Show Notes
A new hivemate arrives in "Bee", so be ready. The sweet Glitch in the Matrix bonus tale that goes with Episode 14 like peanut butter goes with honey is "Guardian" (Glitch 14); you may ingest it with your ears by joining the Inner Legion (patreon.com/hellgatecity).
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Credits Screaming Panda Presents “Bee,” episode 14 of Hell Gate City, and the 4th in Season 2, COMPANION. Bee was written, performed, produced, and scored by Kevin Berrey. The Glitch (in the Matrix) bonus story for this chapter is called “Guardian.” You may listen to it on the show’s Patreon at patreon.com/hellgatecity. It revisits Alfreda and the gargoyle from our first episode. Because we publish without ads or sponsors, our supporters keep this show going. In return, patrons get weekly bonus stories, behind-the-scenes content, prereleases, music, and, eventually, exclusive merchandise. . . CAUTION: Stop scrolling now if you wish to avoid spoilers in the content warnings. . . . . . Content warnings for this episode include: themes of imprisonment, abduction, purgatory, topic of death by allergic reaction to bee stings, bee population collapse, oblivion, mental illness, threatened animal abuse, anxiety, paranoia, denial of medical care, AI-enabled neglect + emotional manipulation, dismemberment and death by slow digestion in the belly of a beast, jellyfish stings, public nudity, police violence via tasing, threat of drowning, themes of hallucination and psychosis, self-hate, homophobia, adultery/cheating
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Join us on Patreon for free! ... https://www.patreon.com/hellgatecity (To avoid spoilers, we ask that you scroll to the end for content warnings.)Accident includes such delights as: • Thornton: Bedtime Accidents • Unconsh • Strayhorn, Story 5, Pt. 2 Uploaded for Patrons in hi res--24-bit, 48k, WAV audio in a special mix and edit. Screaming Panda Presents “Accident” (Episode 29), the nineteenth chapter of Hell Gate City Season 2. Kevin Berrey wrote, performed, and directed it. He created its original music and episode art by mistake. The bonus tales for this one are both songs, the story-based “Sizzling Circuits” (Glitch 29B) and the more lyrical “No Accident” (Glitch 29), available only at patreon.com/hellgatecity in the Bonus Audio Tales collection. Subscribe to help the team get over the finish line and keep the show ad-free.The transcript is here with all the others: https://www.patreon.com/posts/transcripts-of-66692496. . Check out our page and join the Inner Legion on patreon.com/hellgatecity for a bunch of goodies like bonus tales, sacred tunes, sleep facts uncut, and the feature documentary Shadow of a Bout! (If you use the Apple mobile devices, subscribe and pay using by pasting the link into a web browser, not through the iPhone App.) You can also support the show and enjoy a movie by buying Kevin's feature documentary in the Patreon shop: https://www.patreon.com/hellgatecity/shop/shadow-of-bout-documentary-running-time-64989 . Or, buy Kevin a digital coffee: https://ko-fi.com/hellgatecity . Or make a $10 (suggested) donation on Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/KevinBerrey .
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Credits: Written, produced, and performed by Kevin Berrey Content warnings: Rated R-style violence and sexual situations (See bottom of transcript for detailed warnings.) Transcript: https://www.patreon.com/posts/66692496
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