Fire and Smoke

Higs and Odessa, after having been caught in their attempt to steal a car outside of Sunday service in Slate Cut, have a tense and short conversation with Reverend Fernrow, also know as J. O. V. Clayton to Higs. The rest of the Furries join in the car, sans Chops who follows behind in secret, as they all head to Jov’s house upon request in order to talk in private. The conversation that follows re...

Back in Slate Cut, the West Virginia mining town owned and operated by the Dodge Coal Company, The Furries find their old pals The Moles (or at least most of them), and they all head to Sunday Service to attempt Grand Theft Auto. Music and Sound Effects: “Intro” by Abigail McDonald “Odessa’s House” by Abigail McDonald “Peaceful Fantasy Music” by TheoJT at Freesound.org “Goldfinch: Flight to the No...

Caught in the storm after their scrap with Chops, The Furries decide to make camp for the night and try to get out of the rain as Brother Chops runs off in retreat. When Sister Chops wakes up, she’s met with a classic “Good Cop, Bad Cop” scenario as The Furries take another shot at getting her to answer some questions. Music and Sound Effects: “Intro” by Abigail McDonald “Chase” by Abigail McDonal...

Rain begins to fall in the dark night, deep in the woods, as the torchlight flickers and shrinks. Chops seeks to kill The Furries in this fight, but they may have made a slight misjudgment in their tactics. Music and Sound Effects: “Intro” by Abigail McDonald “Eyes That Follow” by Abigail McDonald “Chase” by Abigail McDonald, Phillip DuPont “RBH Thunder Storm” by RHumphries at Freesound.org Also,...

After finding her home in the mountains, Odessa, Higs, and Sleeves confront Beatrice “Bea” Olivero about her involvement with The Angels and Reverend Fernrow, while Scratch snoops through her house for clues and steals a hatchet. The Furries learn a little about Bea’s life and what’s been going on, and they head back to Slate Cut armed with the new information, with Bea’s protection, and with the...

In the heart of Appalachia, The Furries find the heart of something else. They spend some time examining the long impacted meteor and figure out a little bit of how it connects to the red substance, enlightened animals, and The Angels. After discovering what they can and seeing through different eyes all throughout the mountains, they head out to try and find one of The Angels while avoiding an aw...

Everyone gathers around Sleeves for a heart to heart, and to catch their breaths as Chops flees off into the woods. After waiting for Sleeves to get back on his feet, The Furries decide that they’re too deep now to back out and need to find where Higs’ gut is leading them. When they get there, however, they aren’t exactly greeted with a warm welcome. Music and Sound Effects: “Intro” by Abigail McD...

After discovering the identity of the stalker(s) following them through the woods, the Furries try to get some information out of Chops about who they are and what they’re doing and why Chops was copying their “Two Foxes in a Trench Coat” idea. Music and Sound Effects: “Intro” by Abigail McDonald “Eyes That Follow” by Abigail McDonald “Chase” by Abigail McDonald, Phillip DuPont “WoodSnap3” by zimb...

The Furries enjoy some breakfast cake for Scratch and Sleeves, get some more info from the residents of The Holler, and head off into the woods guided by Higs’ strange gut feeling. But they’re not the only ones headed in that direction. Music and Sound Effects: “Intro” by Abigail McDonald “Odessa’s House” by Abigail McDonald “Eyes That Follow” by Abigail McDonald

After trekking through the forest, The Furries make their way to Odessa’s old neck-of-the-woods and meet some of her friends and former neighbors, and Odessa introduces them to “Grape” and “Mr. Fox”. Music and Sound Effects: “Intro” by Abigail McDonald “Odessa’s House” by Abigail McDonald “Lumbering Shadow” by Abigail McDonald, Phillip DuPont “Free Lovestory Clavinet (F 010)” by Lobo Loco at Freem...

Odessa, Higs, Scratch, and Sleeves meet some new allies in the woods and on their way to Odessa’s Holler they all get to know each other a little better, and come up with a new team name. Music and Sound Effects: “Intro” by Abigail McDonald “Chase” by Abigail McDonald, Phillip DuPont “Snapping, Wooden Fence, G” by InspectorJ at Freesound.org “Breaking Branch” by cerberation at Freesound.org “Gun T...

Sleeves shows off his special powers and the group takes off in pursuit of the Assailant that killed Higs. Also, Odessa accidentally jumps off a cliff. Content Warning: Description and SFX of a Person Jumping from a Great Height and Hitting the Ground [32:26 - 32:36] Music and Sound Effects: “Intro” by Abigail McDonald “Lumbering Shadow” by Abigail McDonald, Phillip DuPont “Chase” by Abigail McDon...

Deep in the Appalachian Mountains in 1933, Death lurks out in the dark. Waiting patiently. Odessa Vandever, Randolph “Higs” Higdon, Scratch, and Sleeves find that out the hard way. Music and Sound Effects: “Intro” by Abigail McDonald “Odessa’s House” by Abigail McDonald “Lumbering Shadow” by Abigail McDonald, Phillip DuPont “Veteran Car” by juskiddink at Freesound.org “Tire Puncture” by WaveAdvent...

