Episode 5: Lost and Found

After their harrowing experience in the pods, the survivors of Plutonic 999 finally reunite on Jawn’s ship – but tensions boil over as they prepare to take off to return home.

CONTENT WARNINGS: Emotional distress, violence, peril, entrapment, existential fear, alcohol, manipulation, food, discussion of injury.

This episode, “Lost and Found”, was written by Emma Johanna Puranen and directed by Rook Mogavero and Emma Johanna Puranen. The script was edited by Rook Mogavero and Shaoni C. White. Additional script contributions were provided by Daria Syskine. Sound editing was by Emma Johanna Puranen. Our cover art is by Tatyana Archtander. Music was composed by Emily Branam using copyright cleared content (or free content) within Emily's licensed and registered version of FL Studio 20. Sound effects are from freesound.org under CC 0, CC BY 3.0, and CC BY 4.0 licenses. For a list of freesound.org sound effects used in this episode, see here. A transcript of this episode can be found here.

In order of appearance, this episode featured the voices of

Stephen Indrisano as Tarsul
Emma Johanna Puranen as Ship
Axandre Oge as Valencio “Trip” Triptych
Bonnie Calderwood Aspinwall as Pascal Almagest
Sam LaPorte as Jawn Batalha
Alasdair Stuart as Malachi Tessera
Nhea Durousseau as Alyss Obelus
Alexandra Rose DeAngelis as Woh Ollum
Omar Camps-Kamrin as Lowkey Madigan
Rook Mogavero as Chasma Jump Cannon
Sam Yeow as No Go
Liz Morey as Kuzha Tvask

Additional voices were lent by Jeanette Puranen and Emma Johanna Puranen.

Our vibe checker was Bruce the Cat.

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Transcript

ROGUEMAKER Episode 5: Lost and Found

VARIOUS VOICES
    (intercut with static)
Tarsul - do - you - remember? Three - Earth - years - ago…

[This transmission fades into static. When the static clears, we hear footsteps and Tarsul's voice.]

TARSUL
This is temp hire Tarsul Dlon. I'm onboard the Eccentric Phalanx. Lamth, what's the Earthdate… uh, October 12, 2592. 2250 hours ship time. And… this will be my final log in this position. I'm probably one of the only temps who ever bothered to keep one in the first place.
Huh. Funny. The co wanted us to keep these so there were records for when they got sued. Yeah, I'd say that might end up backfiring on them in my case. I kept my head down until now. I kept my head down when we—
Ah. Engine room. Here we are.

[They try the door, there is a "ping!" of rejection.]

TARSUL (con't)
Ugh, it's locked. Okay, this'll just take—

[They begin pressing buttons on the door's control panel.]

TARSUL (con't)
I kept my head down when we 'skimmed' — that's what they call it, skimming a little off the surface, as if it doesn't hurt living creatures and introduce outside crap to a biosphere — when we skimmed a living planet. We broke AAA, but more than that, it made me feel sick — it wasn't even like we mined anything we couldn't have gotten from elsewhere in the system! We were just nearer the living world, so we went there and just stomped all over some pre-intelligent ecosystem.
What was the code? Yeah…
(they type it in)
I was new. I mentioned it to my supervisor, and she said, "Don't forget your NDA. Don't cause a scene.]

[The doors to the engine room whoosh open.]

TARSUL (con't)
Well, it's time to cause a scene!

[Tarsul begins unscrewing a wall panel as they talk.]

TARSUL (con't)
I can't look at our equipment biting into asteroids anymore without imagining it felling plants. Now we're orbiting a world that I still can't believe exists — one that should be a historical monument, if we deserve to touch it at all — and Eccentric only sees it as money.
    (struggling with a particularly difficult screw)
SO MUCH MONEY.
    (the screw falls to the floor)
And Skarg spite me if it was just the rogue, if it was just the rogue - but it isn't. It's the rogue and the roguemaker. Systemforming. And I can't let them have that kind of tech. That kind of power. I-I can't. And there's no time, it might already be -

[Tarsul makes a noise of effort as the panel clatters to the ground.]

