The Second Stranger | Arc 5 | E3: say surrender. say alabaster. switchblade

Øka has a brand-new nightmare. Gentle gets punched back. Citlalli visits an old flame. And Jaran makes a deal with a devil.

"The Second Stranger" is sponsored by Dmitry (https://twitter.com/DmitryOpines) and ExplainTrade (https://www.explaintrade.com/), a negotiation skills training consultancy; because you can't ask to roll persuasion in real life.

Special thanks to our Heroes and Paragons: Alex, Azra, Brooke Brite, @brownestnerd, Charles, chillacres, Cora Eckert, Emma, Finn, Hat, Isabel, Kanding, Lex Slater, Moonflower Tea, Nicholas, Purplemouse, Scruffasus, Summer Rose Folta, Sunny, and Targott.

Content warnings for this episode: fantasy violence, blood, gore, romance and references to sexual entanglements, heights and falling, nightmares, and manipulation.

CREDITS:
Title - “on earth we’re briefly gorgeous” by Ocean Vuong.
Music - C.I.S. Music (https://soundcloud.com/cis_music), Fesliyan Studios (https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/), and Soundstripe (https://www.soundstripe.com/).
Album art - Sea Thomas (https://twitter.com/pisharpart).
Podcast editing - Sea Thomas (https://twitter.com/pisharpart).

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