We're Alive: Descendants - Chapter 18 - Deep in the Red - Part 2 of 2
45 min
•Nov 4, 20256 months agoSummary
In this narrative episode of We're Alive: Descendants, characters Nick and Will escape from a secret military research facility studying infected specimens after discovering it was funded by the now-destroyed city of Prim. They fight their way through a border checkpoint and journey to a remote location where they discover Nick's mother alive and sheltering infected creatures that appear to be non-hostile.
Insights
- Secret government research facilities may operate with undisclosed funding sources and ethical compromises to achieve strategic objectives
- Individuals with immunity to infection represent critical strategic assets in post-apocalyptic scenarios, driving institutional priorities
- Moral ambiguity increases when protagonists must commit violence against individuals following orders, even when escaping oppressive systems
- Discovery of non-hostile infected challenges existing assumptions about the nature and behavior of the threat
- Long-term survival strategies may require individuals to work within corrupt systems before attempting escape
Trends
Post-apocalyptic governance structures rely on compartmentalized information and need-to-know protocolsResearch into biological threats requires ethical trade-offs between scientific advancement and human rightsImmune individuals become targets for exploitation by state and military institutionsUnderground resistance movements develop when institutional corruption becomes undeniableSurvival narratives increasingly explore moral costs of violence and complicity in oppressive systems
Topics
Military research facility operations and protocolsBiological specimen preservation and study methodsBorder checkpoint security and escape proceduresImmunity to infection as strategic assetEthical implications of human experimentationGovernment funding of classified researchPost-apocalyptic governance structuresNon-hostile infected behaviorMoral ambiguity in survival situationsInstitutional corruption and complicity
People
Chancellor Friedrich
Leader of secret research facility studying infected; revealed to have funded operations through undisclosed sources
Walrus
Facility acquisitions officer who assists protagonists' escape by providing vehicle, weapons, and keycard access
Nicholas (Nick)
Protagonist searching for his mother; discovers immunity to infection; forced to kill border guard during escape
Will
Protagonist companion; struggles with moral implications of killing border guard; shot during checkpoint escape
Tonya Ting
Nick's grandmother; revealed to be alive and sheltering non-hostile infected at remote location
Pegs
Nick's mother; presumed dead but revealed to be alive at remote facility with infected creatures
Quotes
"99.97% of the population was killed in some way by these things since 2009. It's unfathomable. They made us an endangered species."
Chancellor Friedrich•Mid-episode
"I'm giving you a head start. But why? Why not? Put you through enough already. Maybe I owe it to you."
Walrus•Facility escape sequence
"It was him or you. You do know that, right? Was he? Was he really?"
Will and Nick•Post-checkpoint dialogue
"These, they're different. It's why they're here."
Pegs•Final revelation
"It's all... can't be for nothing. It can't be."
Nick•Journey to mountains
Full Transcript
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You think I'm going to be okay? I mean it takes a while to affect someone from what I know. So you should be fine. You should. You'll be fine. Well, it has to be around it for like hours and you barely got away. But you were completely unfazed. Well, I mean my dad was too around that stuff. It didn't affect me there. So more proof that I'm different. Yeah, it print burned dead infected before they got to that point. Well, I guess they shipped them off here. I never knew that happened. It just makes sense that the red dragons have such stringent safety protocols. Is there anything in that book about what they're actually doing here? No, not that I can tell from this. All right recruits, get up and start what? What the fuck? Oh shit. What the hell are you doing here? Me? How the hell did you little shit get in here? Nick? I figured you for dead. Why? Didn't think you'd get out of prim alive. Especially after I saw you get bit. So you must be. Get your damn hands off me. It's true. You're immune. Oh shit. Oh shit. Why the fuck do you care? You gonna lock us up in some place again? The fuck are you trying next? I was out of there. Yeah. You know what that is? You ever see what a Madagun could do? I saw it blow a big asshole through infected twice your size. Yeah. You know what will you suggest? Shoot. Considering all the bullshit and times that you beat us down. Hey, hey easy now nerd. You got this all wrong. Oh yeah? Why are you even here? What is the bore having you do now? Huh? She's not having anyone do anything anymore. We have for myself. What? What's