TARSUL
YES! Panel's off. Okay. Okay, two wires… just two wires to cut… of COURSE it's two… and then I run.

[The two wires snip, then the door opens. An alarm goes off, and a distant voice sounds.]

ECCENTRIC EMPLOYEE
HEY! Are you authorised to be in this section? What are you doing?

[Something falls to the ground as Tarsul cries out. There is a struggle between the two.]

ECCENTRIC EMPLOYEE
What are you doing, let go of that!

[The struggle continues until the log starts fading into static. Someone in the recording yells "shit!" and over the static we can hear Ship's up-chime. Over Ship's lines, Tarsul's voice is heard trying to catch their breath.]

SHIP
[A] Engine diagnostic complete. All systems nominal for Entry, Descent, and Landing. Commencing EDL in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
    (landing noises)
    (up-chime)
[H] We're landing on the planet as you ordered, Captain. Captain Tarsul? "Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining." -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "The Rainy Day"

[ROGUEMAKER Theme Song by Emily Branam plays.]

EMILY
(sung)
Ground control, send me down
I'm lost up here and I can't be found.

Ground control, are you there?
The voice in my head, it fills the dead air, says

"You've got time,
You've got time."

"You've got time,
You've got time."

EMMA
ROGUEMAKER: A science fiction podcast. Episode 5: Lost and Found.

[Soft music plays. A seatbelt unclips, and we hear Trip drop to the bottom of the pod with an OOF. He lifts his foot and drops it a few times, testing.]

TRIP
Wow. So this… is a planet, huh? With real gravity. It doesn't FEEL any different than artigrav…

[He puts his hands against the pod hull.]

TRIP (con't)
Stars, I wish these things had windows. How am I supposed to GET to rescue? I don't have a spacesuit. I can't just… step outside. Not every planet has an atmosphere. I hope I don't have to just wait here. I'm so sick of feeling useless.
Hmm, I didn't notice any steering controls before, but maybe now that I'm not strapped in?

]Trip kneels down and starts examining the hull. He leans his weight on a wall and the pod TIPS forward, starting to ROLL. Trip screams. Luckily, the pod doesn't travel far, and hits something, not too hard, halting its motion. Trip grunts at the small impact.]

TRIP
I… I, uh, didn't think the pod was going to ROLL.

SHIP
(up-chime)
[H] Sorry about that, Trip! This pod was constructed for a space environment. There are no wheels or other methods of propulsion for a two dimensional surface.

TRIP
Thanks, that would've been nice to know.

PASCAL
(on comms)
Trip! Honey! Are you okay?

TRIP
Pascal? Yes, I landed in one piece! How about you?

PASCAL
I'm doing… alright!

TRIP
You lost your lunch, didn't you?

PASCAL
I — yeah. In the awful lurch when the decelerant switched on. But I'm feeling okay now! I'll see you real soon, okay?

TRIP
Real soon. But, hey. How are we supposed to GET to the rescue ship? I'm guessing there isn't a breathable atmosphere outside this pod…

PASCAL
Oh, Jawn'll come help!

[Just then, there is a knocking sound on the outside of the pod.]

JAWN
(on comms)
Howdy there! Sorry to surprise you! I'm just outside — I'm gonna roll you into the Titan's airlock, alright? You might wanna strap in.

[A new scene. We're in the Titan now, and we hear the sounds of footsteps in the corridor and the movement of pods.]

MALACHI
What do you want us to do with the pods?

JAWN
Ummm, just roll them to the walls for now while I help Alyss out — yeah, perfect!

[There is inaudible dialogue underneath Woh́́ and Lowkey's conversation.]

WOH́́
Lowkeyyyyyyy I thought I'd never get to hug you again!

LOWKEY
Ow - ow ow ow

WOH́́
What did you do? Your head is cut open!

LOWKEY
Forehead.

WOH́́
Lowkey! It's… oozing! Is your forehead supposed to ooze like that?

LOWKEY
It doesn't hurt. I might have tried to roll my pod over here myself — only I didn't know which way to go… the pods aren't clear like zorbs.

WOH́́
Stars, I missed you so much.

LOWKEY
I told you it was gonna be okay. You told yourself, too.

