Presenting - Facing Fate

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Strata Presents – Facing Fate: Chromeheads & Corpos, Episode 1 “The Apartment”

Podcast: The Strata
Host: Mark R. Healy (Featured introduction only)
Episode: Presenting - Facing Fate
Date: December 16, 2025
Genre: Cyberpunk Actual Play (Improvised Audio Drama)

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Overview

In this crossover episode, The Strata features the first episode of Facing Fate: Chromeheads & Corpos, an improvised actual play podcast in the Cyberpunk Red setting. Listeners are introduced to the residents of Babyuk Gardens, a rundown apartment block in the University District on the edge of South Night City—an area boarding on chaos and combat zones. Through the lens of four eccentric and resourceful tenants, the show explores communal life, personal struggles, and the daily grind under the ever-present shadow of mega-corporations and criminal elements.

The narrative balances noir grit, dark humor, and moments of camaraderie, all steeped in immersive sound design and sharp improvisation.

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Key Characters

• Dino Dinovic (“Dino”) (Russ Moore): A heavy-set, affable fixer in a garish velour tracksuit, always looking out for his neighbors.
• Obsidian (Carla Maxted): A slender, tech-savvy recluse who prefers cyberspace over the outside world.
• Glass (Tom Laird): A good-natured if slightly clueless “himbo” type and amateur mechanic.
• Lolly ("Lollipop") (Amy Moore): A bold, charismatic musician determined to get her message heard.
• Kyle Klassen (Game Master): Narrator and referee, voicing various NPCs and driving the narrative.

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Episode Structure & Highlights

1. Introduction & Flavor Setting ([00:00]–[01:49])

• Host Mark R. Healy introduces Facing Fate, praising its improvisational style and “chrome and neon” cyberpunk atmosphere.
• Announcer introduces the cast, with snappy character quotes:
  • Lolly (Amy Moore): “People gotta hear my stuff, man. I gotta get the message out.” [01:16]
  • Obsidian (Carla Maxted): “Just come knock on the door. I’m always happy to help.” [01:22]
  • Glass (Tom Laird): “If I come across that guy as a flatline, I won’t be sad about it.” [01:26]
  • Dino Dinovic (Russ Moore): “Sure to get that antibiotic for you there.” [01:32]
• The scene is set in dystopian Night City, themed around survival and community amidst corporate decay.

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2. Meet Babyuk Gardens: The Residents

Dino: The Fixer’s Daily Routine ([03:16]–[12:13])

• Scene Setting: Dino returns home, the ever-reliable neighbor with a knack for getting things done and a pang of confusion over his client’s odd behavior lately.
• Interaction with Gina Zepeda:
  • Gina asks Dino to source affordable antibiotics for her sick tortoise, sidestepping the exorbitant prices of Biotechnica.
    • “We take care of our own around here.” – Dino [09:11]
  • Dino offers reassurance, promising to check his night market sources. The exchange grounds the community’s ethos and mutual reliance.
  • Memorable moment: Dino’s casual acceptance of the request, highlighting his role as a fixer for both people and their pets.

Obsidian: The Digital Hermit ([13:18]–[20:24])

• Scene Setting: Obsidian, surrounded by screens, enjoys the distant thrum of music from neighbor Rico’s apartment.
  • “She likes the music. She likes feeling like there’s another person nearby, but not like with her.” – Obsidian [13:18]
• Rico Visits for Tech Help:
  • Rico’s equipment is fried by a power surge. Obsidian deftly troubleshoots and repairs it, leveraging her hacker’s toolkit.
  • “Stop letting people rip you off. Just… just come knock on the door. I’m always happy to help.” – Obsidian [19:31]
  • The exchange highlights both her social withdrawal and her pragmatic support for the building’s creative misfits.
• Solitude & Sustenance: Obsidian’s lifestyle is revealed—subsisting on meal pellets and relishing the efficiency over pleasure.

Glass: The Friendly Mechanic ([21:41]–[27:49])

• Scene Setting: Glass futilely attempts to install a dodgy “flux capacitor” sold to him at the night market, only to realize he was conned.
  • “If I come across that guy as a flatline, I won’t be sad about it.” – Glass [22:58]
• Banters with Dr. Carver:
  • Dr. Carver, the landlord/medic, chats from a window about the reality of rent and favors in Babyuk Gardens.
  • Glass jokes about owing Dino and the price of “getting things done.”
  • Unspoken social contracts and barter are underscored in this neighborhood.
  • “You just gotta give me a ride every once in a while to work and back, you know, Trauma Team doesn’t pick up people—well, unless they’re bleeding out.” – Dr. Carver [26:24]

Lolly: The Driven Musician ([28:46]–[32:44])

