Kincaid, the Professional (Vigil Backstage)

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Meet Kincaid: sceptic, agent, Professional. A disgraced special agent kicked down to a bullshit basement detail, he just wants an easy life, but how long can his scepticism hold out?Join Chris as he fills in Kincaid’s character sheet with help from compere Matt and fellow hunters Nat and Alex.Programme notesThis production contains mild body horror, fantasy violence - including gun violence - and abusive relationship dynamics.Our promo this episode is for The Space Jam Continuum. Now that Space Jam: A New Legacy has a release date and a trailer, Chris and Cal are up against the clock to fashion a cohesive cinematic universe out of Looney Tunes, which was never meant to be one.Dramatis personae and other definitionsJess Butterworth: a twenty-something shift worker, Sherrydown born and bred. While working the tarot tent at Amazement Park, she was approached by Kit, a being claiming to be her spirit guide.Melody: the owner of Melodies, the cosy cafe and vinyl shop on Market Street. Melody is an ageless patchwork person animated by music, who fled her creator ages ago and has owned a music shop on this spot ever since.Calistarius Softbinding: a local horror writer with a cult following, who sponsored the construction of a whole new wing of Sherrydown’s library. Calistarius Softbinding is a nom de plume.Ed Kincaid: a once promising, now disgraced MI5 agent assigned to investigate the more … esoteric threats reported to the national security hotline.Department of Omissions (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres.Sherrydown, Brackshire: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office.Omission effect: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon.CreditsCOMPERE: Matt BoothmanSTARRING:Ellen Gould as Jess Butterworth, the SpookyHelen Stratton as Melody, the ConstructedChris Buxey as Calistarius Softbinding, the ExpertChris MacLennan as Ed Kincaid, the ProfessionalROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael SandsMUSIC BY: Alexander PankhurstSOUND DESIGN BY: Natalie WinterEDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt BoothmanFind usOn Twitter @MerelyRoleplayOn Instagram @MerelyRoleplayersOn Facebook at Merely Roleplayerswww.MerelyRoleplayers.com

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Meet Kincaid: sceptic, agent, Professional. A disgraced special agent kicked down to a bullshit basement detail, he just wants an easy life, but how long can his scepticism hold out? Join Chris as he fills in Kincaid’s character sheet with help from compere Matt and fellow hunters Nat and Alex. PROGRAMME NOTES This production contains mild body horror, fantasy violence - including gun violence - and abusive relationship dynamics. Our promo this episode is for The Space Jam Continuum. Now that Space Jam: A New Legacy has a release date and a trailer, Chris and Cal are up against the clock to fashion a cohesive cinematic universe out of Looney Tunes, which was never meant to be one. http://www.kaiju.fm/the-space-jam-continuum/ DRAMATIS PERSONAE AND OTHER DEFINITIONS JESS BUTTERWORTH: a twenty-something shift worker, Sherrydown born and bred. While working the tarot tent at Amazement Park, she was approached by Kit, a being claiming to be her spirit guide. MELODY: the owner of Melodies, the cosy cafe and vinyl shop on Market Street. Melody is an ageless patchwork person animated by music, who fled her creator ages ago and has owned a music shop on this spot ever since. CALISTARIUS SOFTBINDING: a local horror writer with a cult following, who sponsored the construction of a whole new wing of Sherrydown’s library. Calistarius Softbinding is a nom de plume. ED KINCAID: a once promising, now disgraced MI5 agent assigned to investigate the more … esoteric threats reported to the national security hotline. DEPARTMENT OF OMISSIONS (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres. SHERRYDOWN, BRACKSHIRE: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office. OMISSION EFFECT: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon. CREDITS COMPERE: Matt Boothman STARRING: - Ellen Gould as Jess Butterworth, the Spooky - Helen Stratton as Melody, the Constructed - Chris Buxey as Calistarius Softbinding, the Expert - Chris MacLennan as Ed Kincaid, the Professional ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst SOUND DESIGN BY: Natalie Winter EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman FIND US On Twitter https://www.twitter.com/merelyroleplay On Instagram https://www.instagram.com/merelyroleplayers/ On Facebook https://facebook.com/merelyroleplayers www.MerelyRoleplayers.com

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