that even mean? I think she's dead. Same as prim. Wait, you're saying that the city's gone. In fact it took over. Or as I know. But if you distress calls out, then nothing. Oh, well good. Fuck that place and fuck you two for everything that you did there. Huh. I'm kinda glad it's done. Went on for too long. Yeah, whatever man. Like I believe that. Now, now, you have nothing to hide behind. Don't got no reason to. Yeah? So then why are you here? Yeah. And how can we believe anything that you say that this isn't some sort of new game that the Boors playing? You think you have everything figured out huh? All those brains up there will and you still don't know shit. Oh, yeah? Then please enlighten us. Who do you think paid to build this place huh? What do you think that fucking money came from? The games? There's no way. The republic can barely keep the people fed. Spend all their money on the military. And ain't no one in the U.A. willing to support anything like this. They got their own problems. Yeah. I'm going to brief them now. Oh shit. Freech is coming. Hide the monogon. And you don't try a fucking thing. I won't. You have my word. Yeah. What good is that huh? Well, it's all you got right now. Put it away. Hmm. Boris. Chris and Jess. Getting acquainted. Yeah, just chat with them about you know. The ins and outs. How things run around here? Good good. Well, I don't have much time left. We'll need to attend to another ongoing matter. The facility uniforms fit? Um, yeah. Yup. One uniform to another. They look good. Yeah. Come on. Why don't we go have a look around the facility, shall we? I'm curious on Jess's take. I, uh, well, I already went through the operating procedures here, but there's still so many questions. This Jess here? Seems like a smart lad should fit right in. Good. Hopefully it can spark some innovation into research and development. Chris, you will be on our security team, as well as infected consultation. Nice fit given your first-hand experience. I mean, that's what you're thinking. Walrus. It was right. What do you, uh, what do you do here? Oh, interesting. Very interesting name, by the way. Uh-huh. Used to be with acquisitions. Now I'm here more permanently. Acquisitions, so you gather dead infected? You could say that. We've had to get creative without you retrieve our samples. The UA States, Republic and otherwise, are all a bit afraid to get their hands dirty with that sort of thing. Wanted to prove of any of this. That's why you're not telling anyone else. Only those who need to know. I alluded to this before. And why you are sworn to secrecy. There sure is a lot of equipment here. Uh, this is not a cheap facility. Well, for many years we've been grateful to be able to rely on outside funding, help keep everything off the official ledger. Unfortunately, that source seems to have dried up recently. Oh, I did. Oh, man. That's a shame. Truly. A means to an end no more. But it has created a sense of urgency, and to manage with what we already have. And what do you have? This. Whoa. Every species of infected we could get our hands on collected over the last decade or so. No way. From every generation of evolution. As many as we could acquire. No one could know more about them than we do. All catalog and documented from their large targets to chewed and sharpen fingernails, bone growths, everything. But why? To kill them. No, you're enemy, right? I told you. That's what this is for. Yeah. Just making sure. But how? What are you trying to do? Find a weakness. Something that can be used against them. It's what I and my team have been focusing on for years. It's what needs to be done. But myself have been willing to cross certain lines to see this through. Oh, I bet. No war. No petty human conflict. No amount of drop bombs could ever come close to the amount of suffering this infection has caused. 99.97% of the population was killed in some way by these things since 2009. It's unfathomable. They made us an endangered species. And their numbers are climbing. With every generation, they are outperforming us. We don't have much longer. At this base, in a few more years, we will all be wiped out. And what is it you think I can do exactly? Support the Red Dragon team. Breathe their research. Learn along the way. This isn't solely on you. I've been gathering every person I thought could contribute and help in this effort. And just you will be a part of that now. We're close. I know it. I really think things will change very quickly, especially now that we have a new special sample to work with. What kind of sample? One of a kind. This way. Just past the infected tanks. All these in your big ass mason jars are dead, right? Oh yeah, very dead. Some for many years. And we keep them in the formaldehyde to preserve their bodies so we can study them over time. It also prevents decomposition and letting out any more infectious gases. We do our best to keep everything safe here. You seem to know a lot about this process