• Scene Setting: Lolly, always bold, corners Grant Young (“Royale”) to push for a gig at “The Chain” club.
  • Memorable moment: Lolly uses near-magical sleight-of-hand to present a datastick with her music.
  • “People gotta hear my stuff, man. I gotta get the message out.” – Lolly [30:28]
• Persuasion Roll: In a standout scene of tabletop improvisation, Lolly scores a triumphant persuasion check to secure Royale’s promise to deliver her music for a booking.
  • “You are very persuasive... this is the hardest bargain that you’ve sold... Okay, okay, all right, Lollipop.” – Royale [31:06]
• Community through Play: Lolly is invited to the potluck and card game, underscoring how even the driven outsider is pulled into the communal orbit.

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3. Neighborhood Life: The Potluck as Social Hub ([Throughout, 08:14], [11:31], [19:46], [27:10], [31:51])

• Recurring Thread: All character vignettes point toward a communal rooftop potluck and card game, reinforcing the show’s focus on found family and neighborly support amid adversity.
• Notable Quotes:
  • “He’s gotten a little bit of a cough, and I was seeing if you could source me some medicine... hoping maybe you had somebody that could just, you know, get some antibiotics off the back of a truck.” – Gina [08:25]
  • “The more the merrier, because that just means there’s more liquor to... for people to loosen up with.” – Royale [32:21]

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4. Tone, Sound, and Style

• Improvisational Spirit: Humorous banter and quick-witted exchanges keep the narrative fresh and the performance energetic.
• Noir & Cyberpunk Grit: Vivid world-building through descriptions of decrepit environments, flickering lights, security issues, and ever-present rain emphasize the cyberpunk feel.
• Memorable Character Moments: The personal quirks (Obsidian’s tech hoarding, Glass’s mechanical foibles, Dino’s fixer instincts, Lolly’s flair for performance) are highlighted.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments with Timestamps

• “People gotta hear my stuff, man. I gotta get the message out.” – Lolly [01:16], [30:28]
• “Stop letting people rip you off. Just… just come knock on the door. I’m always happy to help.” – Obsidian [01:22], [19:31]
• “If I come across that guy as a flatline, I won’t be sad about it.” – Glass [01:26], [22:58]
• “Sure to get that antibiotic for you there.” – Dino [01:32], [11:19]

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Key Episode Timestamps

• [03:16]: Introduction to the Babyuk Gardens and Dino’s character
• [05:59–09:28]: Dino and Gina discuss sourcing medicine for a pet
• [13:18–20:24]: Obsidian helps Rico repair music gear, revealing her lifestyle
• [21:41–27:49]: Glass’s failed car modification and repartee with Dr. Carver
• [28:46–32:44]: Lolly negotiates for a club gig, showcasing character and group dynamics

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Conclusion

Facing Fate: Chromeheads & Corpos delivers a lively, character-driven slice of dystopian life, emphasizing resilience, wit, and the spirit of community. The episode offers engaging improvisation, sharply drawn personalities, and authentic cyberpunk flavor—a treat for fans of character-driven sci-fi and actual play podcasts.

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If you enjoy grounded, improvisational cyberpunk stories with a dark comedic edge, “Facing Fate: Chromeheads & Corpos” is worth diving into—and the next episode drops in two weeks!

Transcript

[Narrator/Host]

Hey listeners, I have another great show to share with you this week. It's called Facing Fate and it's an actual play podcast that's 100% improvised and which is also highly edited with music and sound effects to provide an immersive audio experience. There's a new genre each season and this time around it's Chromeheads and Corpos, a cyberpunk red actual play that means you can expect to hear a fast talking sound designed rollercoaster of gunfire, neon and noir. The team still keeps their comedic take on what remains a very dark world, and it's a world where our heroes fight to protect their home from mega corporations that pop up around every corner. I listened to an episode and have to say I love the improv. The characters are really fun and I got invested in their stories right away. And of course there's the whole cyberpunk theme, which, let's face it, I'm a sucker for. I can't get enough of that stuff. And with that distinct cyberpunk flavor, I'm sure this show will appeal to listeners of the Strata or fans of Blade Runner, Neuromancer and other genre classics. Listen to new episodes of Facing Fate Chromheads and Corpos today with new episodes available every other Monday. Search for Facing Fate anywhere you get your podcasts. Keep listening right now to hear the first episode. I hope you enjoy.

[Announcer]

Facing Fate Chromeheads and Corpos, a cyberpunk red actual play starring Amy Moore as Lolly.

[Amy Moore (Lolly)]

People gotta hear my stuff, man. I gotta get the message out.

[Announcer]

Karla Makstead as Obsidian Stop letting people rip you off.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

Just come knock on the door. I'm always happy to help.

