3.00.5 Juniper Liu's Reporter Notebook

Summary

The Strange Case of Starship Iris Episode 3.00.5: Juniper Liu's Reporter Notebook Release Date: June 9, 2025 Host: Jessica Best (Procyon Podcast Network)

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Setting the Scene: San Ramos at Dawn

The episode opens with Piper Kestrel providing a vivid auditory backdrop of San Ramos at sunrise. Six months prior, the city endured its first devastating bombing by the regime, forcing many residents to evacuate hastily. Piper captures the eerie calm that has settled over the city, punctuated by the sounds of resilient wildlife.

"Some of the time. Here, I'll give you some clean audio. Piper Kestrel. You wanted a face on daily life in San Ramos. I'll do what I can."
[00:57] Piper Kestrel

Interview with Madge: Organizing Relief Efforts

Piper meets with Madge in a repurposed warehouse now serving as a central hub for receiving and distributing donations. Madge reveals the challenges of managing relief supplies amidst ongoing threats and the regime's pervasive surveillance.

"We've got life-saving medical tools still in their vacuum sealed government branding. We got one shipment of nothing but genuine regime issued uniform jackets."
[06:05] Madge

Madge emphasizes the importance of community support and warns of the dwindling resources as groups like Fly With Soul face heavy losses.

"There are lives in the balance here. More lives than you can even comprehend."
[05:28] Madge

A Glimpse Inside the Shelters: Life Under Siege

Piper discusses the fragmented nature of San Ramos, where shelters, hospitals, and relief stations are scattered to minimize targets from regime drones. The city remains without centralized power, complicating logistics and daily survival.

"It's getting riskier and riskier to help with all the regime drones out there shooting ships out of the sky every day."
[05:28] Madge

Hospital Visit: Interview with Dr. Robinson

Piper visits Connors Memorial Hospital, where she interviews Dr. Robinson, a courier who plays a crucial role in transporting messages and supplies across the war-torn city. Dr. Robinson shares his experiences navigating dangerous terrains and the personal toll of the ongoing conflict.

"A radio request comes in and I go out."
[14:27] Dr. Robinson

He reflects on the resilience required to maintain such a role amidst constant threats and the psychological impact of the regime's relentless attacks.

"What keeps me going? It's gotta be done. It beats sitting at home all day."
[14:52] Dr. Robinson

Personal Struggles: Conversations with Violet and Juniper Liu

The narrative delves into the personal lives of Piper and Violet Liu, highlighting the strain the war places on relationships and mental health. Piper expresses concern over her sister Juniper's disappearance and the anxiety over missing loved ones.

"I really thought I'd come over here and you'd know. You'd know and we'd cry or we'd celebrate or something."
[19:30] Piper Kestrel

Juniper shares her own battles, balancing her dedication to the medical efforts with the emotional weight of losing contact with family members.

"Normal is how we got in this mess to begin with."
[21:50] Juniper Liu

Climactic Update: The Disappearance of Captain Tripati

The episode takes a dramatic turn when an unexpected broadcast reveals the tragic news of Captain Tripati's disappearance. During a personal conversation between Piper and Juniper, Krish interrupts with urgent information about Commander Violet and Thia losing contact with Captain Tripati, who is now missing and presumed shot.

"Two days ago, Commander Violet and Thia lost all contact with Captain Tripati. Today, our side found her shot, and it's empty. She's not late, she's not stuck. She wasn't shot down. She's just missing."
[23:10] Krish

This revelation heightens the tension, underscoring the relentless dangers faced by those resisting the regime.

Conclusion: The Uncertain Future

The episode wraps up without traditional credits, maintaining the immersive experience. Listeners are left contemplating the fragile state of San Ramos, the resilience of its inhabitants, and the looming uncertainties as the war continues to reshape their lives.

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Notable Quotes

• "There are lives in the balance here. More lives than you can even comprehend."
  Madge
  [05:28]

• "What keeps me going? It's gotta be done. It beats sitting at home all day."
  Dr. Robinson
  [14:52]

• "Normal is how we got in this mess to begin with."
  Juniper Liu
  [21:50]

• "Two days ago, Commander Violet and Thia lost all contact with Captain Tripati..."
  Krish
  [23:10]

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Production Credits

• Ray Tay as Juniper Liu
• Salinas as Madge
• Angelique Lazarus as Dr. Robinson
• Maya Hollap as Glim
• Cindy Chu as Violet Liu
• Brie Lafever as Krish
• Lauren Kong as Myrna Lu
• Ella Womersley as Ella
• Written by: Jessica Best
• Sound Design: Jeffrey Nils Gardner
• Directed by: Newton Shadowcotte
• Music: "Rocket Science" by Amber Devereux of Tin Can Audio

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Transcript

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[Piper Kestrel]

Okay, let's begin with a sunrise. It's dawn in San Ramos. I know you can't see it, but hang.