[Another conversation, nearby.]

PASCAL
I can't… I can't believe we've made it down here. I… can't believe we're alive. We're standing, again, not stuck in those pod prisons. I'm holding your hand again, Trip. Why did I never think about how precious this all is?

TRIP
Oh, honey. I was so worried about you, but don't you ever think I don't know just how much you care about me.

PASCAL
We were stuck in those pods for so long… in complete darkness… I kept thinking of tombs…

TARSUL
Heh. Amateurs.

TRIP
Excuse me?

TARSUL
We weren't in the pods so long. I didn't even get hungry. It was what, three Earth hours, perhaps? Clearly long enough for… some of you to have breakdowns.

TRIP
I don't care if you are the Captain, I don't appreciate you talking to my spouse like that. Don't think you're getting away with what you did up there when Ship was trying to land us. I… I will make you answer for that myself if I have to.

TARSUL
You think you scare me? You have me to thank for you and Pascal being down here in the first place.

TRIP
Oh, THANK YOU, because this is of course YOUR rescue ship we're on right now!

PASCAL
Trip. Trip, honey, it's not worth it. They can't do anything down here anyway.

TRIP
Excuse me. That was out of line. I'm just tired, after the day we've all had.

LOWKEY
Agh, agh, Woh́́, don't TOUCH it! Get off me.

WOH́́
Fine, if you're happy with it not healing properly…

LOWKEY
Oh, look, this ship's got a window! For a bath in the cosmic emptiness, that journey in the escape pod was surprisingly… empty of staring at starscapes and contemplating my place in the universe… I'd never realised just how essential windows are to my whole process… Time to make up for lost time. Woh́́, let's figure out what system we're in, then as soon as we get to the nearest pub we can-
Oh. It's so… dark out there. Completely pitch dark.

TRIP
Yeah, it's a rogue planet.

LOWKEY
Woah, what's a 'rogue planet'? It sounds super rad.

TRIP
You don't know what a rogue planet is?

WOH́́
Lowkey grew up rich.

LOWKEY
Did not.

WOH́́
Did too! So, he never had to dream about finding one.

TRIP
This question sounds up your alley, hon.

LOWKEY
Oh yeah, you're like, a real astrologer, right? I only dabble in that. I'm mostly into mindfulness myself.

PASCAL
I'm an astronomer.

LOWKEY
    (chuckles)
Awesome.
(whispered)
Capricorns, am I right?

PASCAL
A rogue planet is just any planet that doesn't have a sun. They're also called nomads, or orphans, or unbound planets… since they're not gravitationally bound to any star. They're found in interstellar space.

LOWKEY
Woah… so like, they're just floating around in the void? How does that HAPPEN?

PASCAL
Well, rogue planets form in star systems just like any other planet, but planet formation is messy — lots of times, planets kinda… fight, like siblings, jostling for positions, and some of them get kicked out in the gravitational game of musical chairs. So to speak.

LOWKEY
Damn. That's cold.

TRIP
Mining cos love them, too — lots of the miners at the Haro's on EE had rogue stories. They're easy money - if you can find one, which is the hard part. No one's regulating what you take from a rogue — no one cares.

LOWKEY
That's REALLY cold.

[The airlock door closes. Malachi claps once.]

MALACHI
Alright! That's all of us, in through the airlock. Looks like everyone got through the landing and is… conscious! Good job, everyone! -and accounted for. Now, we all owe a debt of gratitude to-

[Upbeat chiptune music starts to play.]

JAWN
Welcome, one and all, to the TITAN, my humble abode. Feel free to make yourselves at home for the duration of your stay. The Titan is my pride and joy — I added the galley and cabins just to add more living space, and boy howdy is that move sure coming in handy today, y'know? We can all thank my inheritance from my uncle's bread bowl restaurant business back in Philly for that. Thank you, Uncle Jimmy! Now, while you're on board, please make sure to-
    (the music stops abruptly)
MX, PLEASE, YOU DO NOT WANT TO TOUCH THAT-
    (music continues)
-make sure to treat the Titan with respect because IT IS MY BABY. Uhhh so yeah. Sweet.
(claps once)
Let's save your asses!

