Norfork 17 - Bitten

Explicit content warning

08/06/23 • 79 min

Pest Control

A dumpster. A rooftop. A hidden closet. As the Strangleworm closes in on the people they love and they find allies becoming enemies, the trio make desperate moves to try and get ahead.

Kelly makes a promise. Nammi steels some nerves, and calms others. Rabbit makes a daring bid for control of their life.

Why have this power, but never use it? This could change everything.

It’s an ending, not a beginning.

Maybe it’s both.

(Content Warnings: Police, emotional manipulation, needles, confinement/claustrophobia, trouble breathing, medical experimentation, blood, gore, serious wounds, guns, body horror related to eyes, infectious illness, loss of bodily autonomy (PC))

CHARACTERS

Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)

Kelly, The Crooked - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)

Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)

Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)

NPCs
Officer Conrad Butte (he/him) - Police officer. Low on the proverbial ladder, mostly relegated to taking calls from subway security and petty crime. The "Abbott" in his usual team with Officer Fukfuk. Officer Walther Polona (he/him) - City police officer who arrested Nammi at Ace Aruna's house.
Cold Moon AKA Rosa Kalyani (she/her) - Unofficial leader of the lunar witch coven in which Rabbit was raised. Former astronaut. Imposing Black woman with short spongy black hair, and an athlete’s physique. Often wears an elegant coat, even when it’s hot.
Butch (he/him) - A shadow that offered to help Kelly get out of a sticky situation early in his vigilante career. Eager to help Kelly like you’re eager to keep a fruit tree pruned and safe from deer.
Carmichael (he/him) - Arch-vampire nightclub owner and socialite in The City. Kelly owes him, and he aims to collect.
Art Young (he/him) - Red-headed white man. Former member of VaccuCon alongside Rosa Kalyani. Rosa needs him for something.
The Mothman (he/him) - Vigilante. Low-res digital facemask with two large pixelated circles for eyes attached to a black balaclava. Black turtleneck. Underneath, an extremely average looking white man with short blonde hair. Looking for Kelly.

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Audio editing by Sam Richardson (@laggardson)
Audio Mixing by William White (@kwilliamwhite)
Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)

Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with Queuetimes (@_queuetimes). Our second season uses “Monster of the Week”, a Powered by the Apocalypse system by Michael Sands and Evil Hat Productions. You can pick up a copy here.

Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads and the encroachment of The City.

A dumpster. A rooftop. A hidden closet. As the Strangleworm closes in on the people they love and they find allies becoming enemies, the trio make desperate moves to try and get ahead.

Kelly makes a promise. Nammi steels some nerves, and calms others. Rabbit makes a daring bid for control of their life.

Why have this power, but never use it? This could change everything.

It’s an ending, not a beginning.

Maybe it’s both.

CHARACTERS

Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)

Kelly, The Crooked - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)

Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)

Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)

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Audio editing by Sam Richardson (@laggardson)
Audio Mixing by William White (@kwilliamwhite)
Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)

Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads and the encroachment of The City.

Previous Episode

Norfork 16 - Leave, But Don't Leave Me

Headed to Cold’s house for help against an all-consuming threat, the trio are forced to confront their priorities.

Kelly goes for broke. Nammi faces the stakes. Rabbit is confronted with an awful, life-changing choice.

(Content Warnings: Police, emotional manipulation, needles, confinement/claustrophobia, medical experimentation, blood, body horror related to eyes, infectious illness, loss of bodily autonomy (PC))

CHARACTERS

Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)

Kelly, The Crooked - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)

Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)

Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)