[Madge]

On.

[Piper Kestrel]

Six months ago, when the regime bombed the shit out of the city for the first time, a lot of people left in a hurry. The ones who couldn't make arrangements for their pets sometimes set them loose. What you're hearing now are the birds in Isler Park. The ones who made it. Parrots, cockatiels. There's a family of peacocks in here somewhere. I've heard people talk about trying to catch them and place them back in houses, but it's too late. They found a niche out here. And anyway, they wouldn't be safer on private property. This is their normal. This is what normal sounds like now. Some of the time. Here, I'll give you some clean audio. Piper Kestrel. You wanted a face on daily life in San Ramos. I'll do what I can. I've got my brand new shoulder mounted voice activated mic. Thanks again. So let's go do some journalism. Even when roads are made passable, conserving fuel is the name of the game for essential vehicles only. Road maintenance, emergency transport to one of the many temporary hospitals now dotting the city. Or people who, for several reasons, aren't currently up to the task of walking, biking or wheelchairing to their destination. Wheelchairing can't possibly be a word. Riding. Riding. Sounds passive. Wheeling. Wheeling. I'm on my way to meet with Madge, who's been organizing some of the newest wave of donations we've received in the wake of the latest campaign. We haven't been hit with anything for about three days, but as I travel, I'm carefully moving along my mental map of the closest bomb shelter or the closest subway station, which amounts to the same thing. Nothing here is centralized anymore. Everything. Shelters, hospitals, homes, relief stations, Courier stands is pretty spread out across the formerly thriving city. It's a little more Practical for the many residents who couldn't evacuate due to mobility issues. It also gives the regime less of a target. It can make logistics a nightmare before even getting into the fact that we're still often without power. So where are we?

[Madge]

This used to be the warehouse for a best bargain, but people have kindly cleared the groceries out and now it's one of our receiving sites. Maybe don't mention that on air. Regime doesn't need to know.

[Piper Kestrel]

We are standing in a room that will remain unidentified, piled with items from all over the human settled universe and a staggering number of boxes.

[Madge]

Boxes that all need to be unpacked and resorted into packages for relief stations, care packages for people who can't leave their homes, and of course, the various shelters.

[Piper Kestrel]

How long have you been at it today?

[Madge]

Oh, this would be hour seven.

[Piper Kestrel]

Seven. Wow. Would you mind using complete sentences? It'll make this a lot easier to put together later.

[Madge]

Yeah, so I've been assembling relief packages for seven hours today. I mean, I take regular breaks because I had fatigue issues before the night bombing started, but yeah, honestly, it helps my mind doing this.

[Dr. Robinson]

Sure.

[Piper Kestrel]

So what do you have to say to the people at home who've been sending us donations?

[Madge]

To everyone who's been sending us supplies? I'd say please keep them coming. I know it's getting riskier and riskier to help with all the regime drones out there shooting ships out of the sky every day, but groups like Fly With Soul are literally, literally how we're able to be here talking right now. I've heard some rumblings they're facing heavy losses, maybe even to the point of pulling out of the San Ramos operation. And that'd be a huge mistake. There are lives in the balance here. More lives than you can even comprehend. Oh, also, people, please keep sending us crap you stole from the regime. It's hilarious.

[Piper Kestrel]

That's really.

[Madge]

I mean, send us anything you can that's still good. We need blankets, hygiene supplies, socks, mobility devices of all kind, medicine, clothes, food. But on a personal level, when it's stuff you took from the assholes who were attacking us, that warms the cockles of my petty little heart. We've got government issued prescription drugs. We've got life saving medical tools still in their vacuum sealed government branding. We got one shipment of nothing but genuine regime issued uniform jackets.

[Piper Kestrel]

What do you even do with those?

[Madge]

We've been slicing them up using them as rags. So absorbent, you know. Straight from the offices of General J. Golden, Frederick. So you know they're meant to Be full of shit. We've even got some old rations from the last war.