MALACHI
Thank you so much, Jawn. We are so lucky you were here.
(to everyone)
Folks, those RelaxiJuice landing drugs can be unpleasant. Trust me, they're necessary, but they pack a punch. So first off, does anyone need medical attention?

PASCAL
I could use some nausea meds.

MALACHI
Jawn?

JAWN
On it, I'll also grab some food and — damn, you've gotta be thirsty.

[Jawn leaves the cramped corridor for the galley.]

WOH́́
Lowkey hit his forehead.

MALACHI
Ouch, oh — yeah, that's bleeding a fair bit, flight attendant training doesn't really cover that area

CHASMA
No Go's a doctor!

NO
Oh, shhhh! Kid! I've learned never to give out that title on a commercial flight.
(to everyone)
I'm not that kind of doctor. I'm only a botanist.

MALACHI
Alright, well, we'll clean it and bandage it anyway, and just let us know if you feel dizzy or light-sensitive, okay, Lowkey?

LOWKEY
Yeah. I feel fine. Chill vibes.

WOH́́
You said that after that time we played mountain polo, too.

LOWKEY
And I was fine.

WOH́́
Yeah, AFTER we went to the hospital.

MALACHI
Thank you, Lowkey, does anyone else —

KUZHA
Hey.

MALACHI
Kuzha, yes? Do you need medical attention?

KUZHA
Ok, look, I am sorry, I do not want to sound insensitive here, really, obviously medical attention and all is really important and we need to make sure everyone is taken care of first and foremost. I just… I am so so glad that we are all safe and sound and this ship is here like a heaven-sent meteor and that it looks as if we are going to get out of this alive. Because, there was a bit up there where I thought I never might see another person, well, IN PERSON ever again. I really did. I mean, this is my first space journey, and I know I am not the expert here, I am just a kid on my wander, but… none of you are asking THE OBVIOUS QUESTIONS!

MALACHI
Kuzha, we will in time, trust me, there are some people here I would love to have a word with, but first things first, we need to work out what-

KUZHA
Questions like WHAT is this place? This 'rogue'? Where are we? Who is this Jawn and can we trust them? Why are they so conveniently here to rescue us? It sounded like they were expecting… something! What are they doing here? This ship looks incredibly sketchy and definitely not above board… Speaking of, who blew up our ship? Can we even trust our Captain after that stunt they pulled, silencing all of us and essentially holding us hostage up there in orbit? Pardon my language but Skarg, I just need someone to tell me what is going on!

[Jawn walks back into the room.]

JAWN
    (trailing off)
Who wants Spaceraaaaaaaaaaaa… de. What? You all look like someone died. No one died, right?

WOH́́
You took off your spacesuit.

CHASMA
Our saviour is wearing… like, pink tiger print spandex and a hoodie that says something I couldn't say on a kid-friendly show.

NO
Ugh, Lamth spite me, haven't any of you met a skipper before?

CHASMA
Malachi has!

MALACHI
Oh, yes! Yes, yes. Yeah, skippers do wear… spandex with… very loud patterns.

JAWN
The pilot's seat slides to reach different controls! Can't have anything baggy catching during a race, y'know?

KUZHA
If Jawn is a skipper then that just proves my point! Do skippers stake out on rogue planets now? Are rogues bases of operations for illegal racing rings? Do you sell drugs here too?

JAWN
Uh… yes! Yes we do! That's exactly it! We sell so many drugs and ship parts on rogues. That's exactly what we're doing and nothing else. I mean, what better location to avoid J-Gov than a lonely, lonely rogue, y'know?

MALACHI
Kuzha, your concern is appreciated, and this has been a really stressful time for all of us, and there are many questions we need answered — but perhaps it's not the best idea to antagonise the person who's offered us food, shelter, and a ride home?

PASCAL
Agreed — Jawn's helping us, I could care less about his hobbies.

