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Welcome to the Horizon 2.8: The Galaxy Brain

26 May 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

0.031 - 17.875 Cat Blackard

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22.922 - 33.196 Unknown

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83.225 - 83.926 Leif

How are you feeling?

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85.707 - 92.313 Deidre

I'm feeling better. You weren't kidding about that warp gate. That was not a good feeling.

93.294 - 94.074 Leif

You get used to it.

97.437 - 99.419 Deidre

Holy shit. Where are we?

100.179 - 100.68 Leif

We're fine.

102.441 - 103.562 Deidre

We're on something.

Chapter 2: What nostalgic memories does Leif share about his past?

354.156 - 354.977 Deidre

Okay.

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354.997 - 356.74 Leif

Also, put those bracelets on.

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356.9 - 359.284 Deidre

Wait. These are like Verge's earth suit.

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359.504 - 365.313 Leif

We got them for you in Raxius. It's like an earth suit in reverse. You call it a sham suit.

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365.513 - 365.834 Deidre

Okay.

366.074 - 369.359 Leif

Go ahead and activate it. It can take some getting used to.

369.379 - 369.84 Deidre

Okay.

370.02 - 370.12

Okay.

381.777 - 391.111 Leif

Oh my god. Weird, right? I'm an alien. Poof. You're an alien. Ah, you guys. I'm pink. It kind of suits you. This is so fucked up.

Chapter 3: How does Leif describe his experience with the ice hauler?

391.171 - 392.913 Leif

That should keep you from attracting attention.

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393.074 - 397.4 Deidre

Having pink skin will keep me from attracting attention?

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397.48 - 398.221 Leif

Believe it or not.

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398.882 - 403.589 Deidre

OK, if you say so. Do you want to explain this last knife that you gave me?

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404.23 - 418.462 Leif

Yeah. So, that meteor shower that hit the mountain brought raw materials from all over the place. The knife is made from Formica 3. It's a mineral, but you can forge it like steel. Why do I need it?

418.482 - 421.488 Cat Blackard

Formica 3 has the ability to stop electrons dead in their tracks.

421.508 - 427.391 Leif

You can jam it into anything electronic and not have to worry about getting shocked. It's a bot slayer.

427.652 - 437.765 Cat Blackard

But the real reason, Deidre, is that even with the alien costume, you do not exactly read as a space pirate. You could use some accoutrement.

437.785 - 439.987 Deidre

Well, at least I've got Halloween handled next year.

Chapter 4: What insights does Leif provide about his criminal past?

715.296 - 718.639 Leif

How does someone get hung up in a mess hall?

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719.04 - 732.053 Deidre

Oh, I mean that literally. I was, you know, the guys, they sometimes like to tie me up and hang me from the ceiling for a while.

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732.493 - 736.577 Leif

So you're just going to let them do that to you.

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736.726 - 739.749 Deidre

Uh, you know, comes with the territory.

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739.77 - 741.051 Leif

The territory?

741.411 - 747.378 Deidre

When you're as tall as everybody's waist, they kind of have a tendency to throw you around, right?

747.398 - 753.345 Leif

Giga, don't let people treat you that way. Show a little more self-respect.

753.846 - 755.628 Deidre

Sorry, boss. I'll do that.

756.008 - 756.729 Leif

Where's Minsky?

Chapter 5: How does nostalgia play a role in Leif's character development?

1086.249 - 1090.052 Leif

Ugh. Water isn't just for drinking. You can make a lot of stuff with it.

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1090.273 - 1093.595 Deidre

Okay. Um, I guess I'm in a literal freezer.

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1093.696 - 1104.045 Leif

Yeah, that's a good place to start. Get to the exit, check if the coast is clear, then try and blend in. You're not going to be able to make a move until I do a few things.

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1104.365 - 1105.045 Deidre

Where are you?

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1105.486 - 1130.264 Leif

Only part of this place is man-made. There are a lot of nooks and crannies to hide in if you know what you're doing. Anytime I had a complicated project, there was a place up above the armory where I could get away from all the bullshit and I just found it. Goddamn this fucking guy! What? His stuff is still here. Sleeping bag, rocket juicer, a stack of microservers.

1130.605 - 1131.425 Deidre

He still sleeps there.

1131.646 - 1136.711 Leif

No. It's collecting dust. But he never broke it all down.

1137.892 - 1138.152 Deidre

Why?

