1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Annie and Samantha. I'm welcome to Steph. 2 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: I never told you a protection of I Heart Radio. 3 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: And it is time for our another rendition of our 4 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: Sminty Fiction, which is a once a month thing that 5 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: we do where we get to play around a little 6 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: bit with some more audio effects thanks to the amazing 7 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: super producer Christina. And we both love fiction and we 8 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 1: both love horror, which is kind of what we've been 9 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 1: doing pretty much times all the times. But totally understand 10 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: if this is not your thing. Uh, and we only 11 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:47,559 Speaker 1: do it once a month, so you know, you can 12 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: check in and check out whatever you like. But I 13 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 1: have appreciated thanks to the people who have written in 14 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: and been like, oh, I love this. I'm really enjoying this. 15 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: That's nice to hear. Because this is a continuing story. 16 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: I believe we are on chapter three and it is 17 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 1: called Terminus the Depopulation Event. So this is like a 18 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: multi chapter thing that I wrote in two thousand and 19 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: ten foreignan O Ramo National Novel Writing Month, and there's 20 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: two sequels to it. Um well, we'll see if we 21 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: ever get to those. But the subject matter is kind 22 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: of intense. So the content warning for discussions around infertility viruses, 23 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 1: government control of people's bodies, into the world type stuff, UM, hunger, 24 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: feeling like a failure as a mother, which, as I've 25 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: said before, given what's going on right now, I know 26 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 1: that might not be the thing you want to hear. 27 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: But maybe you're like me and you like dive into 28 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: that kind of stuff and for some reason it gives 29 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: you some sort of relief. I don't know, so, I 30 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: mean it sounds sarcastic, I I but it is true 31 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: for me. I watched a lot of horror because it 32 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: does kind of give me a stress relief, and some 33 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: of it can be like I love the Last of 34 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: Us and the Last of Us is kind of eerily 35 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 1: similar to a lot of the stuff that's happening now. 36 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:16,079 Speaker 1: So I'm being honest, but I also totally understand people 37 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:21,239 Speaker 1: who don't like that. Yes, um and a quick recap, 38 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: I would recommend going back and listening to the others. 39 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 1: But essentially what has happened is there is this virus 40 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 1: that has made it so that after you have penis 41 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:37,399 Speaker 1: and vaginal intercourse for the first time, you become infertile, 42 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 1: and it has led to the decimation of the human population. 43 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: Because a lot of times it doesn't work. People don't 44 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: get pregnant, and that has led to these government organizations 45 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: taking control of reproduction UM, and a lot of religious 46 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: organizations and a lot of morality rising up, and something 47 00:02:56,360 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: called UM, the Board for Better Parenting decides with or 48 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: not you can keep your child if you have a child. 49 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: And then this story, Tilda, the main character, has run 50 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 1: away with her child is trying to avoid being recaptured 51 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: by these reproduction facilities and the government, and it is 52 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: kind of a dire situation because there's not a lot 53 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: of resources. She's being chased. She has a child, and 54 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: she's got a lot of doubts about her ability, responsibility 55 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: for this child and whether or not she made the 56 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: right decision in the best for this child. UM. And 57 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 1: it's becoming winter and it's gold and it's not good. 58 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: So the winter is coming, and it's true. I have 59 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: higher hopes for this, but you'll just have to see. 60 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: So let's get into it and we'll have a little 61 00:03:54,480 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: bit to discuss after we read this fiction portion. Madison roused, 62 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: swiping at his eyes alishly, hair mussy and face pale. 63 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: They clambered out of the car like fawns learning how 64 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: to walk, unsteady and gangly, all knees and elbows. The 65 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: child wrapped his arms around his midsection. The chill in 66 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: the air bone deep. Tilda walked, crookedly, limbs asleep, alert eyes, 67 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 1: jumping to all the dark spaces, all the pathways, all 68 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 1: the places where an attack could originate. In the light, 69 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: the junkyard was intimidating in a different way. Mountains of 70 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: cars towered around them, broken glass, glinted, dustwashed out already 71 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:40,039 Speaker 1: dull colors, scratches in the paint, and years of rest 72 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: making everything monochrome. Twisted pieces of scrap metals scattered throughout 73 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: the dirt gave the impression of a great war between machines. 