1.6 | CROSS

MERCY is best experienced with headphones. For adult audiences only. CW: Graphic depictions of alcoholism, ableist language, depiction of acute mental illness & distress, depiction of grief & loss, misogynistic language, homophobic language, mentions of derealisation & disassociation, violence, mentions of slavery, suicide attempt by jumping (general scene featuring suicidal character from 1:09:51-1:12:40, suicide attempt itself from 1:12:17- 1:12:40), and misophonia (relevant timestamps below). MISOPHONIA TIMESTAMPS Drinking: 5:20-5:32, 5:35-5:39, 30:36-30:40, 50:50-50:55, 1:05:34-1:05:41, 1:06:10-1:06:15, 1:06:52-1:06:56 Eating: 30:13-30:32 If you are feeling suicidal, you are not alone and there is support available. You deserve to feel supported. You can find help at the IASP website which lists hotlines and resources for your locality: https://www.iasp.info/suicidalthoughts/ If you are considering suicide or self-harm or are in danger, please call your local emergency services immediately to ensure your safety. The party debrief over coffee and rocks, and get spectacularly frilled for a dinner party. This episode features the vocal talents of Austin Sharp, Aurora Ave-Lallemant, Sneha Kumar, Bree Frankel, James Reece, and Tenest Tang. MERCY is produced by Madison Diaz. The script supervisor is Matt Doherty. Written, directed, and sound designed by Jae-in Hwan. Visit our website to check out the full cast and crew list, and our socials: https://strangekindstudio.weebly.com/mercycastcrew.html The music used in this show can be found here: https://strangekindstudio.weebly.com/mercymusic.html SFX & Music sourced from EpidemicSound.com, Freesound.org, and Pixabay.com A dyslexia-friendly transcript of this episode can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sFuEiw4fz-Ee0X8uAWlWzEkwgPhXH6wq2sBeaEaqroI/edit?usp=sharing Our featured friend of the show is Dead West by Devin Steffens! Listen to Dead West now on all podcasting platforms or the RSS here: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/dead-west Strangekind Studio is a not-for-profit collective that spotlights diverse, intersectional stories and characters. You can support the show by leaving us a rating and spreading the word <3 If you'd like to say howdy, you can get in touch with us over on Bluesky, Tumblr, Instagram, or our website. We'd love to hear from you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.