[Piper Kestrel]

Are those still edible?

[Madge]

I mean, it's only been, what, three years? The packaging says it's good for 10, but who knows? That could be another goddamn regime lie. God, those poor kids. You join the military because you want to see the universe or you flat out get drafted these days. I got a niece on New Jupiter who wound up on the force. Used to get a message from her now and then, but lately you can tell she knows there's something breathing over her shoulder. And I know the regime surveils everyone they can. We used to laugh about it. I mean, we all did. But I swear, it's getting worse. They're watching their own people like hawks, you know? Claws out, claws ready. It's the only reason nobody's slit their co's throats and gone rogue. Sorry, I'm just testy. Cause I was supposed to be working with my sister Midge today, and I haven't heard anything from her all morning.

[Piper Kestrel]

Her radio could be out. Mine's out.

[Madge]

Could be, but I don't think we've talked since Saturday. She could be anywhere.

[Piper Kestrel]

I'm going to hospital after this. I can have them radio round, see if Midge is recovering someplace. Thanks. Do you have anything else you feel like saying before I head out? I've still got plenty of battery on.

[Madge]

The mic, but no radio. Your priorities are just. Here, let me.

[Dr. Robinson]

Sorry.

[Piper Kestrel]

Before you do, I gotta ask. Yeah, Madge and Mitch. Really?

[Madge]

Sure. Juniper sister to Violet.

[Piper Kestrel]

Yeah. Okay, let's go.

[Violet Liu]

Are you recording?

[Piper Kestrel]

I can switch it back off if.

[Violet Liu]

No, it's fine. God, an 18 hour shift trying to piece people back together and now this shit.

[Piper Kestrel]

In the wake of heavy losses from drone attacks, Fly with soul is Dr. Robinson. What are we gonna do without them?

[Violet Liu]

Have you talked to Campbell yet?

[Piper Kestrel]

He's out by dockside.

[Violet Liu]

Doing what? Dockside's been leveled for weeks.

[Piper Kestrel]

Surveying the damage, talking to survivors, helping people salvage what they can. Mayor stuff. How long can we go on doing this without their help?

[Violet Liu]

Well, for now, there's all the community gardens we've been working on, the underground greenhouses, the hydroponics. With heavy rationing, we could last a few months.

[Piper Kestrel]

And then.

[Violet Liu]

That's a question for Campbell and any deity that feels like stepping in here.

[Piper Kestrel]

Hey. Any word from Sanaa?

[Violet Liu]

If he'd heard from her, he wouldn't be grinding himself into the ground like this, right?

[Piper Kestrel]

It's been, what, three and a half days?

[Violet Liu]

Something like that. But she always checks in by the 48 hour mark.

[Dr. Robinson]

Always.

[Piper Kestrel]

I know.

[Violet Liu]

Even if she's busy, even if she's barely got comms, even if she's getting shot at.

[Piper Kestrel]

Let me know if you hear something.

[Violet Liu]

Right.

[Piper Kestrel]

You've got that documentary to finish, and she's my friend.

[Violet Liu]

Yeah.

[Piper Kestrel]

Look, if you get the chance, and I don't know how you would. Could you talk to Campbell? He's not taking it well.

[Violet Liu]

There's no good way to take it when your girlfriend vanishes into a war zone.

[Piper Kestrel]

Yeah, but I think because he did her I.D.

[Madge]

Oh.

[Piper Kestrel]

If she did get caught.

[Violet Liu]

Yeah.

[Piper Kestrel]

Hey.

[Violet Liu]

How are you holding up?

[Piper Kestrel]

I'm fine. Kind of stretching that word close to the breaking point, but you know what I mean.

[Violet Liu]

You don't know?

[Piper Kestrel]

Don't know what?

[Violet Liu]

Maybe you should hear this from Violet.

[Piper Kestrel]

Maybe I should hear it right goddamn now.

[Violet Liu]

The reason it's been quiet here for the past few days is because the regime's been focusing somewhere else. Loveless has been under attack since her this morning. Violet's been on comms all day.

[Piper Kestrel]

My. My radio's out.

[Violet Liu]

Last we heard, there's been no word from your parents.

[Piper Kestrel]

What are the chances mom and dad were on Lovelace at the time of impact?

[Dr. Robinson]

Impact?

[Piper Kestrel]

Mom travels to work. She might. God, I shouldn't be doing this. They haven't cleared the shortcuts to the hospital yet.