74 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: These remnants, like claws or bits of skin, afrayed and 75 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: torn away, cars with doors ripped off, missing their hoods, 76 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: mirrors hanging somehow. It was forlorn a melancholy note resonating 77 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 1: Untilda's bone, a testament of their history, of how many 78 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: of humanity there had once been a layer of sediment, 79 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: representing an age of life, slowly meticulously being covered by 80 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:13,160 Speaker 1: an era of death, gradual but sure. A band of 81 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: color in our falsilized history, soon forgotten who would be 82 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 1: there to remember it? All signs of them would be eradicated. Eventually, 83 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: she supposed, even these cards would turn to dust someday. 84 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 1: Frigid fingers grasped her own, and she pushed these thoughts 85 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 1: away with great effort. Tilda dredged up a small gran 86 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:33,840 Speaker 1: for him, but it faded like a ripple caused by 87 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:37,279 Speaker 1: a single drop of rain. He turned to face ahead, solemn, 88 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: shoulder square, as though sensing the dangers that lie before them. 89 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: The gate was open from where the enforcers had entered 90 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:47,279 Speaker 1: during the night, the lock hanging uselessly. Hand in hand 91 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:49,919 Speaker 1: and with only the tiniest hesitation and step, Tilda and 92 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 1: Madison passed through, both small and scrawny and stature, emerging 93 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 1: from the mouth of some twisted metal boogeyman. The gaping 94 00:05:56,640 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: fence like jaws, hoods on threadbare code it's still up. 95 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,840 Speaker 1: The cold clung to them like cloaks. Tilda's blonde hair 96 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: fluttered out from the black fabric as they drew to 97 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: a stop. At the edge of the eroded sledge, gray 98 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,839 Speaker 1: asphalt flecked white and yellow lines, long devoid of meaning, 99 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 1: a sort of numbness washed over her as she stared, 100 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: afraid of the road like she never had been before, 101 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: not even when she ran into the roadblock. She glanced west, 102 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: imagining she could make out the silhouettes of buildings, almost 103 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:29,160 Speaker 1: like a mirage, in the distance. Gingerly, she stepped onto concrete, 104 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 1: the soul of her shoes silent against the worn asphalt, 105 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: every imperfection, pebble, bit of dust engraving the bottom of 106 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: her soul, pushing against the rust skin on the bottom 107 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: of her foot. A tactile map rough uneven beside her, 108 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,479 Speaker 1: Madison mimicked her movements, methodical and his intent to copy 109 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 1: her to the last detail. They had to go, She 110 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:54,479 Speaker 1: told herself firmly, maybe finding nothing the enforcers had left 111 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 1: a beautiful, comforting thought, but her heart knew it was 112 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: a lie. We'll travel next to the road today, all right, 113 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: stay out of sight. Her voice sounded a trifle hopeless 114 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:07,920 Speaker 1: in her own ears, but Madison nodded dutifully. Together they 115 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: crossed the road, wading through a river of asphalt, life 116 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: saving and damning all at once. They reached the other side, 117 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: times slowing with the weight of Tilda's decision, with the 118 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: day that loomed out of sight, unknown and deadly, but 119 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: all that they had the only way to cling to 120 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: their ragged existence. Something buzzed and Tilda's ears, but it 121 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: faded to nothingness as soon as she stepped off the 122 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: asphalt and onto a bed of soft pine needles and 123 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 1: wet leaves. Though she did not appreciate the dampness seeping 124 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 1: through her shoes and into hole windden socks, it would 125 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: help mask their arrival, the dew muffling the normal crackling 126 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: of dry, dead leaves. There was a slight drop off 127 