for just a politician. Before I was chancellor, I led a few research projects. This one has been under my umbrella for many years. Wow. Kedi, bull, muck, raker, skin walker. Wow, but there's so many here that I haven't seen before. Always something new popping up here or there. Oh, look at this one. A soldier. Those nasty things. What's that on their forehead? Rank. They carved their rank into the skin as their form of hierarchy. Whatever rank they held in life, they held in death. It's how they organized quickly as a tribe of infected soldiers. Why no one's allowed to enter Fort Bragg anymore. The UA completely sealed off the city from the outside world. There why it's the city of lost souls? Exactly. These are the reason no one survived from there. Well, mostly no one. I'm fairly certain everyone died. Ah, you know, people love to talk, tell stories. Oh, yeah, exactly. Stories. So, so what is this special sample you're talking about? It's connected to this lab. There in the cold storage unit. Blood from someone who is potentially immune. Wait, what? Exciting, right? A human anomaly. Walrus here was able to acquire it. And you confirmed they were, right? Ah, yeah. That as well as anyone could tell. We've had samples from an immune person in the past, but we were not nearly equipped to handle something so precious back then. This could make a real difference. What happened to that immune person before? They died, sadly, years ago. What are you doing now with the blood? Dr. Andreas and his team are in the lab's running tests 24-7, while the samples still viable. This is all we were able to obtain. And what happens to that immune? Tired to? Pure shame. Yeah. Yeah, too bad. Ah, that's me. Okay, I have to catch a train. They won't leave without me, but don't want to upset their schedule. Walrus here will continue your orientation. Welcome to the fight. See you when I get back. Wincare will morty. Well, Chris, Jess, you want to come with me? This way. You're pretty chummy with the boss already. Well, the hell did that happen? You were in Prim barely a week ago. Took the long way around. We're in into him on the train. Moving up fast in the world, huh? You two really are survivors. Just another game, I suppose. Uh-huh. Hey, can they hear us in there? No, labs are sealed. Nothing in or out. You fucking stole that blood sample. What did I think you cared? Dead men don't talk. And they had samples before from an immune? Who was that? I don't know, before my time. Oh, but what was going on at Prim sure the hell wasn't? Is that true? Prim supported this place with its dead infected and money? That's right. And you just went along with every horrible thing she did because of it, right? There are only a few animals around when I first started working for her. Any games we ran were done with volunteers. Men would die, but because of their sacrifice, that would mean the infected would too. Eventually, we ran out of volunteers. Things changed. And I had to with it. Typical. Always passing the blame to somebody else. Oh no, I'll admit to doing shitty things. I can know up to that. Part of it is my fault. Doesn't matter now though, you all went and burned it down. Yeah, and I do it again. God willing, all that shit will amount to something. It's part of why I intend to stay here and see this through. With your help now, I guess. So... Do you not gonna say anything about us? We'll go with that, too. Well, good for you. We're not staying. And why the fuck are you here? I thought you'd actually see the worth in this place. I mean, maybe I do, but we have more important shit to deal with. Shit that we wanted have to do if it wasn't for your fucking trappers and your slavery city. Yeah, like what? None of your... Oh, shh, sorry. Oh, I'm on well. I still have my gun in my bag. In if you... Just keep it there. What are you doing? Would you just give me a minute? Shit. Nicky if you... Please, alright? I'm just getting my keys. Yeah. Now, hand me your badges. These... the UA ones? They'll work. Got a MagStrip, don't they? Why? What are you doing? This facility has hard-coded doors in a perimeter fence with checkpoints, and if you did get out, you wouldn't get very far. You'd need keycard access. And now, you both have it. Wait, what? Really? My truck is parked out by the loading dock. Blueish silver should have a full tank of gas. Anyone asks? You stole it. Walrus, what are you doing? What does it look like? I'm giving you a head start. But why? Why not? Put you through enough already. Maybe I owe it to you. Well, this is a start. If you're heading out of the Republic, watch the border checkpoints. They don't want anyone leaving this place. Citizen or not. Just a heads up. Hmm. We'll need weapons. There's a few in the truck. Thank much, but should cover you in case. And what about mine? I need to refill my modapistol. Those are air tanks, yeah? In the workshop? All I need is hydrogen and oxygen. You say and you held me up with an empty fucking gun. I mean, I'm