[Dr. Robinson]

This is such a bad idea.

[Piper Kestrel]

I shouldn't. Why did I let my radio die?

[Krish]

You okay?

[Piper Kestrel]

Yeah.

[Dr. Robinson]

Good. Cause even if I wasn't in the chair, there's no way in hell I'd scale that to pick you up. Do I seriously need to explain to you that you go around the rubble?

[Piper Kestrel]

I was trying for the shortest path.

[Dr. Robinson]

Where are you headed?

[Piper Kestrel]

Connors Memorial Hospital.

[Dr. Robinson]

Yeah, me too.

[Piper Kestrel]

Small world.

[Dr. Robinson]

Yeah, that or our lives revolve around finding doctors because everyone we know is constantly getting pelted with high powered explosives.

[Piper Kestrel]

Also that, if you don't mind, I.

[Dr. Robinson]

Need to race on ahead.

[Piper Kestrel]

Uh, yeah, Yeah.

[Dr. Robinson]

I take it you don't know the new route. A big chunk of Darbour street is gone.

[Piper Kestrel]

Look, I'm sorry, but I'm in a hurry. Can you tell me how to.

[Dr. Robinson]

I know the way, but only by sight. Come on. What are you doing with the mic?

[Piper Kestrel]

I'm recording the background sounds, getting an audio picture of the waiting room.

[Dr. Robinson]

Why?

[Piper Kestrel]

Because my sister is assisting in a surgery, and I have no idea what else to do.

[Dr. Robinson]

Hear that? I'm waiting on Dr. Sanchez. Same surgery, probably same problem.

[Piper Kestrel]

So what brings you to Connors?

[Dr. Robinson]

I'm a courier.

[Piper Kestrel]

Hey. Mind if I Interview you? I'm a reporter for Rift Radio Free Telemachus, and we're doing an on the ground piece about people's experiences here. I can identify you as much or as little as you want, and use either your voice or the gist of what you said. If you have reason to feel or any reprisal from the regime.

[Dr. Robinson]

How often do you say that? It comes up and sure, knock yourself out. We're gonna be on the radio.

[Piper Kestrel]

You might. I won't.

[Dr. Robinson]

No.

[Piper Kestrel]

My parents are unaccounted for, so the regime could retaliate if they ID'd my voice. It's a whole thing.

[Dr. Robinson]

Gotcha. Sounds like that'd make your job pretty damn tricky.

[Piper Kestrel]

I've been working on this documentary, but someone else will have to dub me over in post. A friend volunteered help on the parts where she's not the one being interviewed, but we haven't heard from her for a few days.

[Dr. Robinson]

I'm sorry. That blows.

[Piper Kestrel]

Thanks. But it's early still. She could be fine. Oh, and if you could speak in complete sentences, it makes the job way easier for Raina, our editor.

[Dr. Robinson]

In that case, hi, my name's Glim. A G, L, I M. And I'm gonna go ahead and tell the radio listening public that my biceps are jacked. Not because of the chair. This thing's got a power assist. I work out.

[Piper Kestrel]

So, what does a courier do?

[Dr. Robinson]

We curry.

[Piper Kestrel]

Do you feel like expanding on that?

[Dr. Robinson]

In my case, once there's cleared areas, I tool around in my chair and pass along messages, supplies, whatever's needed. A radio request comes in and I go out.

[Piper Kestrel]

I hear it's a dangerous job.

[Dr. Robinson]

Can be dangerous, sure. But when your city's under attack, even an accountant here is making a gamble. Might as well do something badass with your time. Get a story out of it.

[Piper Kestrel]

What keeps you going?

[Dr. Robinson]

What keeps me going? It's gotta be done. It beats sitting at home all day. Well, I mean, I'm still sitting, but it's action sitting.

[Piper Kestrel]

Weirdest thing you've ever moved?

[Dr. Robinson]

There's some messages I can't really talk about. They're confidential and all that bullshit, you understand?

[Piper Kestrel]

Weirdest item, then.

[Dr. Robinson]

Weirdest goddamn thing I ever curried. You know how rats can sniff out people trapped in rubble?

[Piper Kestrel]

Yeah.