MALACHI
It's true we ought to figure out how… or, sure, WHO hurt the ship. Alyss has been accused of breaching the cockpit and Captain, your martial law streak up there demands an explanation. But, right now? We're tired, we're hungry, we're thirsty — we've just survived a near-death experience and an emergency landing. Medical attention, hydration, food. Then we can talk. Captain?
(Tarsul sighs)
Captain, agreed? You've been awfully quiet.

TARSUL
I don't care. It's fine.

MALACHI
Alyss, you haven't said a word either. Agreed?

ALYSS
Yes.

MALACHI
Kuzha?

KUZHA
Fine.

MALACHI
Good.

[Jawn unloads an armful of snacks and drinks.]

JAWN
Alright, so, uh, you, here's your nausea meds.

PASCAL
Thanks.

JAWN
So for drinks we've got Spacerade original, Spacerade Recaffeinate, Spacerade Recaffeinate Zero, and uh… this orange soda! Oh, uh, whoops, that's expired. Oh, but only a month expired, that should be fine! Uh, food-wise, Sunion rings, dried Kruth, a whole CRATE of protein bars from my last race sponsor, and um… a crapton of Haro's ketchup packets.

[The chiptune music comes back in.]

PASCAL
Um. Do you have any more nausea meds, by chance?

JAWN
No! But I do have a bottle of zonzlu.

NO
Oooh!

MALACHI
Let's maybe not hit the zonzlu on an empty stomach.

WOH́́
I thought humans also needed to drink water?

JAWN
I haven't had wooder in years. Spacerade is far superior.

WOH́́
Well, at least it's hydrating.

LOWKEY
It's made for athletes, Woh́́, this'll get those vocal chords in shape!

MALACHI
…We appreciate you sharing what you have, Jawn.

PASCAL
Ay, thanks, man!

CHASMA
Hell yeah.

PASCAL
Could certainly be worse.

JAWN
Yeah, totally, dig in.

LOWKEY
Oh, yeah, Jawn, do you have any extra spandex I could borrow? I need to… change… and, uh, I love your style, honestly I'm like — tiger print on its own? Not my style. But the pink tiger print? I'm, like, diggin' it!

[Underneath Lowkey's line, people are talking and shuffling around as they take food and drink. The lines are difficult to make out but include "Can I have a bottle of… Spacerade Recaffeinate Zero?" from Trip, "Hey, do the protein bars have nuts in them?" from Chasma, and "Lowkey, what happened to your pants?" from Woh́́.]

[Times passes. The music shifts to more chill boopy synths.]

KUZHA
So, Jawn, now that we have all had a, uh, healthy meal, can we please talk about how we are going to get off this star-forsaken rock?

JAWN
(was still chewing)
Mm, well-

MALACHI
Yes, now is a good time to have a meeting.

PASCAL
Can we radio for help? Or do we all have to fly out on the Titan?

JAWN
About that, we aren't really-

CHASMA
I think flying out on, like, an actual racing skip sounds FUN!

[The music slowly fades out.]
MALACHI
Yes, but first we should contact Plutonic, get them to send some help. That would be more convenient for Jawn as well, so they don't have to take off with more than the max capacity—

JAWN
Yeahhh we're not radioing out.

MALACHI
Excuse me?

[Tarsul laughs bitterly.]

WOH́́
What are you laughing at, Captain? You're not — oh stars, why didn't I see it before? You cut off our distress signal earlier! What if- What if you're trying to keep us here… You're not - you're not WORKING WITH JAWN, are you?

TARSUL/JAWN (simultaneous)
No.

TARSUL
We are not.

JAWN
I've never seen this ǵnonw before in my life.

WOH́́
Of course that's what you'd say.

PASCAL
Can we… are you saying we won't radio out because it's not possible to radio out from here? Because of the interference?

JAWN
The interference is a major concern, yeah, but I've managed to rig a tight-beam, and uh, I'm not adjusting it? It took me too long to get it set up where I need it.
(Beat)
Honestly, this is just something I'm asking of you? In exchange for, y'know, saving your lives. We're not radioing anyone. Gotta. Preserve it! This rogue. So the… skippers… can sell… drugs. No one is knowing we were here.

MALACHI
Well… we can't argue with rescue.

KUZHA
Seriously?

