hear you. I’m coming, girl. Tell Beverly that I’ll be there soon. You guys... you can hold your own and… and I won’t think of myself as a liability ever again. Ciao. Or bye. Or later. Whatever. See you soon.
[Clip cuts forward]
Emily: Can I— Can Moonshine respond?
Murph: Yeah.
[Twinkling Lights of Galaderon comes back in. The static returns when Moonshine speaks.]
Emily: It’s just a quick message, and it’s really quiet, and she says:
Moonshine: Hardwon. It’s damn good to hear your voice, and it’ll be even better to see your face. Get here.
Emily: That’s all.
Murph: And the static breaks up.
Jake: Hardwon… smiles.
[Heavy exhale]
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