May 29, 2025

INTRODUCING Valmont: The Black Raven Chronicles - Chapter 1

INTRODUCING Valmont: The Black Raven Chronicles - Chapter 1

Weekly Spooky is proud to present you with the first episode of Valmont: The Black Raven Chronicles: After being jolted awake by 50,000 volts in a grim interrogation room, Afraig Valmont — a former Marine turned private investigator — finds himself...

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Weekly Spooky is proud to present you with the first episode of Valmont: The Black Raven Chronicles:

After being jolted awake by 50,000 volts in a grim interrogation room, Afraig Valmont — a former Marine turned private investigator — finds himself caught in a web of shadowy conspiracies and supernatural secrets in the city of Black Raven. Bloodied, bound, and bewildered, Valmont races to uncover the truth behind his mysterious resurrection, a cryptic transfusion, and a city that may not be entirely human.

In this premiere episode of Valmont: The Black Raven Chronicles, experience a gripping blend of dark fantasy, noir detective drama, and supernatural horror. With cinematic sound design and a suspense-laden story, this audio drama will pull you deep into the shadows — and leave you questioning what’s real.

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Hello, my spookies. I know you weren't expecting to hear

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from me so soon, but there's a reason I'm here

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on a Thursday talking with you, and that is because

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I want to share a podcast that I know many

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of you will really enjoy. It's called Valmont the Black

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Raven Chronicles. It's an audio drama that really brings the

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story to life in glorious detail. So kick back, relax

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and enjoy the first episode of The Black Raven Chronicles.

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And if you enjoy it, subscribe on your favorite podcasting

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app to Valmont the Black Raven Chronicles. Now enjoy.

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Valmont the Black Raven Chronicles.

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Produced at FBL Studios, Written by Jonathan Miller, Sound design

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by Marshawn Brye.

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Are you sure it's this way?

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Yes, little brother, I'm positive they have to be here.

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Oh I'm not seeing anythings. What did you stop for?

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Were too late? They're already dead.

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There's no way the power to steal a life like that.

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They can't just be killed by anybody.

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Huh, they can if they had decided to live as mortals,

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shed their divine power and be human.

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Who would want to do that, let alone two of them?

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And why do it now.

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Mortal life is yes different, Time is precious, and every

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experience is more valuable because of the limitations. I considered

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trying it over the years. I guess these two went

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for it.

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I love mortals as much as the next guy, but

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you really would live like one did the wings and

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everything loose.

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There are values that mortality has that we only dream of, Gabe.

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These two were married, they had a child, traveled in

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this mortal world together. They experienced love in a way

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we cannot understand. I envy them for that, but no,

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giving up the wings and everything is where I draw

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the line.

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I guess that's why we differ. I don't envy anything

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by recognize in a pre ciate the beauty though. Yeah,

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so we don't know who they were, or who killed

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them or why.

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So what do we do now?

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Watch the kid?

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Yes, we will watch their child closely, see when he becomes.

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So you're saying your dog fell down this great Oh my.

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Yes, he was chasing some dastardly creature and ran into

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the sewer. Can you find him?

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Well, I'm not gonna find him in the sewer. No

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one can.

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Oh you mean, my poor princess.

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Is lost for good, No, ma'am. I mean that's not

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the sewer down there, A great like that accesses the

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old city's tunnel system tunnels that are like one hundred

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and fifty maybe two hundred years old. Oh my, how

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will I ever find my poor princess Countess? I happen

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to know a guy. Give me a day or two,

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and I will return your lost dog to you. Fortunately

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for me, I did know a guy, Jerry. He ran

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tours in the old dungeons beneath the marketplace. The dungeon

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tunnels connected to the old tunnels that were once used

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to move everything in and out of the city during

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the Revolutionary War. It was a five block walk, but

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considering parking in the old city, walking was my best option.

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Hey, mister Vaubad, you're looking for my dad?

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Yeah, you guys closed for a private function or something.

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Uh no, butspecters came through my dad's outstairs with a

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I'm sure you get out of doubt to talk to him.

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Thanks kid. I made my way down the stairs, but

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instead of looking for Jerry, I slipped through a door

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marked no entry. The door tied directly into the old

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tunnel system. I got my bearings quickly and started heading

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towards the house where the dog was last seen. Suddenly

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I felt something jabbed my back. Fifty thousand volts course

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through me. After that, everything went black.

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Wake up, mister Valmont, the right is over.

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What hit me?

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What's going on?

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Modified taser? Let's see here. Frank Valmont, aged twenty nine.

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Father Ivan Valmont deceased. Mother Lilian Valmont, also deceased. Died

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while providing medical aid in Bosnia. Impressive you were raised

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by your uncle. Go to Dmitri in Glendale, California. Wait Glendale? Really?

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You got decent marks in high school, joined the Marines

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at eighteen two tours, highly decorated, Survived the NAIDI that

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took out most of your own unit, moved a black

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raven three years ago, and honestly, by what it says here,

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you've been in and out of trouble ever since. Do

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you know what this means?

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The FED started hiring people that can read.

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It means I know all about you. Yet what I

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don't know is what you were doing in an area

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my team was investigating.

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I don't remember seeing any police tape. Was it a

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psychic barrier?

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You know when you're pushing thirty that whole disrespect for

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law and authority gets kind of old. I believe this

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is your stop. Don't just stay out of areas that

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are close to the pluck.

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Fucking asshole. I guess I'll have to go the long way.