[Dr. Robinson]

Fifteen rats they weren't. I'm not talking. A bunch of loose, loose rodents scampering all over me. They weren't a carrier. But my chair, it's a hybrid, right? So when the terrain's tough, sometimes you still gotta pop a wheelie and switch to pushing For a bit, you need your hands free is what I'm saying. So this carrier, I had to bungee cord it to my chest like a baby sling. Me and the rats scrabbling around in there. And you know, they're clean, they're trained, they're whatever. But before the war, I had some bad rat experiences around here. And I mean around, like a few blocks away. You know Cress and Jackson, There's a big overpass out there.

[Piper Kestrel]

Yeah. You lived in Central Middle?

[Dr. Robinson]

No, I lived under the overpass. That was my spot when I could get it and when the cops weren't forcing us out.

[Piper Kestrel]

Not a lot of cops in San Ramas anymore.

[Dr. Robinson]

No. Somehow they all found a way off planet. Go figure.

[Piper Kestrel]

If you don't mind me asking, where do you stay now?

[Dr. Robinson]

Oh, well, there's a lot of free real estate these days. Like, almost everyone with means and ability left, so. A lot of high end shit. Well, I've got a friend who's crashing in the garden level of a luxury apartment complex. Well, I can't risk it because when the elevators go out. Yeah, but it's funny, right? Six months ago he was camped out in Kennett park when he could, and now there's a fountain in his bathroom. Well, I'm not giving the listening public an address for me or for him, but.

[Piper Kestrel]

Damn.

[Dr. Robinson]

Well, I'd kind of forgotten what it's like to just sleep. Like, lay down and be pretty sure. Nobody's gonna screw with you for the next eight hours. Nine hours.

[Piper Kestrel]

Except for the bombings.

[Dr. Robinson]

Yeah, but there's always something. And even when shelters do have all the ramps and special doors they're supposed to, it's a pain in the ass to get to a shelter and a chair. It's not fun, but, I don't know, interesting.

[Piper Kestrel]

It kind of sounds like. Sorry, this is overstepping.

[Dr. Robinson]

It sounds like my life's taken a real upswing since we started getting pounded by the regime. You're not wrong. I've got a job and a place to stay and I don't have to scrap for every mouthful. That's not nothing.

[Violet Liu]

Yeah?

[Piper Kestrel]

What happens when the war is over and people come back?

[Dr. Robinson]

Well, we're not fighting this war, the great fracture, whatever the hell you want to call it, for things to wind up the way they were. When this all ends, we need to have moved ahead.

[Piper Kestrel]

What does that look like to you?

[Dr. Robinson]

What? People talk about the homeless problem like it's an infestation, but you give us somewhere to live, we stop being homeless. It's not Hard. And newsflash. Way easier to keep steady work if half your brain's not constantly wondering where you're gonna sleep.

[Piper Kestrel]

Yeah, absolutely. Hey, can I ask you something?

[Dr. Robinson]

It's what you've been doing.

[Piper Kestrel]

What's the right verb for traveling in a wheelchair? Wheeling? Riding. Something else.

[Dr. Robinson]

The age old debate. Yeah. We've had about a thousand years to land on something, but so far, no dice. I'd say for most of us. Depends on what you're doing. And how you're doing it. Also, you know we're not a monolith, right?

[Piper Kestrel]

Yeah, definitely hear that.

[Juniper Liu]

Juni.

[Dr. Robinson]

Violet. Well, be seeing you.

[Piper Kestrel]

Hey. Hey.

[Juniper Liu]

I've been trying to get through to you all day. Why wouldn't you keep your radio juiced? This is so stupid.

[Piper Kestrel]

Violet, Any news?

[Juniper Liu]

They're bombing lovelace.

[Piper Kestrel]

I know. Dr. Robinson told me. Any word from Sanaa or.

[Juniper Liu]

No. No.

[Piper Kestrel]

Oh, okay.

[Juniper Liu]

Wanna step outside for a sec? Get some air? I was just.

[Piper Kestrel]

Yeah, we can do that.

[Juniper Liu]

Alright.

[Piper Kestrel]

I really thought I'd come over here and you'd know. You'd know and we'd cry or we'd celebrate or something. There'd be something.

[Juniper Liu]

How's work? You don't want to talk about my work. Too much gut stuff.

[Piper Kestrel]

Is the gut stuff going well?

[Juniper Liu]

It's going okay. It's good to have something else to focus on. I guess you know about that, too?

[Piper Kestrel]

Yeah.

[Juniper Liu]

I'm sorry. I have to go back in a few minutes. Thanks for coming.

[Piper Kestrel]

Yeah. How's Arkady?