[Announcer]

Tom Laird as Glass.

[Tom Laird (Glass)]

If I come across that guy as a flatline, I won't be sad about it.

[Announcer]

Russ Moore as Dino Dinovic will make.

[Russ Moore (Dino Dinovic)]

Sure to get that antibiotic for you there.

[Announcer]

Gina and Kyle Classett as your referee.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

I hope to see you up there. You gonna join us?

[Announcer]

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[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Good afternoon, Night City. It's your favorite guy on Network 54, Steamy Steve. Night City is Night City and that's why we love it. Even if there are patches of rain here and there. But you gotta be sure to cover up because those red stair falling from the sky, ah, they burn. Of course, you're probably at least rocking a little bit of skin weave so you don't have to worry about that, do ya? But if you don't happen to have skin weave, please reach out to Rockland Augmentix. They'll get you set up with your next appointment and upgrade properly. Rockland Augmentix. Now if you're in the University district, then you might want to make sure your iron is loaded because the piranhas are swarming into South Night City. Speaking of the snc, tonight's body bag lotto will start with the SNC count. This TV broadcast drones on in the background as we back out from a crookedly hung television screen that is on a dingy and poorly lit wallscape. It pans out into a common room. We see drop tile ceiling with water stains from God knows how long ago and parts of the checkered laminate flooring are gone. There are a couple of worn out old couches, a table with about three and a half chairs, a Mr. Vendit machine that is kind of blinking lights here and there and a digital corkboard at the top of that corkboard reads the name of an apartment complex. And Russ, we had some suggestions potentially for the name of the apartment complex. Is that correct?

[Russ Moore (Dino Dinovic)]

Yeah, yeah, those ones that I dropped in the chat. Babyuk Gardens.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Babyuk Gardens. That sounds fantastic. So the name above that corkboard reads Babyuk Gardens, an apartment complex found in the University district the very south. It's actually a neighborhood called One Block because it's literally one block north of South Night City. One of the heated combat zones still left over. The door to this room slides open and a man walks through. Russ, please introduce us to your character.

[Russ Moore (Dino Dinovic)]

Dino Dinovic walks into the room. He's a heavy set man who wears a luxurious leisure suit velour tracksuit. It is all purple with a yellow lining all around it. Dino has long. You could describe it as ratty, but Dino describes it as slicked back and cool hair is what he has. He's got several tattoos on his neck and down his arms and they poke out from the end of the leisure suit. He walks in, very cool. He's just been out serving his clients. Dino. Dino gets things done and gets things done in an efficient manner. He's a little off coming back today. Some of his regulars have been a little short with him, a little brash with him lately and he's having trouble piecing it together. So there's a little confusion on his face as he's walking back home and into the complex here now.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

So you're making your way into the common room, which sometimes you know it, some people come there. Most people drop in for just the Mr. Vendit just to get like either a pack of kibble for dinner or maybe a cup of coffee. Really just depends on what the mood is feeling. But you could either go with Mr. Vendit or the broken down coffee machine in the corner, which, I mean, it's broken down and nobody's fixed it yet. But you look at it and you think, well, Dr. Carver, Mr. Vendit doesn't always. Isn't always reliable. And you think about the. About the proprietor of the building that you're living in as you're kind of looking there and taking in the options you have from either just relaxing after some of your clients give you an issue. I mean, what do you. You know, it's kind of just a common room for you. Would you go there just to kind of like blow off steam or like, you know, how are. How would you treat it after the events that you just had?

[Russ Moore (Dino Dinovic)]

Dino would go to see who else is there, if anybody else is there. Dino likes to chat up the crowd. He knows. I mean, he knows everybody in the building and is friendly to all who come by. So he'd definitely be looking for somebody. He'd walk over to the broken down coffee machine, attempt to use it out of habit because that's usually where he'd go to realize it's broken and then go see what's served up in the Vendit machine. If there's nobody else in the room yet.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Yeah, yeah. So you go up to the Mr. Vendit vendant machine and there's some packs of kibble. You know, there's a variety of flavor, like bacon flavored ones, loaded baked potato. But at the end of the day, it really is kind of just like dry dog kibble with a little bit of flavor to it. Of course, there's some tea that's available and some coffee as well. No creamer or anything like that. So if you're feeling like. Feeling like getting anything like that, you totally can. Most things in here, about five Eddies.

[Narrator/Host]

Yeah.