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 1: and a stream. Tilda climbed down, gesturing for Madison to wait. 128 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: Hopping over the quietly babbling water, she held her arms 129 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:53,679 Speaker 1: up and the child carefully jumped into them, a tiny 130 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: giggle escaping him as she swung him down next to her. 131 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: The expression of joy, as small as it was, sounded 132 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: out of place and heavy in the tense atmosphere. Un 133 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: Tilda studied the drop off. It would provide them with 134 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 1: some decent cover. She could feel Madison's eyes on her. 135 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 1: Some of the crushing responsibility and it was an odd 136 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 1: word to use, but Tilda thought it was the right one. Dissipated, 137 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: she turned to observe him, a tiny, thin creature, faded denim, 138 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: barely held up by a two big belt, worn gray trainers, 139 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,239 Speaker 1: pulling away from the rubber passion, and frayed black jacket, 140 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 1: hood up, pale face with small features and huge eyes, 141 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: mousy hair, a solemn pixie creature, a woful, dark angelic 142 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 1: thing in miniature. Fumbling with her carrier bag, she pulled 143 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:38,239 Speaker 1: out a package of cracked peanut butter and cheddar crackers, 144 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:42,199 Speaker 1: offering them to him. He watched her serious, reluctantly reaching 145 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: up to take them. He put his hand over the crackers, 146 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 1: but did not take them from her. You need to 147 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: eat too, he reminded her softly. She was barely managing 148 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: to keep a wave of diszeiness at bay, A hunger 149 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,199 Speaker 1: beyond cramps, beyond growling, a hunger that was part of her. 150 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 1: Her whole being felt transparent, a shape aid of a 151 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: real person. Even the emotion, the tender, ferocious love she 152 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:07,199 Speaker 1: usually felt when Madison gazed at her that way, expressing 153 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 1: his love for her so openly, with so much trust 154 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:13,680 Speaker 1: and so much innocence, it was only an echo under 155 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:17,439 Speaker 1: a shell of apathy, whether erected in preparation for the 156 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 1: danger ahead, or due to lack of food, rest, and 157 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 1: general wellness. She couldn't say, probably all, but it didn't matter. 158 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 1: I'll have one, she agreed, horse, tearing the plastic open 159 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 1: for him, closing small hands around five while she took 160 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 1: the last one. And then she heard a sound that 161 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:37,600 Speaker 1: jerked her out of her apathy. Dread erupting inside her, 162 00:09:38,559 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 1: Madison coughed her breath, left her what little color there 163 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:45,559 Speaker 1: was draining from her cheeks. He looked up at her, 164 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: rubbing his mouth with a cup of his sleeve, fear 165 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 1: evident on his face. They both knew how deadly illness 166 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: was out here. A scratch a cold could prove fatal. 167 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 1: She sucked in a shaky breath, reaching out to place 168 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 1: a hand on his forehead. Her hand was so cold, 169 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: Tilda couldn't properly judge his temperature. Do you feel all right? 170 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 1: A sniffle her heart stuttered. I'm fine, cold, a little tired, 171 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 1: and hungry. A big bite of cracker punctuated the sentence, 172 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 1: emphasizing the final point. Tilda scrutinized him for a minute, 173 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:21,680 Speaker 1: wishing again that she could do what good mothers could, 174 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: Real mothers and make him feel better, fix things, make 175 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 1: this right. Instead, she said, we'll get some food today 176 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: and some warmer clothes. She ruffled his brown hair, prompting 177 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:36,439 Speaker 1: a tiny quirk of the lips from the child. Maybe 178 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:40,200 Speaker 1: some medicine. All traces of a smile disappeared, replaced by 179 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: a fatalistic expression. So we're going to go to the 180 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: town across the river. Yes, she knelt in front of him. 181 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:52,680 Speaker 1: We have to, but we have to be careful, stay quiet, 182 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 1: and stay out of sight. Do you understand? Those wide 183 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 1: hazel eyes unnerved her, but she didn't look away. She 184 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 1: could almost he thoughts forming inside those orbs. But those men, 185 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 1: he started, but broke off. Coffin, Tilda rubbed his back. 186 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: Old doubts and insecurities about her ability to care for 187 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: such a precious child roaring to life inside her. I know, 188 