Summarizing major changes in the AU United States timeline in the 50 years after the events of “The Devil at Gold Basin” between the years 1883 and 1933, when the story of “Blight and Bloom” takes place. Music and Sound Effects: “Florence’s Waltz” by Abigail McDonald “Unto the Coven (Gemini Sun)” by Plasticine Cowboy at Freemusicarchive.com (CC BY 4.0) “1911 - Naughty Marietta” by Victor Herbert O...

The gang faces down the end of the world and the opening of the Fence-Gate of Hell in their final fight against… well, it’s in the name. Music and Sound Effects: “The Unforgiving West” by Abigail McDonald “Florence’s Waltz” by Abigail McDonald “Castanets” by NoahBangs at Freesound.org “Western Whistle Loop” by CarlosCarty at Freesound.org “Cloverfield Roar” by icyjim at Freesound.org “Fire Forest...

The gang makes their way into Gold Basin Mine and Augustus reunites with an old friend. Music and Sound Effects: “The Unforgiving West” by Abigail McDonald “Castanets” by NoahBangs at Freesound.org “Western Whistle Loop” by CarlosCarty at Freesound.org “Western Piano” by AngeloRizzo at Freesound.org “Desert Binaural Wind” by Benbojangles at Freesound.org “Maxheadroom's Galloping Horse” by Pods...

The gang finds out who the Arizona Rangers really are and they meet a new ally to help them deal with the devils in the details (details like when the Arizona Rangers were created). CORRECTION: I mistakenly said that Nat Love’s (Deadwood Dick’s) father was enslaved in North Carolina, Nat Love’s parents were enslaved in Tennessee. I apologize, I mis-remembered that detail during the session and onl...

After stumbling upon an old friend, the gang makes a deal to get some help in their pursuit and Augustus learns that you can’t run forever. Music and Sound Effects: “Florence’s Waltz” by Abigail McDonald “Castanets” by NoahBangs at Freesound.org “Western Whistle Loop” by CarlosCarty at Freesound.org “Western Piano” by AngeloRizzo at Freesound.org “Frying Pan” by Mr Auralization at Freesound.org “M...

After making camp for the night to rest after their fights the gang meets Cassius Reeds, a mysterious rider in black who’s a shadow of his former self. Music and Sound Effects: “Castanets” by NoahBangs at Freesound.org “Western Whistle Loop” by CarlosCarty at Freesound.org “Western Piano” by AngeloRizzo at Freesound.org “Desert Binaural Wind” by Benbojangles at Freesound.org “Shotgun Sounds” by le...

After heading back into the valley to continue on the mysterious rider’s trail, the gang meets the rolling stones. Music and Sound Effects: “Castanets” by NoahBangs at Freesound.org “Western Whistle Loop” by CarlosCarty at Freesound.org “Western Piano” by AngeloRizzo at Freesound.org “Shotgun Sounds” by lensflare8642 at Freesound.org “Maxheadroom's Galloping Horse” by Podsburgh at Freesound.or...

The gang gets a little magical help from a moonshiner named McGovern and Augustus decides to repay the favor. Music and Sound Effects: “Florence’s Waltz” by Abigail McDonald “Even the Tumbleweeds Leave” by Abigail McDonald “Castanets” by NoahBangs at Freesound.org “Western Whistle Loop” by CarlosCarty at Freesound.org “Western Piano” by AngeloRizzo at Freesound.org “Saloon Door” by Ramon_Di_Pasqua...

After leaving Kingman, the gang gets into a scrap and they go toe to toe with some cute fire puppies and less cute tumbleweed mimics. Music and Sound Effects: “Castanets” by NoahBangs at Freesound.org “Western Whistle Loop” by CarlosCarty at Freesound.org “Western Piano” by AngeloRizzo at Freesound.org “Short Game Music Loop” by MeatsackJ at Freesound.org “22 Magnum Pistol Shot” by michorvath at F...

The gang heads back to Kingman and becomes a little more familiar with El Diablo, a devil that Florence definitely doesn’t know and someone who’s definitely not investing in a pyramid scheme. Music and Sound Effects: “Castanets” by NoahBangs at Freesound.org “Western Whistle Loop” by CarlosCarty at Freesound.org “Western Piano” by AngeloRizzo at Freesound.org “Horses and Donkeys Brays [...]” by fe...

Florence, Jasper, Augustus, and Shi go looking for answers about Fort Mojave in the nearby town of Needles, and Augustus finds answers to questions he wasn’t even asking. Music and Sound Effects: “Even the Tumbleweeds Leave” by Abigail McDonald “Castanets” by NoahBangs at Freesound.org “Western Whistle Loop” by CarlosCarty at Freesound.org “Western Piano” by AngeloRizzo at Freesound.org “Desert Bi...

Florence, Jasper, Augustus, and Shi chase down Don McCann and accidentally stumble into a plot hook. Music and Sound Effects: “Florence’s Waltz” by Abigail McDonald “Even the Tumbleweeds Leave” by Abigail McDonald “Castanets” by NoahBangs at Freesound.org “Western Whistle Loop” by CarlosCarty at Freesound.org “Western Piano” by AngeloRizzo at Freesound.org “Short Game Music Loop” by MeatsackJ at F...