PASCAL
So… where IS 'here' exactly?

ALYSS
You heard him. It's just a rogue.

JAWN
An empty, empty rogue!

ALYSS
Yes… Pascal, the fewer questions you ask, the easier this'll be for all of us. Stars, you scientist types. Sometimes it's best to not know certain things, understand?

PASCAL
I… suppose the unexpected interference at this empty rogue could be explained by an anomalous magnetic field.

ALYSS
There you go.

PASCAL
Never could get the hang of magnetic fields.

NO
Alyss is right. That's one of the first rules of being a spacer — if the question has no good answers, it's better you don't ask it. Jawn, I don't care what your business here is, so long as you get us off this rock in one piece.

JAWN
I like the way this one thinks! I can have us up and away in no time; I'll just drop you off at the nearest space station, you don't say squat about this, just tell 'em you were kidnapped by pirates or something, y'know? Everyone's happy! And alive. I'll go get ready for takeoff.

[Jawn goes to the cockpit.]

MALACHI
You heard them, let's get everybody ready to leave this rogue!

TRIP
Can we — excuse me, I don't know how to ask this, but is there… is there a way we can… we can make sure Captain Tarsul can't try anything to stop us from taking off first?

WOH́́
I like that idea.

NO
I would feel safer knowing the Captain couldn't interfere again like they did in orbit.

MALACHI
Uh, thing is… we don't… really have any authority to do such-

TRIP
Excuse me, Malachi, all due respect but the Captain has tried to hurt our survival chances MULTIPLE TIMES now and took away our — our — our VOICES. Literally! And then they threatened my spouse! And they don't even seem to have any regrets-

TARSUL
Do it.

MALACHI
Captain, what?

TARSUL
Stop arguing and do it.

TRIP
What?

TARSUL
I chose to live. This is what I get. I don't mind leaving here as your prisoner - so long as we leave here.

MALACHI
Well… We don't have any… rope.

TRIP
We could put them in an escape pod.

WOH́́
But can't they… escape the pod? The AI listens to them.

LOWKEY
If there's no atmosphere outside the pod, Ship won't let you out. Captain Tarsul can go in a pod in the airlock if we depressurise it.

TRIP
That sounds- Wait, excuse me??

LOWKEY
(laughs)
I'm not a scientist or anything, I just pressed the exit button a ton and it didn't let me out.

WOH́́
Lowkey you realise the safety lock is the only reason you didn't vent yourself into space, right?

LOWKEY
Ooh. Damn. You're right.

TRIP
You're awfully calm about that.

LOWKEY
They do call me Lowkey.

WOH́́
If it weren't for the IDIOT AI you'd be dead!

MALACHI
Like you just SAID, Woh́́, Ship's the only reason Lowkey's alive, so it would be appreciated if you would stop calling it names. I don't think the Captain could get out if we went with Lowkey's plan. Ship… has to listen to the Captain's orders, but… from inside a pod, alone, without the rest of us also in pods? They won't be able to do much. Plus, this way we get to bring an install of Ship along. There's no way we're leaving it behind.

TARSUL
Are you done arguing? Put me in the pod.

MALACHI
Okay.

WOH́́
Go on.

[There are vague noises of agreement from the rest of the passengers as Tarsul walks to the pod in the airlock. Their footsteps pause right before they get in.]

TARSUL
Oh, and Trip?

TRIP
Yes?

TARSUL
You're wrong. I do have regrets.

[This last is muffled as the pod door closes, and the air hisses out of the airlock.]

JAWN
    (over PA)
Alright, everyone strap in if you can find a chair, or find something to hold on to if you can't! We've got one person in a pod in the airlock, but we're leaving all the other pods behind on this rogue, since there's already a lot of extra weight. Just wanted to let you know in case you had any… fond memories, y'know. Nah, I'm sure you never wanna see them again. I've got just a few more quick checks to make, and then we can blast outta here.

WOH́́
Oh my stars, Lowkey, I'm SO GLAD we booked an early flight…

LOWKEY
The universe comes to our aid in the end… we just might make it in time for the Revel after all!

