A new hivemate arrives in "Bee", so be ready. The sweet Glitch in the Matrix bonus tale that goes with Episode 14 like peanut butter goes with honey is "Guardian" (Glitch 14); you may ingest it with your ears by joining the Inner Legion (patreon.com/hellgatecity). New episodes AND glitches Thursdays! This one's for the not-so-busybodies out there. Be cool. Be happy. Just be. Can you guess the theme? Herein, we return to the Downsideup with Zandra in Story 2. It gets a little messy. To avoid spoilers, we've placed specific content warnings at the very end. ⬇️ ...from The World’s #1 Half-German-Jewish Comedian with Narcolepsy (uncontested); Season 2 (codename: COMPANION) is under way. It’s free to 👂, but not to make. Instead of relying on annoying ads and sponsors, we reward listener support from the Inner Legion (our Patreon). Starting at less than 20¢ (USD) a day, those who join the Legion get an exclusive and intensely fun ‘Glitch in the Matrix’ bonus audio story every week. The higher tier includes other cool extras like prerelease episodes, chillaxing soundtrack music, and more — only on Patreon: http://patreon.com/hellgatecity Follow us on socials @hellgatecity. Get more info at http://hellgatecity.com. Reach out to us if you have questions about transcripts (now available on Spotify) or just want to tell us what you like about the show. And, since we have 4.9 stars on Apple Podcasts and only 3.9 stars on Spotify, rate the heck out of us on Spotify to combat the haters and right this wrong now! Credits Screaming Panda Presents “Bee,” episode 14 of Hell Gate City, and the 4th in Season 2, COMPANION. Bee was written, performed, produced, and scored by Kevin Berrey. The Glitch (in the Matrix) bonus story for this chapter is called “Guardian.” You may listen to it on the show’s Patreon at patreon.com/hellgatecity. It revisits Alfreda and the gargoyle from our first episode. Because we publish without ads or sponsors, our supporters keep this show going. In return, patrons get weekly bonus stories, behind-the-scenes content, prereleases, music, and, eventually, exclusive merchandise. . . CAUTION: Stop scrolling now if you wish to avoid spoilers in the content warnings. . . . . . Content warnings for this episode include: themes of imprisonment, abduction, purgatory, topic of death by allergic reaction to bee stings, bee population collapse, oblivion, mental illness, threatened animal abuse, anxiety, paranoia, denial of medical care, AI-enabled neglect + emotional manipulation, dismemberment and death by slow digestion in the belly of a beast, jellyfish stings, public nudity, police violence via tasing, threat of drowning, themes of hallucination and psychosis, self-hate, homophobia, adultery/cheating
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