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The long way men, driving to the edge of town

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and finding an access behind the old water and Sewer

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office building. There's always more than one way to find

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a dog.

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Ah.

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This is the stupidest idea I have ever had. Dammit,

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this is not worth ten grand And what the fuck

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is that smell?

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Welcome to South Carolina, Senator, right this way does him

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in a ways shooing your car.

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Well, thank you, young man. He's a small tip for

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and remember at the polls.

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Vot Kinsey, Senator, pleasure to see you again.

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I trust your flight down was comfortable.

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Oh it was good, mister Kane. And they appreciate the

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generous use of your day.

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That's what friends are for. We take care of each other.

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You and I are friends, aren't we?

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Well, yes, of course, And as your friend, I do

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have some good news. The majority of the Committee is

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more than willing to discuss treaty changes between the United

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States and the local representative of the Shadow council excellent.

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The doctor informed me that his creation is already causing

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problems for Ezekiel and his court. They're sending in a

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blood guard to conduct an investigation and determine if his

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leadership is competent.

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Blood Guard that sounds ominous. Shall we be concerned?

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Council's version of secret service usually a were wolf or

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dry ad. Nothing to be concerned with.

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Well, then, to the success of our adventures to get

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them my friend, Ugh.

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I had a splitting headache when I woke up. The

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world around me spun for a second. I sat up

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to find myself naked, laying on a cold stone in

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a large dark room. What the hell is this place?

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As I looked around, I noticed several similar tables and

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small carts next to them with what looked to be

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medical tools. There was a cart next to me covered

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in bloody bandages. I instantly remembered the attack and felt

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my throat, but everything seemed fine. I made my way

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to my feet and looked around the room. The room

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looked like it was some kind of concrete bunker or something.

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Maybe I was still underground. There were two exits, each

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on opposite ends of the room. The one closest had

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a familiar pair of boots sitting on the table beside it.

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I walked closer and found most of my clothes neatly

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cleaned and folded. My shirt had been replaced with a

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plain black T shirt. I got dressed quickly and took

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stock in my belongings, wallet, keys, jewelry, and phone all check,

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but my gun and my knife were noticeably absent. I

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could get a signal here that was surprising, and there

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was a voicemail, so I decided to give it a listen.

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A frame one in me. She just letting you know

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I'll be being you a visit in the morning at

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your charm and little office. I haven't uzzer man that

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that requires your delicate but oh so professional touch. Please

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don't be laid. It would throw off my entire schedule.

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I'll see you at Ain't.

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Chuckles was the most notorious criminal in Black Raven and

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a well paying client, but he rarely came to the office.

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In fact, some of my knowledge meetings came to him.

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I looked at the time, and to my shock, it

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was well after midnight. What the hell happens in the

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last six hours?

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Saints preservis you're awake.

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I turned to see a short, round little man in

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a lab coat with gray hair and glasses holding a

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tray with what I assume were IV bags. He put

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the trade down and waddled over his feet, moving cartoonishly

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fast under his short, stout legs.

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Well, this is quite fascinating, quite fascinating. Indeed, how do

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you feel? Do you remember what happened to here? Did

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you about chance see the creature that did this to you?

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I feel fine, I mean, except for a headache, but

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I'm not sure what exactly is going on here? Who

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are you? And where the fuck am I?

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Mister velman? I'm sure you are confused, but there is

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no need for such language. I am doctor Beauregard Samuell

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eugh Gene Johnson, the third of the Atlanta Johnson's. And

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this is an urgent care facility near the Medical University.

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The man who found you brought you here because it

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was the closest place to treat your wounds and evaluate

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your condition.

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Wounds condition? What are you talking about? What happened to me?

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Sir?

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You were attacked by some creature and the tunnels underneath

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Black Raven. You were terribly close to death, and you

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rived we lost them on the table quite a few times.

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You're not making any sense here, Doc, look at me.

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I'm fine. How was that close to death? Was it

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like a rattlesnake that bit me or something? I mean,

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I know I'm missing six hours, but what the hell?

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Mister Vealma, please stay calm or something. As an equivalent comparison,

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I believe you must be patched. Let me get you

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something to drink to help come your nerves.

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A shot of whiskey would definitely be nice.

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Not what I am impartial into an age of Scotch.

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I can't let them patient and by alcohol this early

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in treatment. But this should help.

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Wow, that is pretty good. What is this stuff that would.

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Be a positive?

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I believe you.

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You gave me blood? What do you What do you think?

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I am a vampire?

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Yes?

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How could I not.

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Doubt? The Black Raven Chronicles Spring the Night Shack Come Back,

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starring Corey Bishop as a break Down my Lord Valentine

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as Sam Saunders as.

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Kane and Gabriel in Serch, Joshua Slovenet.

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As Senator Graham Kim, Alexander s McBride as doctor Eugene

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Bobergarde Johnson e. C. Hart as Leslie Chuckles Simon, and

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Jonathan Phoenix as Agent Black. Written and directed by Jonathan Phoenix,

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Voice direction by Jacqueline Browns.

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Sound designed by Marshawn McBride. Produced at FBL Studios in Charleston,

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South Carolina. Theme song Bringing the nineteen written and produced

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by Mid Guard out of their.

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Twenty twenty four album Damage. Find out more about this

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show get behind the scenes looks, cast interviews, and lots

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of extras at patreon dot com. Forward Slash the Carolina

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storytelling