NO
Kid, like I said earlier, sometimes its best NOT to ask the questions, at least not until we're safe and sound somewhere sipping tea—

CHASMA
When we're safe and sound it'll be too late! I'm telling you, No Go, it doesn't add up!

[Cool mystery-solving music begins to play under Chasma's line.]

CHASMA (con't)
Like, when Jawn first radioed us, they said they were expecting a pod… or some pods? Just, not as many as turned up! A delivery, maybe? A visitor? And Tarsul knew this planet was here — like, they knew enough to tell us that nobody lived here — why would Tarsul know about some empty rogue?

NO
These are questions we save for J-Gov to answer, once we're all sitting cosy at home somewhere—

CHASMA
I just don't buy that Tarsul's not involved! It's almost like they've, they've, BEEN HERE BEFORE. If I were Dr Sang and this were the mafia, which IT MIGHT BE for all we know, I wouldn't just look away from this!

NO
Dr Sang is a medical doctor. This has NOTHING to do with their field of expertise. Dr Sang is smart enough to stay in their lane.

CHASMA
You've… never seen the show, have you?

NO
Look. Kid. I agreed to get you to Tand because I liked your guts, sneaking away from Luna on my ship—

CHASMA
No Go, it's those same guts talking right now!

NO
There's a difference between having guts and being suicidal. There's things out there that'll get you killed if you mess with them, and knowing how to tell which those are is the most important skill you'll ever learn. Something's off here, yes, this feels too easy, yes — but it's not worth our lives to find out. (sigh) I agreed to get you to Tand, and dammit, I'm gonna do that. But no detours. No sidetracks. We don't need to be Dr Sang, here. Just relax, and you'll be off to your university interview before you know it — hey, on the Day side, Jawn's desire to keep things on the downlow makes it less likely your mom will find you, right?

CHASMA
I guess so.

NO
I'd offer you some of my gin to stay relaxed, if you weren't too young.

CHASMA
NO GO, I'M NINETEEN, I'M NOT A—
(sudden realisation)
Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute! Uh, gin, things you carried on your pod — Alyss's suitcase, with the, the, the, the, like, CRAZY TECHNOLOGY THAT LOOKED LIKE A LIME BIRD BOAT — THAT WAS- THAT WAS- THAT WAS THE DELIVERY. THAT WAS THE — ALYSS IS THE ONE WORKING WITH JAWN. ALYSS IS THE ONE WORKING WITH JAWN!

NO
Kid, I swear—

MALACHI
Woah, woah, calm down, calm down, it's okay. Breathe like we talked about, yeah?

ALYSS
You're not STILL on about this, Chasma?

CHASMA
I SAW you, I SAW the lime-green bird on the boat in your suitcase and—

ALYSS
You had a weird dream. I never went to the cockpit in the middle of the night, why the hell would I do that?

CHASMA
B-b-b-but, but the SUITCASE—

ALYSS
Yeah, I had a suitcase. I was ON VACATION, genius! I didn't have time to grab it before we all had to RUN TO THE ESCAPE PODS FOR OUR LIVES. I left it at my seat. It must have blown up with the rest of the 999. I'm not your enemy! See? Look at my empty, empty hands! No… lime green birds! No suitcase!

KUZHA
That's funny… Do you mean THIS suitcase?

CHASMA
Kuzha!

MALACHI
Where did you find that?

ALYSS
Why were you snooping through Jawn's things, Kuzha?

KUZHA
Oh, I was just looking for a secure place to sit for takeoff, when I found this very familiar suitcase hastily wedged in the closet.

CHASMA
HAH! See? I told you! Didn't I LITERALLY tell you?

NO
Kid couldn't leave well enough alone…

KUZHA
A word to the wise, Alyss? Maybe refrain from using such a distinctive case covered in brightly coloured stickers, next time. If it was boring, I might never have noticed it. But no. I stared at this thing the entire lightflight. I'd recognise it anywhere.

ALYSS
(sigh) Fine. Ya got me. I was delivering it to Jawn.

CHASMA
And you sabotaged our lightflight and blew up the surfaced 999!