[Russ Moore (Dino Dinovic)]

Definitely get some of the loaded baked potato dog food and coffee to wash it down with.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Okay. Yeah. So you put in your eddies and the pack of kibble drops down and a little cup comes out into a cup receptacle and the coffee starts to spit and sputter out as it goes through the little funnel and. And all of a sudden there's a flicker of electricity and the lights go out. They come back on pretty quickly. This is a normal thing for the babyak gardens. But the coffee dispenser stops halfway and acts like you need to pay more money for the rest of the coffee or just a whole nother cup, really. You're looking down at this half poured cup of coffee and you hear the door slide open and you turn and you see one of your neighbors, Gina Zepeda, walking through. She walks in and gives a little knock on the side and says, hey there, Dino. Like, how's it going today? Are you. Are you having a pretty good day so far, Gina? Gina?

[Russ Moore (Dino Dinovic)]

Yeah, no, I'm having a great day. He picks up the coffee, doesn't go to fill it up anymore. I've been a bit off today, but it's good to see you. What have you been up to?

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Oh, nothing much. Just, you know, been up on the roof garden and getting things ready and, you know, there's the. There's the whole potluck going on tonight and the card game, so I'm making sure.

[Russ Moore (Dino Dinovic)]

That's tonight?

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Yeah, that's tonight. I got a fresh batch of vegetables grown up and, you know, they are. I figured out the mixture on this dirt. It's real good, really good. You know, I was gonna. I was gonna ask you for a favor, though. I'm glad you're glad I ran into you. So my tortoise puddles, you know. Yeah, yeah, of course. Yeah. He's gotten a little bit of a cough, and I was seeing if you could source me some medicine. The stuff that Biotechnica puts out, you know, it's a little too expensive, and it's just antibiotics. I was hoping maybe you had somebody that could just, you know, get some antibiotics off the back of a truck.

[Russ Moore (Dino Dinovic)]

Absolutely. Not a problem. Anything for Little Tortie. We take care of our own around here. And we're not going to let that cough get any worse than it is right now. Okay, Gina, you got my word. I'll get you those antibiotics. Little Tortie's going to be ripping around the next potluck.

[Announcer]

No big deal.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

I want you to roll a streetwise check.

[Russ Moore (Dino Dinovic)]

Street wise check. You're going to have to tell me what I roll.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

All right, so you'll roll a D10 out of 12.

[Russ Moore (Dino Dinovic)]

Roll a D10 out of 12. That seems excessive. I got a 1 and I got a 12, so 13.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

If you got a 1, you got to roll a D10 again. And then we subtract that number from the overall. So that's a. That is the disadvantage on this.

[Russ Moore (Dino Dinovic)]

That was a two, so I was at 13. I'm down to an 11.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

You're down to an 11. You think for a second. And you remember, like, you've had a couple of night markets that you've gone to us. Nothing too illicit at these things. You know, a couple where you might be able to get some. Some basic firearms and whatnot. But you do remember a guy at a night market that you've. That you frequented that, you know, carries some basic medications that makes it fairly, you know, affordable for, you know, the. The destitute out there in Night City.

[Russ Moore (Dino Dinovic)]

I definitely got a guy down in one of the night markets. He's got. He's got a line on some good antibiotics. He said they're for people. Sure. If we just like, grind it up a little bit and dose it out.

[Announcer]

Perfect for your turtle, no worries.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Absolutely. You know, it is. It usually winds up being all the same medication. And that's the kind of stuff that they wind up slinging to you. Those people who work for trauma team and all the other medical corporations out here telling you that, hey, this drug's more expensive because you're a human. When you really. If it's good for an animal, likely it's okay for us. There's some lines you can't cross, but, you know, of course. But, you know, even if it's for a human, usually it can go the other way around. So. But if you can get that, that'd be super appreciated. You know, I'm making do with a little bit that I have no necessary rush, but I know I'm gonna run out probably in the next couple days.

[Russ Moore (Dino Dinovic)]

Easy peasy. I'm going down there.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Just.

[Russ Moore (Dino Dinovic)]

I actually had a plan to go down there to. If not tonight, then tomorrow, so we'll make sure to get that antibiotic for you there. Gina, thanks for bringing this to me. Hey, like, I really appreciate it.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Oh, yeah, of course, of course. You know, business has been just little.

[Russ Moore (Dino Dinovic)]

Off lately, so, you know, it's good. Good that. Anyway, that's. That's enough.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Yeah, I hate to hear that. You've been good since you've moved in. We've definitely appreciated you being able to help out, bring things, you know, especially getting me, like, some of the pet stuff. I mean, you've helped me get food for my other roommates and everything, so I just appreciate you, Dino. And, you know, I hope to see you at the. At the. The potluck tonight. And don't forget to bring some of your little mini liquor bottles so you can play in the game with. With Grant, you know, and they got. They got cards going down too.