1140.106 - 1145.953 Leif

Were you ever in a relationship with someone and they still held on to their single life just a little bit?

Chapter 6: What challenges arise during their heist on the Galaxy Brain?

1442.54 - 1491.72 Deidre

It's happened all my life. To the right person, I look just like a dollar sign. Wanted dead or alive. Dead or alive. But then this bounty of yours, it's not wanted dead or alive, is it? In fact, I have to be alive at all costs. In fact, if I'm not alive, the person who kills me They get punished, don't they? Your bounty was protecting me. So, I thought to myself, he must think I have something.

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1492.421 - 1535.44 Deidre

There must be something that he's looking for. I must have some sort of secret password or the key to some sort of treasure trove. Something of value. if I did have something that you wanted. That's the first thing you would have asked me for as soon as I arrived in this cage. I've been waiting for it. It's not coming, is it? Wow. Wow. After all of this,

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1537.225 - 1546.759 Deidre

After everything you've done, you just, you just miss me.

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1553.149 - 1558.236 Leif

I created a world where you don't have to run anymore.

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1558.356 - 1559.118 Deidre

Motherfucker.

1559.178 - 1571.688 Leif

I call all the shots now. Everything changes. I can't fucking believe this. Burn! Fuck you! Do you have any idea what I had to do to make this empire? Do you have any idea?

Chapter 7: What are the consequences of Leif's actions in the Triad?

1571.768 - 1575.211 Deidre

I don't care how powerful you are, you don't get to rewrite history, buddy.

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1575.251 - 1577.073 Leif

I'm not rewriting anything!

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1577.093 - 1595.929 Deidre

You were a young, arrogant little prick. You got one whiff of Lothrax's evil empire, and you couldn't resist, could you? Finally, you could fuck shit up the way you always wanted to. Finally, you can get back at the world. The only problem was you had to leave me in the dust when you did it.

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1596.991 - 1632.023 Deidre

So you went off and you fucked shit up and you broke things and you cackled as banks were drained and ships collided and cities fucking burned, Leif. You became the story that they told to scare children. You're the thing in the darkness that people hope they never meet. You're the bad guy. You're the villain. Congratulations. But now. Now here you are. You've climbed to the top of the shit pile.

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1632.043 - 1662.373 Deidre

And you've decided you don't like the view. I like the view just fine. Then what are we doing here, Leif? Come on. You tore the triad apart looking for me. All because you decided to get out your little box of crayons and make me a little picture. Look, baby. I did it all for you. How many are dead, Leif? How many lives have you ruined?

1665.29 - 1667.934 Leif

If it wasn't me, it would have been someone else.

1668.114 - 1692.428 Deidre

But they... They wouldn't have been as good at it. You hate the Triad just as much as I do. I hate the Triad more than you do, Cupcake. I have a reason to. Refugee to run away to renegade? That is the only path I could walk. You could have done anything for me.

1692.796 - 1698.684 Leif

I didn't want to do anything. I wanted to be with you.

1698.745 - 1760.653 Deidre

And I believed that. I started to believe that. I started to believe that something else was possible in my life as soon as I was sitting on your ship, stolen goods in the back. you telling me about baseball Leif you were the first person who ever saw me I still see you I know the problem is I see you too and I don't like what I see I loved you. I did. I don't regret it.

Chapter 8: How does the crew plan to escape the Galaxy Brain?

2014.062 - 2026.476 Britti-Bug

Captain Sugar Bear, your Womp Runner is double docked. Please come re-dock your ship into an appropriate space. Remember, folks, if you park illegally, your ship will be towed and painted an unflattering color.

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2030.261 - 2031.622 Leif

Why were you hiding in the mountains?

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2031.823 - 2033.024 Deidre

Trying to get back to my roots.

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2034.185 - 2036.348 Leif

You've never been interested in your roots.

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2036.728 - 2039.391 Deidre

I'm embracing change, Leif. You should try it sometime.

2040.392 - 2043.393 Leif

This little village of yours... It's not on any maps.

2043.854 - 2050.264 Deidre

You know how those mountains are. Nobody knows what's up there. Perfect place for secret hideouts in quaint little villages.

2051.246 - 2065.028 Leif

Stop being cute. Don't ask a fish not to swim, Leif. Have you been organizing in Raxius? Is that what you've been up to? The whole city's turned against me.

2065.43 - 2073.981 Deidre

What's more likely, that I turned an entire city against you, or that you're just an insufferable fuckface?

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