ALYSS
No, I didn't. I didn't lie to you, Chasma, at the cockpit. If everything went according to my plan, I would have just ejected the suitcase in a pod and it would've flown off to Jawn. We wouldn't have come here, and none of you would have even known I'd ejected a pod. Now, we can still get out of here if - what are you doing, Kuzha?

[Kuzha is opening the case.]

KUZHA
Seeing what was so important that you — oh, stars.

[Music slows and shifts like it's taking a breath and going "woah that's fucking spooky."]

CHASMA
I told you! Weirdest thing you've ever seen, right?

LOWKEY
Stars, man, that's transcendental…

WOH́́
Oh my stars.

PASCAL
I've—I've only seen stuff like that when I was contracting with Nevermore. But this is way more advanced.

TRIP
Pascal, is that what I think it is?

PASCAL
It's… Tracer tech.

MALACHI
Um… everybody…

PASCAL
That's Tracer tech, right?

ALYSS
Yes.

[A door opens and Jawn walks back in.]

JAWN
Hey spacers, bad news, y'know the…
Uh, looks like I'm not the only one with bad news. Oh stars. You found the suitcase.

ALYSS
The game's up, Jawn.

JAWN
Fffuck.

ALYSS
There's no point in not telling them, now.

JAWN
Yeahhhhhhhhhh… just do it, y'know?

ALYSS
Everyone… this rogue planet we're standing on… was the homeworld of the Tracers.

[The last note of the song rings out as that hangs in the air. Then, we shift scenes.]

SHIP
[H] Good night, Captain Tarsul. Sleep well.

TARSUL
SLEEP, not 'night'. Be quiet, Ship.

SHIP
[H] Good sleep, Captain Tars- Tars-

[Something happens to Ship - like something or someone is trying to take over its voice. The static warps, and it is clear this is no longer Ship - at least, not as we know it - speaking, but rather a transmission cobbled from many, using Ship's speakers.]

TRANSMISSION
Tarsul. Tarsul. They - know. Everyone - knows - already. They - know - you - did - it. Everyone - knows - already. You - killed -them - for - nothing. Everyone -knows - already. And - the - worlds - will - end - because - you - were - too - slow. Tarsul.

TARSUL
Ship???? SHIP!!!!

[A corrupted version of the theme song plays, repeating the line "Are you there?"]

EMMA
Thank you for listening to ROGUEMAKER. This episode, “Lost and Found”, was written by Emma Johanna Puranen and directed by Rook Mogavero and Emma Johanna Puranen. The script was edited by Rook Mogavero and Shaoni C. White, with additional script contributions from Daria Syskine. Sound editing was by Emma Johanna Puranen. Original music was composed by Emily Branam, who also sings our theme song. Our cover art is by Tatyana Archtander.

In order of appearance, this episode featured the voices of:

STEPHEN
Stephen Indrisano as Tarsul

EMMA
Emma Johanna Puranen as Ship

AXANDRE
Axandre Oge as Valencio “Trip” Triptych

BONNIE
Bonnie Calderwood Aspinwall as Pascal Almagest

SAM L
Sam LaPorte as Jawn Batalha

ALASDAIR
Alasdair Stuart as Malachi Tessera

NHEA
Nhea Durousseau as Alyss Obelus

ALEX
Alexandra Rose DeAngelis as Woh́́ Ollum

OMAR
Omar Camps-Kamrin as Lowkey Madigan

ROOK
Rook Mogavero as Chasma Jump Cannon

SAM Y
Sam Yeow as No Go

EMMA
And

LIZ
Liz Morey as Kuzha Tvask

EMMA
Additional voices were lent by Emma Johanna Puranen and Jeanette Puranen.

Last but not least, our vibe checker was:

BRUCE THE CAT
Mrow!

EMMA
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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE:

Thank you for reading our transcript! This transcript is directly copied from the google doc, so I apologize if there are any errors or spacing weirdness. This episode was transcribed by Rook Mogavero. If you've noticed any mistakes, have any accessibility concerns, or have any other questions/issues regarding the transcripts, please email us at roguesfpod@gmail.com and we'll do our best to address/fix whatever it is as soon as possible! Hope you're having a lovely day :) -RM