[Russ Moore (Dino Dinovic)]

I just actually just picked up some. Some earlier today. So we'll make sure everybody's all stocked up there. Looking forward to it.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Excellent, excellent. Gina kind of kind of dips out. She turns. She's of course, wearing her, like, typical, like, ratty looking band shirt with, like, a patched up coat and everything. Like that very free spirit kind of dress. Kind of just like flips. As she turns and walks away and heads out the door. We fade out on Dino. And as we fade back in, we have a small studio apartment that is just. It's lit up with this blue glow. There's screens littered all over the room. You know, just covering any wall that you could find, but wires kind of running everywhere. And we see a figure lying in the bed, and there is just music coming through the wall next to them. Carla, will you introduce us to your character and how they are reacting to the music that is just being, like, pounding against this wall, this loud rock music.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

My character is, yeah, Relaxing on a bed, but still observing everything that's going on on all those screens and typing with both hands and has these really quite complicated goggles. Not on, but up on her head. And she likes it. She likes the music. She likes feeling like there's another person nearby, but not like with her, but nearby. Someone that she likes, Someone that she's friendly with. But she can be just here and maybe not so much here. Just kind of jacked in, doing her own thing.

[Narrator/Host]

Yeah.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

But with a reminder that there is, like, a greater world out there. A little bit of a reminder with that, like, throbbing bass coming through.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Yeah, it gives you a little bit of. A little bit of grounding and whatnot. So that, yeah, that bass is coming through. And of course, you know, knowing that this is Rico. Rico, the one of the rocker boys that lives in the apartments with y', all, you know, that he's going through, like, this practice phase. Typically, his mooring starts off with some scales getting warmed up, but he's in a point where he's recording. So, you know, it's kind of kind of repeating a little bit. And then the music sort of swells and, like, your screens kind of flicker for a second. Your external battery that you have just to make sure things don't go out of power actually kicks in for about half a second before power returns. But, you know, no longer hear Rico. Rico's music coming through the wall anymore.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

Oh, no. Is that normal in his, like, routine, that it's crescendo done, or am I concerned that this music has stopped just so suddenly?

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

You would guess that something in the surge might have stopped his. His equipment.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

Oh, it fried him.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Yeah. So you're sitting there.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

That external battery.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

No, no, he doesn't. And it's about that time that you make that realization, and there's a knocking on your door.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

Yeah. I get up, and I am tall and really slender. Not great nutrition, like, generally here, but even worse for me because I don't interact in meat space a lot.

[Narrator/Host]

Right.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

But I do get up, and I am maybe unplugging some things from my person, but I will go answer the door. If I'm assuming it's Rico.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Rico, yeah. You. You're able to, like, peep through your little peephole, you see, It's Rico. Rico. He's standing there with what looks like a. Like a audio interface, and there's, like little. Little, like, black char marks on the. On the back side of it, and, you know, obsidian. Yeah. You in there today?

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

Yeah, yeah, I'm coming. I'm coming.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

I know the answer to that question, I think.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

But, hey, man, that you get. It's fried.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Yeah. Yeah. I was gonna see if you could help me out. I. You know, I. Last time I took it to. I took it to somebody, and they. They ripped me off big time. I had to pay way too many Eddies to get this thing fixed. So I was gonna see if I could lean on you for a little bit. You know, I can give you some Eddies if you want it. You know, that's not.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

Come on in.

[Narrator/Host]

Okay. All right.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

No worries. I mean, no promises. Not exactly my area of expertise, but I think I can. If I don't know it. I know some folks I can. I can reach out to, and we can figure it out for sure.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Hot dang. That's great. I'm really happy to hear that. You know, I'm. You probably heard me. I mean, I. I was over there, and I really feeling this cr.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

No, it was. It was something special today.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

You like that?

[Narrator/Host]

Awesome.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

I was really hoping I could have it ready for the potluck tonight, you know, just to be able to kind of play with some of the older tracks that I've made. You know, just kind of do that thing that we get anyway. Yeah. Yeah. If you don't mind. And he kind of sets it down, and you're looking it over, and let's. Let's do a library search, skill check to see if you can ascertain, like, you know, brand, model, everything like that.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

Okay. So I'm sorry. I'm going to roll a D10.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Yep. You'll roll a D10, add that 14, and that'll be your library search.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

Okay, well, I'm glad I got a plus 14, because that is 16.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Awesome. Yeah. You're easily able to look up this audio interface. You get, like, an easy schematic of it break down, you know, the electronic circuitry, like, diagram and everything even. So you. You feel really confident that you're going to be able to take care of this for him. And as you start to crack it open or if you choose to.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

Yeah, I'm probably, like, pulling open, you know, drawers kind of in the kitchen of my studio apartment, which have no kitchen items that you see as I'm pulling open these drawers, it's just like various cables. There's different chips. There's like, all just tiny parts of things so that I can, you know, fix as well as I can anything that I want to use to do what I do. So as I'm pulling through, I kind of have an idea what I'm looking for, because I need to, like, pull out this part and solder something else in. So, yeah, I'm just kind of searching for that. Okay, now I got one around here somewhere.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Yeah, yeah. So you start searching around and you gather the tools that you need and start addressing the audio interface.

