2.20: Second Citadel -- The Moonlit Hermit (Part 2)

Subject: the Keep of Titan's Blooms. Symptoms: spreading petrification; irritability; musical inclinations. Suggested treatment: cooperation with its master, Lord Arum, a creature who would scoff at the idea of tracking symptoms in the first place, a lizard whose scaly mind is ever-absorbed in suspicion, self-preservation, and ego.

Side effects may include: sleep loss; injury; frustration; entombment; and then...

Keep it together, Rilla. This is a medical record, not your diary.

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(Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description.)

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"Kind of Girl" by Jeris, featuring spinningmerkaba: http://ccmixter.org/files/VJ_Memes/35657

“metalbox.wav” by TwistedLemon https://freesound.org/people/TwistedLemon/sounds/6111/

“Door_Slam01.flac” by corpocracy https://freesound.org/people/corpocracy/sounds/403355/

“Perfume Spray” by redafs https://freesound.org/people/redafs/sounds/380337/

“Scissors.aif” by pafischer https://freesound.org/people/pafischer/sounds/39305/

“Tom Guitar.wav” by MEAXX https://freesound.org/people/MEAXX/sounds/199855/

“Hammering Nails, Close, A.wav” by InspectorJ https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/406048/

“Wood Creak” by TimPryor https://freesound.org/people/TimPryor/sounds/188606/

“Door Smash 3” by qubodup https://freesound.org/people/qubodup/sounds/218888/

“SwordSheath01” by 32cheeseman32 https://freesound.org/people/32cheeseman32/sounds/180829/

“cant_open.wav” by simpsi https://freesound.org/people/simpsi/sounds/175662/

“Cape_swoosh” by CosmicEmbers https://freesound.org/people/CosmicEmbers/sounds/161415/

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