not saying that at all. Fine, well, just be quick about it. Okay. Thanks. Walrus, do you even call you that? Still, did your name die with her? Well, used it for so long. Any other just doesn't feel like me. Now hurry up. D'ard. Hey, if Friedrich comes back, sees you AWOL. Nothing I can do then. He may seem reasonable when you're on his good side. But, after you cross him. Thanks for the warning. Hurry up. And remember, I didn't see any of this shit. I really hope he's not just strong with us. He would, wouldn't he? Should we not trust this? If Walrus is right, this is our only chance to get out. Oh fuck. Right. Here it goes. Oh shit. He is supposed to do something, right? Yeah, do it again. Is it me or is it the card? Do try it again. I'm trying. Okay. It's the same thing. D'ard. Here, try mine. I'm trying. Are we screwed? Do these things? Never fucking work? Oh shit. We're done. Well, we're done. God damn it. Don't back up. The spice will pop the tires. We're fucking sitting, Duxwill. What do you want to do? Use the cards to pry the door open. I can't engage. You're clear. Oh, hey. Okay. Oh, dry. Dry. Yeah, yeah. Oh. Man. This place. Yeah. I know. Oh, turn here. But go slower. Gotta make it look like we don't care, you know? Yeah. Drive as I would on any post. Got it. Can't risk being pulled over now. It probably. Shoot you for speed. No, in this place. Um. Let's see what they got in here. They, uh. Oh, hey. They have a map in here of the area. Perfect. Find us a way off base. Figure out the best route to get out of the republic to the north. Okay. Keep heading down this road. I can figure out where the Jigia would be based on this. The city's not marked on here, but I remember. I told you this would work out. Yeah. I'm going to go. I told you this would work out. Yeah. Almost in. But we did. Okay. The almost are behind us. Of all this shit that we had to go through, we're nearly there. Hold on, mama. I'm coming. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Supercharged with the help of zero accounting software. These are your numbers. 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Get three months half price when you switch to an unlimited sim with three. That means quick streaming, faster downloads and more money to spend on the things you love. Join the UK's fastest 5G network and get your unlimited sim today. Buy now in store or see 3.co.uk. Unlimited 24 month light plan. Proof of switching required. Based on Euclis B test intelligence data, to age 2025. All rights reserved. Subject to credit checks and turns. And now back to descendants. 5.556.57 of these kinds of bullets. What are they again? 7.62 rounds for the AK-47. Go ahead and put them back in the magazines. So that gives us 215 round magazines with the 9mm and almost 24 mags with the AK. And about 7 or 8 more rounds. With my modapistle, depending on how much pressure we lose with each shot. Save those. Those are the hardest to replace and there are heaviest caliber. All right, check them out. How much further is it? Um... Oh shit, not much longer. Uh, I'm not sure if I can get a gun. I'm not sure if I can get a gun. Oh shit, not much longer. Uh, oh. Yup. Yeah, the sign we just passed said New Mexico 5 miles. The Republic still uses old state borders it looks like. Oh then? Better get ready. I'm loading these as fast as I can. I wish we wouldn't have waited so long to count them. Relax, Will. You have enough time. Huh. Haven't seen a car in a while. You think it's heavily guarded? There isn't shit out here. Oh, beats me. Sure is pretty though. Look at those mountains over there. That's key isn't that direction? If it's in those mountains? You know the one with the maps. Well these just show borders, not topography. But it does seem like it may be up there. Well, we'll just have to figure it out along the way. Not gonna lie. And a breath easy once we're outside the Republic. Yeah. I'll look so normal from the outside, but on the inside something's very wrong. Right. Uh, I am surprised though about something that happened back there. Oh yeah? What's that? Well, for all you talk about the infected being the enemy, I thought you might have believed the Chancellor's plan about those experiments. Part of me. Part of me did. But... It's probably too good to be sure. Even Friedrich himself. And you know, like Worissa, he seems reasonable and see you cross him, so. Westered around long enough to find out. Right. Right. But what if they do find a way? Something that can easily kill off the infected? Let everything go back to what it was before. Maybe we'd all stop fighting each other. You can see why it's tempting, right? I get it. Okay. These mags are loaded. Was that? That's it, I bet. The checkpoint. Here. I'm gonna pull over into this berm here. They won't see us. Uh, are we... Oh, okay. We're getting out. Come on. Stay low. How's it look? Well, it's a direct shot there. Two guards' hours and only one road in or out. But it's got some of those metal poles that