NPCs
Officer Walther Polona (he/him) - City police officer who arrested Nammi at Ace Aruna's house.
Cold Moon AKA Rosa Kalyani (she/her) - Unofficial leader of the lunar witch coven in which Rabbit was raised. Former astronaut. Imposing Black woman with short spongy black hair, and an athlete’s physique. Often wears an elegant coat, even when it’s hot.
Butch (he/him) - A shadow that offered to help Kelly get out of a sticky situation early in his vigilante career. Eager to help Kelly like you’re eager to keep a fruit tree pruned and safe from deer.
Carmichael (he/him) - Arch-vampire nightclub owner and socialite in The City. Kelly owes him, and he aims to collect.
Art Young (he/him) - Red-headed white man. Former member of VaccuCon alongside Rosa Kalyani. Rosa needs him for something.
Akito (he/him) - Agent of Dranja, and attendant of the Myriad Support Group. Nammi's former lover. Appears on Earth as a tall Japanese man with shoulder-length black hair wearing a textured brown blazer and jeans.
Alek, Meg, and Tisi Moon (all she/her) - Rabbit's trio of moms. All members of the Lunar Coven. Rabbit lives with them on and off.
Elio Amadi (he/him) - AKA The Drippy One. Myriad and stage magician. Light green skin and covered by a fine layer of mucus. Friends/acquaintances with Rabbit. Romantic partner of Leilah Amund. Member of the Myriad Support Group.

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Audio editing by Sam Richardson (@laggardson)
Audio Mixing by William White (@kwilliamwhite)
Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)

Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads and the encroachment of The City.

Next Episode

Norfork 18 - Incursion

Arc #2 finale. With only hours left before Norfork loses itself entirely to the exponential threat to the Strangleworm, the trio make one final play for the fate of their home. But how many losses turn a victory to a defeat?

If you do this, you are putting all of Norfork at risk. All of your friends, people with no choice but to deal with the consequences. Please, I’m asking you to reconsider.

She warned me of the risks.

She doesn’t understand them, or she wouldn’t have told you to come.

I can’t go on like this.

Your pain is not an excuse. Not here. Leave, please. Please.

I’m sorry. I’ll fix it. I can fix it. Whatever happens.

(Content Warnings: Police, police violence, guns, emotional manipulation, blood, gore, serious wounds, body horror related to eyes, infectious illness, loss of bodily autonomy (PC))

CHARACTERS

Keeper - Sam Richardson (@Laggardson, He/him)

Kelly, The Crooked - William White (@kwilliamwhite, They/them)

Nammi, The Divine - Sam Darr (@mossyauthor, She/They)

Rabbit, The Shapechanger - Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse, They/them)

NPCs
Officer Walther Polona (he/him) - City police officer who arrested Nammi at Ace Aruna's house.
Cold Moon AKA Rosa Kalyani (she/her) - Unofficial leader of the lunar witch coven in which Rabbit was raised. Former astronaut. Imposing Black woman with short spongy black hair, and an athlete’s physique. Often wears an elegant coat, even when it’s hot.
Art Young (he/him) - Red-headed white man. Former member of VaccuCon alongside Rosa Kalyani. Rosa needs him for something.
The Mothman (he/him) - Vigilante. Low-res digital facemask with two large pixelated circles for eyes attached to a black balaclava. Black turtleneck. Underneath, an extremely average looking white man with short blonde hair. Looking for Kelly.
Romeo (he/him) - Agent of Dranja. Calm and assertive. Appears on Earth as a white person with platinum-tipped hair, often chews the end of a toothpick absentmindedly.
Akito (he/him) - Agent of Dranja, and attendant of the Myriad Support Group. Nammi's former lover. Appears on Earth as a tall Japanese man with shoulder-length black hair wearing a textured brown blazer and jeans.
Alek, Meg, and Tisi Moon (all she/her) - Rabbit's trio of moms. All members of the Lunar Coven. Rabbit lives with them on and off.
Elio Amadi (He/him) - AKA The Drippy One. Myriad and stage magician. Light green skin and covered by a fine layer of mucus. Friends/acquaintances with Rabbit. Romantic partner of Leilah Amund. Member of the Myriad Support Group.

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Audio editing by Sam Richardson (@laggardson)
Audio Mixing by William White (@kwilliamwhite)
Original music by Jonas Newhouse (@jonasnewhouse) & William White (@kwilliamwhite)

Season two, “Norfork”, follows a trio of friends living in the edge-city of Norfork as the community adapts to the open presence of Myriads and the encroachment of The City.