[Narrator/Host]

And.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

And let's go ahead. And you're going to roll a basic tech skill check to see if you can get this repaired. And I'm going to give you a plus two on it for just really nailing that. That library search.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

Okay, so that's a 6.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

The 6 plus 13, and then the 2. You easily fix this thing. This is like child's work for you. It's just that no problem, you get it done, and less than a minute, because you can see exactly what's wrong with it. You get the thing up and working, you plug it in, run a test, and it's good to go.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

You're all good, man. Yeah. Easy peasy.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Don't really.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

Yeah, yeah. Stop letting people rip you off. Just. Just come knock on the door.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

I'm always.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

I'm always happy to help.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

You know, I. I hate to bother you. I really try not to. You know, this. This gear, it's a little bit older, you know, and. But I just. I love the tone that it gets, so. Oh, it sounds so much.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

It's a warmer tone. Like, of course you love it. It sounds incredible. So you're going to the potluck.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm gonna go up there. You know, I've. I've Got my. My betting fuel. Ready to go for the card game tonight, you know, hopefully. Hopefully Grant is in a. Is in a good mood, you know, we'll see. You know, really always kind of. Yeah. You never know what to expect from him.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

Yeah. All right, well, have a good time.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Will do. Will do. I hope to see you up there. You gonna join us?

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

We'll see.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

All right. All right, well, you know, tunes will be blaring for you if you do, so. I appreciate it, Obsidian. Thank you.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

Love it.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

All right. And. Yeah, Rico. Rico heads out. Your door closes.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

And I do maybe since I'm already up, quick bio break. And also I do open one cupboard that just has like. Yeah, essentially like food, pill meal pellets in it. Like, just basically what I need to stay alive and keep my body functioning. Pop a couple of those. Since I'm already up this way I can perfect. Really settle back in.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Yeah, you've got, like. It's like super condensed, unflavored kibble. It's really cheap, but, you know, gets the job done.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

I don't care. Yeah, I don't. I don't care about. It's literally just fuel for my body, so.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Exactly.

[Russ Moore (Dino Dinovic)]

Exactly.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Perfect. So you pop those and we fade out and we go to the back alley of the Babyak Gardens apartment, and back there, we see a vehicle. It's up on a jack, and we can see some legs sticking out from underneath it. The sound of a ratchet is cracking through the alleyway. And off in the distance, you can hear some gunshots going off as, like, some motorcycles are redlining their engine. Tom, please introduce your character. And what are you repairing on your vehicle? What's going on?

[Tom Laird (Glass)]

Those are both great questions. I guess it was only one question, but it was a great question. My character is named Glass. He is a bit of a bohemian type, if you will. A little bit of a himbo, I believe was the term that we decided to write.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Yes, I think it was.

[Tom Laird (Glass)]

So he's very, very easy going with a lot of things, and right now he's a little upset with his ride. One of the. Well, he was told it was a flux capacitor. He's not sure what it is exactly, but it's no longer working on the car.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Yeah, you've got this thing. You were told, like, oh, yeah, you got sold it hardcore by a dude at a night market. Said, oh, yeah, hook this up to your car and, you know, you'll. You'll get a couple extra. You know, that chew to. Will go a little bit further for you, and you're looking for a place to hook this thing up, and it's probably about this time you realize I. You busted out your tools for nothing. You've gotten yourself under the car, working on it, and you got ripped off. You got ripped off by it, dude. Because it's just. This isn't going anywhere that makes sense to you.

[Tom Laird (Glass)]

Can't say I'm exactly surprised. If I come across that guy as a flatline, I won't be sad about it.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

You're a little grungy, a little grimy. There is a. You know, the sound of other cars going down the. Going down the street or kind of like, yeah, well, you know, your car still runs like there's nothing wrong with it. Otherwise. You just thought you were gonna make an improvement on it. It. So calling it repairs early, maybe not. Maybe not have been the right form, but, you know, you thought you were fixing it up for sure. I tell you what, though. Go ahead and give me a land vehicle. I believe it's a land vehicle. Tech check.

[Tom Laird (Glass)]

I love it. All right.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

Four.