[Juniper Liu]

You saw her yourself two weeks ago.

[Piper Kestrel]

Are you trying to make me believe that she got back from leave and you haven't called since then?

[Juniper Liu]

I called and she said I love you. And I said it, too.

[Piper Kestrel]

You didn't overthink it?

[Juniper Liu]

Not much.

[Piper Kestrel]

Does she know about Lovelace yet?

[Juniper Liu]

No. Or if she does. Not from me. Jesus. I know this is stupid, but I hadn't totally. It's been so long since a relationship went this well. And part of me, I guess, despite everything. God, there's a whole lot of everything. That word couldn't cover much more ground. But sometimes when I let my mind wander, I kind of.

[Piper Kestrel]

You wanted her to meet our parents.

[Juniper Liu]

Yeah. And I know that's absurd for so many different reasons, but you're allowed to want things.

[Piper Kestrel]

You hypocrite.

[Juniper Liu]

It's just such a great way to get your own hopes dashed.

[Piper Kestrel]

Who are we if we don't dream?

[Juniper Liu]

There's a number of sleep disorders out there that neatly answer that question.

[Piper Kestrel]

Shut up, jerk. Nerd.

[Juniper Liu]

I should go back in.

[Piper Kestrel]

Hey. When this is over, do you think life will go back to normal?

[Juniper Liu]

I hope not. Normal is how we got in this mess to begin with. There were decades. God, maybe centuries, where everyone just kept walking their dogs and shopping for groceries and. Yeah, introducing their partners to their parents as every condition that created the regime inched into place.

[Piper Kestrel]

To be fair, we couldn't have predicted the thing with the space aliens. Maybe.

[Juniper Liu]

But like, literally every other piece of it.

[Piper Kestrel]

Yeah.

[Juniper Liu]

Hey, I think your mic.

[Piper Kestrel]

You gonna answer that?

[Juniper Liu]

I don't know. I love them, but I don't know if I can match their energy right now.

[Piper Kestrel]

Might cheer you up.

[Dr. Robinson]

Might?

[Juniper Liu]

They're into horoscopes right now. They probably just want to tell me what's going on with Pisces this week.

[Piper Kestrel]

They might be worried, too.

[Juniper Liu]

Ella.

[Piper Kestrel]

Accept.

[Juniper Liu]

Call Dr. Liu. Hey, and Juni's here with me.

[Krish]

Listen, so I've been flying.

[Juniper Liu]

Kesh, I'm sorry, but I need to go soon. Can you please be brief?

[Krish]

Hold every single one of your horses? I've been flying refugees all morning from Loveless. And we got a chattin' yeah. Step up to the microphone. No, no, no.

[Juniper Liu]

Not that.

[Krish]

This right here.

[Dr. Robinson]

Hello? Girls? Is that you?

[Isidru Cavalu]

Mom?

[Dr. Robinson]

Oh, my God.

[Piper Kestrel]

Oh, my God. My mic's still on.

[Krish]

Okay, hold on.

[Piper Kestrel]

There's.

[Krish]

There's. There's another thing you need to hear. I was chatting with Thia on the ride out, and. Crash.

[Juniper Liu]

Oh, my God. We're kind of in the middle of a moment.

[Dr. Robinson]

Can you.

[Krish]

Two days ago, Commander Violet and Thia lost all contact with Captain Tripati. Today, our side found her shot, and it's empty. Been empty a while. No sign of her. She's not late, she's not stuck. She wasn't shot down. She's just missing. Captain Tripati is missing.

[Piper Kestrel]

This episode features Ray Tay as Juniper Liu, L.W.

[Violet Liu]

Salinas as Madge, Angelique Lazarus as Dr.

[Juniper Liu]

Robinson, Maya Hollap as Glim and Cindy Chu as Violet Liu.

[Piper Kestrel]

Brie Lafever as Krish Lauren Kong as Myrna Lu, Ella Womersley as E L L A Written by Jessica Best. I'm Isidru Cavalu, and I was the.

[Madge]

Wheelchair sensitivity reader for this episode.

[Dr. Robinson]

Production coordination by Eleanor Hyde.

[Juniper Liu]

Sound design by Jeffrey Nils Gardner.

[Dr. Robinson]

Directed by Newton Shadowcotte.

[Piper Kestrel]

The closing credits Music is rocket science by Amber Devereux of Tin Can Audio.

[Isidru Cavalu]

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