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:18,839 Speaker 1: but we have to we Madison jumped in. We could 189 00:11:18,880 --> 00:11:21,560 Speaker 1: stay here in the woods. There must be something if 190 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 1: we just kept going. Tilda rested her hand against his cheek, 191 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 1: almost laughing aloud, when he took a sober bite of 192 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 1: the bright orange crackers, crumbs collecting at the corner of 193 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: his mouth. We can't do that. It could be days 194 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 1: before we find anything, I can keep going, Madison interjected, 195 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 1: with a hint of pleading. He was scared. Tilta realized, 196 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:47,679 Speaker 1: of course he was just like her. No you can't 197 00:11:48,520 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 1: and I can't either. She paused, running a hand through 198 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 1: his hair, trying to find the right thing to say, 199 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:57,040 Speaker 1: but in her exhaustion, only able to conjure overuse platitudes. 200 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: Sometimes we have to do things we don't want to do, 201 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: and there's nothing we can do about it, but do it. 202 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: Putting it off only make it worse. The words felt 203 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 1: silly as they tumbled from her mouth, but they were 204 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: all that she had. Madison looked down, revealing madded hair. 205 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 1: She had hoped they'd be able to clean themselves up 206 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 1: at the next place they stopped, but she didn't fancy 207 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 1: trying to shower with enforcers prowling around looking for them. 208 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:26,200 Speaker 1: A top moment passed, vibrating in the air around them. 209 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:31,480 Speaker 1: Tilda stood, Eat your crackers, Madison did, slowly, munching away 210 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 1: as his mind digested her words. Wrought with worry, Tilda 211 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: took a bite of her own, the stale cracker magnificent 212 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: to her deprived taste buds. Her stomach seizing up and 213 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 1: its enthusiasm. Madison cought and sniffed as he ate a 214 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,559 Speaker 1: black cloud over an already dark day. She handed in 215 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:49,560 Speaker 1: some water, which he swallowed jerkily. When they both finished, 216 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:52,319 Speaker 1: Tilda stood grasping his hand and starting forward as one 217 00:12:52,360 --> 00:13:17,080 Speaker 1: walking to death. Madison followed behind her, And that brings 218 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,719 Speaker 1: us to the end of this installment of Terminus. I'm 219 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 1: excited because we're getting into Some of them are action 220 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 1: e bits, and I know I've said it in the 221 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:28,200 Speaker 1: other ones, other episodes we've done on this. This is 222 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 1: veryy lightly edited, and I want I kind of wanted 223 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 1: it that way because it's an examination almost of what 224 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 1: was going on in my head when I was trying 225 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 1: to deal with this trauma and why in the world 226 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 1: did I write this story as someone who's never had 227 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 1: a kid, never been pregnant. And that's something that I 228 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:47,560 Speaker 1: know you and I, Samantha, have wanted to come back 229 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 1: and discuss because there's been a lot of recent examples 230 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:56,079 Speaker 1: and a history of examples of horror and related genres 231 00:13:56,320 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 1: really using the idea of pregnancy and infertility and loss 232 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: of child in this way and this kind of like 233 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: horror trope that we've seen a lot, and we've talked 234 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:14,440 Speaker 1: about motherhood specifically, but we haven't really honed in on 235 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:19,760 Speaker 1: that precisely. It is everywhere, and I know it's often 236 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:24,240 Speaker 1: not UM labeled and can be very traumatizing and triggering 237 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 1: for people. M hm. So look forward. I think it 238 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 1: will be interesting. I think it will be interesting. But yeah, 239 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: and the meantime, as always, if there is something in 240 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 1: the fiction realm that's like in the public domain that 241 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 1: you'd like us to read, especially as we're now moving 242 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 1: into the spooky seasons, which is all the time for 243 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:50,800 Speaker 1: Samantha and I. But you know, UM, just let us 244 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: know because these are fun to do and they're fun 245 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:54,080 Speaker 1: to hear what Christina does with them because a lot 246 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 1: of times we don't know until she sends it to us. 247 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 1: And it's very very cool and I would love you know, 248 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:03,600 Speaker 1: any series or thoughts you have you can send tomorrow 249 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 1: way to UM. 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