[Tom Laird (Glass)]

And I rolled a nine, so I guess that's a 13.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Thirteen. Okay. Yeah. So you're under here. You figure, well, might as well take some time and, you know, check out some things. You're able to get the. Get the chutu fuel injector, you know, topped up a little bit and make sure that the line's clean on it. It's probably actually gonna. Gonna save you a little bit of gas in the long run, so you kind of got under there and did what you wanted to do. It's just cost you a lot more money than it would have if you had just done it without the device. But, you know, you get that taken care of, you get your car down off the jack and, you know, like, hey, this thing's good to go for whatever. I need it next. And as you're kind of getting things dropped down, one of the windows on the second floor opens up, and you look up and you can see Dr. Carver kind of like, leaning out the window, and he, like, lights up a cigarette, and he's looking down, and he goes, glass.

[Russ Moore (Dino Dinovic)]

Yeah.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

You get the old thing, you know, running still, or is like, how's that going?

[Tom Laird (Glass)]

You know, it's going okay. I was down at the. The midnight market, and I bought this. This little thing. He holds it up for the dock. Said it would make some huge improvements to the old bird here, and it's a piece of crap.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

I hate to hear that, man. That's. That's a raw deal. You should. You should. You should talk to Dino, see if he can get you to that night market and maybe help you find this guy, you know, get your money back. Because that's no. That's. That's no good.

[Tom Laird (Glass)]

I mean, good call on talking to Big D. I'm sure he'd be able to do. To do something for me. I just hate owing. Hate owing him favors, you know?

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

I hear that. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I hear that.

[Tom Laird (Glass)]

I mean, I hate owing anyone favors, but D seems like the type of guy that, like, maybe there's, you know, something there under the surface. You know, he's always, like, nice and everything, but. Yeah, he's got to be hooked up to some. Some interesting characters, right?

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Yeah, maybe, you know, maybe a little too nice. But also, I mean, he pays the rent on time, so I'm. I'm not gonna really question it too much. Yeah.

[Tom Laird (Glass)]

How about that? I'll have that coming your way, I promise.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. No, I mean, it's. It's. It's only the second, so, you know, like, you. You got till the 5th. Get that taken care of, and. Yeah, we're good. We're good. You know, and I know it's. The 1500 goes a long way. I know it's not a lot of space, but, you know, really, the money. The money helps keep the place at least inhabitable, so, you know. You know, I appreciate you getting it to me when you can, but. Yeah, no sweat, man. No sweat. You just got to give me a ride every once in a while to work and back, you know, Trauma team doesn't pick up people. Well, unless they're bleeding out, so.

[Tom Laird (Glass)]

Fair. I mean, I don't exactly have a combi here, but, you know, I can get at least a couple people to and fro from some places.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

All right. All right, man. Well, cool. Well, you know, if you ever hurt yourself working on that thing or, you know, something goes wrong, you know, you can come see me. Just gotta. Just gotta make sure the office hours are open.

[Tom Laird (Glass)]

Yeah, thanks, Doc. Yeah, I know the drill.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

All right. Good to hear. Good to hear. Well, you gonna be heading up to the roof later, you know? Good. Grant's got his card game going on, some potluck, I hear. I'm not gonna be able to make it myself, but, you know, I like to encourage. Encourage all the tenants to get to know each other.

[Tom Laird (Glass)]

Yeah, yeah, I was. I was gonna. I was trying to, like, cook something up earlier for it, but it didn't go great, so I'll probably just pop out and grab a little something before so I can at least show up with a little something something for everyone.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

All right. All right, that's good. Nothing wrong with that. Well, y' all enjoy it. And you know, just hit me up whenever you've got the rent and we'll, we'll get it taken care of.

[Russ Moore (Dino Dinovic)]

All right.

[Narrator/Host]

Thanks, doc.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

All right. Glass. He kind of takes a cigarette, flicks it and closes his window and goes. You know, it's kind of gone. So you hop in your car and you're gonna take off. Go get yourself some stuff. Ready to contribute to the potluck later tonight?

[Tom Laird (Glass)]

Absolutely.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

All right. So we move from the back alley into the first floor of the Babyak Gardens. The first floor. We are here and there is a hallway. I said that hall. I added a real hallway. There's a hallway in this first floor with a large, heavy armored door. Stands out in comparison to the rest of the doors that neighbor it. But there's a light around the border of it and it changes from red to green as the door releases with a hydraulic hiss and begins to slide open. Out steps a bulky figure in a three quarter length trench coat. He's wearing a cheesy Night city tourist shirt and a line of rings on his right hand. Door closes. He punches in a code and begins walking down the hallway. And waiting around the corner for him is Amy. Will you please introduce us to your character?