go down to let cars through. Shit. Oh, ballard barriers. Is that what they're called? Those are the hydraulic kind too. They go into the ground, but only when activated. We installed them in parts of Prim. That'll make it tricky to use the road anyway around. Doesn't look like it. It's constantly in wire in either direction, and this big ass ditch, the entire length of the border. Yeah, there's no way through I can see aside from that checkpoint. Damn. There's one guard up top, and one down below. The camera's all around. There's a bunch of other guards' hours in the distance along the border fence too. Watchpoints. Oh, with radios, no doubt. That we'll call in if something happens. Great. Just great. Not all of them may be men, but this one definitely is. All of the rest of the border's are secure. What are we going to do? Well, we're wearing Republic uniforms. Any chance that we could talk our way through? We could try, but I doubt it. Yeah, you're probably right. No one's going to listen if we're trying to escape. Let me think. I mean, we do have guns. What? No, whoa, whoa. I wanted these in case we ran into affected. I'm not killing anyone over this. They're only trying to defend their home, right? And prevent people from leaving. Still. All right, all right, all right, calm down. I'm trying to think right now. Oh, boy. Well, you better do it quick, because there's another car coming up behind us. I mean, they're way out in the distance, but they're definitely on this road. Wait, what time is it? It could be the changing of the guard. All right, all right, all right. We'll just have to try and talk our way through. It's only two soldiers. You cover one, I got you. Yeah? Cool. Come on. Oh, shit, shit, shit. Nick. I just let me do the talking, OK? Take the AK just in case. You only have to point and shoot with that one. We're not going to have to, right? Because you said that we were going to have to... Look, well, OK, I get it. Just follow my lead. Right? He's waving us down. This one has a goat, red guard. Look, it's all good. It's all good. Just act normal. As far as I can see. Whoa, whoa, hey, man. It's all good. We're under orders. Relax. Step out of the vehicle now. You two aren't in the air. I am. I am. Hey, there must have been a mistake. We were told to come out here. I held you. No one contacted us. Get on the ground. Really, soldiers are coming in. Tell them the situation. What are you reaching for? Don't move. No, I didn't. I didn't. You did. You did. Fuck it. No! God! I'm going to go to the other guard with him. Stop him now. No, no. You have to. Come on, Will. I can't. I can't. I'll come back up. This is a checkpoint for distance. Oh, you killed him. You, you a fuckers killed him. Will, find the good roads for the fair kid. Hurry. Hurry, we have the lower. Nick, Nick, I... Hurry. Okay, okay. This, this is it. Drive this up, and I'll catch up. I'm going to raise the barriers. Come on, Nick. Come on, raise. Come on, raise faster, damn you. Fuck it. Nick, please. No, no. Shit. No, no. Damn it. No, Nick. Drive, drive. Okay, hurry. They're too far now. We should be safe. It's massacred controls for the barricade. They can't follow us. Nick, I... I shot that soldier. I shot easy. I shot them. Easy. I shot them. Shit, shit, shit. Shit, shit. Fuck, look, I'll take the wheel. Just pull over. You're bleeding. You've been shot. I know, I know. I'm fine. Mostly shit. Oh my god. Why do we do that? Why did we do that? I think the wheel is a... Then the pool over. That was a person. They had a family, they had... To... No, no, no. Easy. All right, easy. Now. This is so fucked. Look, okay, look. We're done. All right. We're through the Republic. Just calm down. Are we? We're an infected country now. And you're guts bleeding and I... Let's wheel, just... Breathe, man, just fucking breathe. All right. Wasn't worth it. Are you gonna die now, too? No, I'm not. The pool only went clean through my side. I'll be fine. Okay, you didn't hit anything vital. And how do you know? I'm just fucking guessing. Just see what happens when the adrenaline stops. Now, come on. All right, get back in the truck. I could drive. We need to distance ourselves from that place. I'm going to get out of here. I'm going to get out of here. Just from that place. Come on, we're so fucking close now. But to what? Don't even know what she's not even there. No, Pekis won't be there. She has to be. It's all... can't be for nothing. It can't be. It can't be. I guess we're headed into the mountains. It's hell of a climb up this hill. How's your... does it hurt? Oh, the bullahose there, but I think for the most part the bleeding's kind of stopped. I'm good. No, right now. There's a town coming up. Can you... of this look familiar on the map? Well... Hmm? Oh, um... yeah, this is white city. Well, it looks empty. Nothing's here. Where's Lechigia? There's no signs. Well, they're looking at Oliver's coordinates. I think we need to turn left once we reach the town. Keep driving up this road. It curves a lot. Well, at least we're off the main highway. Do you think they're gonna follow us? I don't know. Hi. Well, you're gonna be okay? I'll ask... ask me again later. I'm just feeling a lot of things right now. It was him or you. You do know that, right? Was he? Was he really? Yeah, it was. They would have treated us like spies. And according to their rules, they killed those. What did that sign say? That national park. That can't be right. Lechigia is supposed to be a town, right? Not some damn park. Well, that's what I assumed. Maybe not. You have to swerve like that. It's the road. Well, not me. Fine. What if there really is nothing here? Like, like, there is that sense of the middle of nowhere just to get rid of us? We would do that, when it is. Fuck, what if it's an ambush? We could always turn back. There's still time. Should we...? No, no, no, no. This has to be it. It has to be. No, no, no, no. I know this is the right place. I have a feeling. But it's a national park. Fuck, I don't know. Will, all right? If it's not, then we keep going till it is, right? Mm-hmm. Yeah. The sign. What did the sign say? Carl's bad cavern's national park. It's not Lechigia. What the fuck? This is where Oliver said to go. I'm sure of it. There's buildings at least. A few of them coming up. This sounds like a fucking wild goose chase. Why don't we just park and look? Oh, we're definitely still doing that. It's quiet. Yeah. God damn hot. I don't see any signs that someone would be here. Well, the visitor center's a pretty big building. And then there's some smaller brick houses up there or ways when we must have passed them on the way in. I don't know. Where do you want to look first? Fuck. A visitor center, I guess. If nothing else, we'll learn something on this worthless field trip. I don't see any caves either. Obviously, they're underneath us. One would assume. Come on. Nice view, though. Gang. You can see the whole valley below. Hold on. There's a plane over there. A plane on that far road. It has Westport markings. No way. I didn't see any runways. How did they even land? She's here. Well, I know she's out. Yeah, easy, easy. Don't hurt yourself even more. You're bleeding all over now. Look, I'm fine. OK. Pigs. Pigs. Mama. Nick, wait. Don't do that. Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop. Shit. Oh, infected. She's not the only one here. Oh, two went behind the building. Got another three hiding in the park and a lot behind us. I don't have a clear shot. Oh, up in the visitor center. Four more in those windows. Shit. Well, we're surrounded. It's a trap. OK, can we make it back to the truck? By my cowl, I have enough rounds for each one. And I'm finding my mom. Oh, boy. OK, Nick. Nick. I hear. She's there. She's in trouble in the visitor center. Oh, I hear a whole lot more Nick. And they're saying something weird. Well, let them show their fucking face. Nick. Nick. Nick, wait. She's up there. She's up. Oh, my God. What kind are these? Look, well, it doesn't matter. Hell, last. Skinny dead fuckers is what they are. Four, 18, 30. Nick, we don't have enough bullets left for everyone. I can't do this. Look, it doesn't matter to me. As long as I see my mom again, nothing's getting in my way. We turned out attacking them. Waiting for this. Breathe. Aim. Pull. Will, why did you stop me? What are you doing? Don't shoot. Mama. Nick, Nick, they won't attack. My God. Mama. Nick, you're safe. You're here. I can't. I can't. I don't believe it. Mama, I'm so sorry. So we're not shooting them, right? No, they're not dangerous. What do you mean? But they're infected. Yeah, I know. I know. You have to trust me. These, they're different. It's why they're here. But why did you come here? What is this letch of gear, bushes? It's a cave. I don't even know where to begin. But we came here looking for you. And there's something else too. But oh my God, you're hurt, Nick. Mama, I'm fine, really, OK? No, Nick, you're bleeding. It's nothing. All right, trust me. It's no big deal, really. No. You really ought to have a doctor take a look at that. Oh, yeah. Sorry, who, who's that? Nick. Nick, there's, there's so much I need to tell you. No, no, no. This isn't possible. It's good to see you, Nicholas. I've waited even longer than pegs for this. Now get over here and give me a hug. Yeah, OK, but who, who is this? His grandma. Tonya Ting. It's been so long. No. Ah. No. No. What? Oh my God. Where have you been? Oh, maybe. I have so much to talk about. To be continued in the next episode of Where Alive Descendants. And now a word from our spotsiness. You've been listening to Where Alive Descendants. Produced by Wayland Productions, written and directed by KC Wayland. Starring, Ditan Giver as Nicholas. Sam Skolnik as well. Levi Petri as Chancellor Friedrich. Josh Petersdorf as Walrus. Alisa Alia as pegs. Shirley Jordan as Tonya. And I'm Michael Swan. Additional voices by Phil Niedov. 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