[Amy Moore (Lolly)]

Yeah, my character is Bobby Lolly or Lollipop. Lollipop has currently long black hair, a blazer, but like no shirt underneath. And it's like buttoned at like the hat, like almost bottom button. You do see skin like real deep, low cut, low cut. V. Some, some nice trousers to go along with that. And of course a tie that isn't actually attached to anything like a badass.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

So you pop up in front of who you know to be Grant Young or royal, and he's looked like he's making his way to potentially go do a job. But you step out in front of him and he kind of, he kind of stops for a second. He's like, lollipop. Hey, how are you doing?

[Amy Moore (Lolly)]

Well, I could be better.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Huh. And how might that be?

[Amy Moore (Lolly)]

Well, Royale, you told me you were gonna get me into that club.

[Russ Moore (Dino Dinovic)]

Mm.

[Amy Moore (Lolly)]

You know the chain.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Uh huh. Yeah, the chain. Yeah. I did say I would. Did I say I would do that or did you. You just asked me a lot.

[Amy Moore (Lolly)]

Say it.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

I don't know.

[Amy Moore (Lolly)]

But can that happen, man?

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

I mean it's, it's, it's not my. I mean, just a bouncer there. I mean, I guess that means I could. But, I mean, you want to. You want to perform. You don't just want to go there. You're. You're trying to perform.

[Amy Moore (Lolly)]

People got to hear my stuff, man. I gotta get the message out.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Roll me a Persuasion.

[Amy Moore (Lolly)]

How about a 10? Oh, hold on. Oh, oh, oh.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

You rolled a 10.

[Amy Moore (Lolly)]

I did roll a 10 plus my. Is it plus a stat or the level?

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Stat and level, plus the total.

[Amy Moore (Lolly)]

Oh, 23.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Okay. And since you rolled a 10, you get to roll another 10. I believe this is the case for the disadvantage and advantage thing. I think you just roll the D10 again, and then we add that on top of it.

[Amy Moore (Lolly)]

Yeah, well, what about a 6? So 29.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

You are very persuasive as far as, like, you know, reasons why you need to be at the chain. And he says you are. This is. Oh, this is the hardest bargain that you've sold. And, you know, I. I mean. Okay, okay. All right, Lollipop.

[Russ Moore (Dino Dinovic)]

Yeah.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

I'll talk to the bookie there, and I'll let him know. Do you have a data chip of your stuff I can give him something I can hand over?

[Amy Moore (Lolly)]

Of course I do. And Lolly definitely 100% knows close up magic.

[Narrator/Host]

Mm.

[Amy Moore (Lolly)]

And just, like, produces a chip just, like. And hands it out to him.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

Royal takes it and says, all right, Lollipop. Yeah, we'll. I'll take this to the bookie. And, you know, I've got a. I've got a gig there in a couple of days. Right now I've got to run out, and I've got to do a job for Rex real quick, and. But I'm gonna be back for the. I'm gonna be back for the potluck tonight. And, of course, you know, are you. Do you want to sit on the card game this time or what are you thinking? I mean, you know, do I have.

[Amy Moore (Lolly)]

To say yes now?

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

I mean, it'd be cool if you did. Like, you know, the more the merrier, because that just means there's more liquor to, you know, for people to loosen up with and.

[Amy Moore (Lolly)]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Narrator/Host]

All right.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

All right. Good, good, good, good, good. Well, then, yeah, let me go take care of this job, and we'll. We'll. We'll meet back up at the roof.

[Amy Moore (Lolly)]

Thanks, Royale.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

No problem, Molly.

[Carla Maxted (Obsidian)]

Swagger's away.

[Amy Moore (Lolly)]

Not, like what I'm doing right now, but, like, in a cool way.

[Kyle Klassen (Referee/Game Master)]

He's like, all right, you delta on out of here. Get out of here.

[Announcer]

Facing Fate Chromeheads and Corpos Episode one the Apartment Starring Amy Moore as Lolly, Carla Maxted as Obsidian, Tom Laird as Glass, Russ Moore as Dino Dinovic and Kyle Klassen as your referee. Our community manager is Jessica Paviak. Editing, production and sound design by Russ Moore. Chromeheads and Corpo's theme music is by Eli McElveen. This episode featured music from Epidemic Sound and sound effects from Epidemic Sound Boom. Library and sound ideas, cover and character artwork by Casey Bailey. Game played is Cyberpunk Red by R. Talsorian Games. A huge thank you to our supporting producers Gabriel Lynch, Angaron Kirzen Perry, Matey Cat, Waterflame, Jacob Madd, Old SchoolGamerd, Craig Zeiss, L.A. branton, Chibs1012 and Kudzu828 to support this season and get access to bonus releases and early access. Join our community on [e-mail] DumbDragoncast Next episode of Chromeheads and Corpos is in two weeks. We'll see you then. Facing Fate Chromeheads and Corpos is a Dumb Dragons production.

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