We’re Alive: Descendants - Chapter 11 - Stay Alert, Stay Alive - Part 2 of 2
25 min
•Mar 7, 2023about 3 years agoSummary
In this fictional audio drama episode, a group of survivors orchestrates a daring escape from an infected-overrun stadium, rescuing captured friends while navigating combat and separation. The episode culminates with a revelation that one survivor may possess genetic immunity to infection, discovered through a grandmother's research journal.
Insights
- Coordinated group rescue operations require multiple skilled participants with specialized abilities (weapons expertise, tactical knowledge, insider help)
- Information asymmetry creates strategic advantages—the group's access to insider Will and Nakoma's knowledge of the facility enabled successful escape planning
- Genetic or biological anomalies in infection resistance may exist and can be identified through historical research and medical monitoring data
- Leadership decisions shift when new information emerges—the group's willingness to abandon pursuit of the antagonist changed when they confirmed their people were safe
- Separation during crisis scenarios creates cascading complications requiring improvisation and individual decision-making under extreme pressure
Trends
Narrative complexity in audio drama increasingly relies on multi-character perspectives and parallel storylines to build tensionBiological immunity and genetic resistance themes gaining prominence in post-apocalyptic fiction narrativesCollaborative escape scenarios emphasizing diverse skill sets and social networks as survival mechanismsData monitoring and life tracking technology used as narrative device to reveal hidden character attributesRedemption arcs for morally ambiguous characters becoming central to character development in serialized fiction
Topics
Escape planning and execution under hostile conditionsInfection immunity and genetic resistance mechanismsGroup dynamics and leadership during crisis situationsTactical weapons and combat strategyInformation gathering and intelligence networksSeparation and reunion scenarios in survival narrativesMoral ambiguity and character redemptionFacility security and containment protocolsMedical monitoring and life tracking systemsFamily legacy and inherited knowledge
Quotes
"Stay alert. Stay alive."
Episode title/theme•Opening
"We can't stay in the city. There's a big tree by the tunnel exit outside of Prim. Gloria's taking the slaves there. That's where we can meet up after."
Character providing escape coordinates•Mid-episode
"I wonder if we might have an... anomaly on our hands."
Walrus (facility operator)•Climax
"She said she was, uh, uniquely qualified... to do her job. And was she? Wrote the book. Didn't she?"
Facility operator discussing Nicholas's grandmother•Revelation scene
Full Transcript
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We're on the perimeter! Someone on our side did that, right? They made the hole? Sure as hell wasn't the bore or her people. Everyone's booking it! I see more infected. Move! Get into the stadium. We need to make sure Nick and the others are still okay. This way! I see a passing sign! Please move in a column. The quarterly passers-to-the-emergency-exits make the way to the scare zone for safety. I'm so glad we got out before this part. Right Doc? Doc! Doc! There's a bunch! Get back! Frag out! Damn! Can I have some of those? That was my last one! Go! Go! Go! This way! Up the stairs! I can see the fighting pits! Where are the others? Where would the bore have taken them? I don't know. We'll find them. I'm betting she kept them close. Who all is here? But Victor, Kelly and Mira. Ah, geez. And you all got caught? Not all of us. Thank you. And you've had help. It took a lot to make this happen. Really? From you? What can I say? I'm sorry. Uh-huh. Well that's barely a start, Nakoma. Dot. Damn! Alvin was right! Those big ones are still going at it! I can't tell who's winning, Fred or Bill. There they are! Down there along the edge! Nick! Nick! They're alive! No way! Riley? Alex? Dot? You're alive! How did you... Will showed us the way out. And then helped us escape. Right after the match started. We brought help. He couldn't have done that for all of us? Whatever! What the hell are you guys doing? Getting your asses out. What does it look like? And Nakoma? She helped with all of it. We couldn't have done it without her. Really? Look, really nice to see you and all, but we're still stuck in here. Infected or crawling all over the exit. Hey, does anyone have a better weapon? Maybe a gun? I hate this shit. Dot, give him your shotgun. Dot! Catch! Oh yeah! Much better! Lucky. Oh! Can I have yours? They took my bow. Um, yeah sir! Try and catch. I'll throw it over. Yeah! Got it! Try to strap around the arrows. Here's the clever too! Up there! I found the others! In the box seats at the top. That's your people, right? I knew the board would keep them closed. I'll go. Us too. Get them out of here! We're on it! I'll come around and help clear the exit for you. I have enough darts to take down some of the bigger ones that might get in your way. Damn. Alright. That'd be good. Wait! Before we split up. Where do we go from here? We can't stay in the city. There's a big tree by the tunnel exit outside of Prim. Gloria's taking the slaves there. That's where we can meet up after. Big tree. Tunnel. Got it. I owe you one. Thank you, Alex. This ain't over yet. Now get your asses out of there! Come on! Woo! Yeah! There's no way this is working. I can't believe this. We're all getting out of here. We're all getting out of here! Whoa! Sit! Bill's behind us! Bill's behind us! Go! Cuck-Was-It! Let us out of here, you little shit! You back away from the door! I am more than you! I will shoot! Victor, help me with my cuffs. Find something I can pick this way. How do I know I can trust them? What do you think arranged all this? Just find something to get these off. Oh, fine. I'm looking. Your friends thought they were so smart sneaking around. But look what happened, huh? All right. All I found was this paperclip. Will this work? Yes. Seal ain't that fucking dumb. Now easy. One way or another, we'll find a way through this door. Oh, you won't! I am under strict orders. Now back! Oh! Got it. Mrs. Seal, I need your assistance. I need help at the box seats. Hey, seal! Holy! Wow! Nice shot! Who's out there? A friend! I told you. Ha-Ha! I knew you'd come! Viva la France! The French Revolution is here! Oh, but... Wow, you made it! And a few others. Alec? Is that... is that really Alec's? No way! Holy shit. I've just seen a ghost. You're alive! But we saw you go down in the water! That's where the exit was. We had help getting out from one of the guys that works here. Will. You're here? I just can't... Dot, can you open the door? Dot, Dot. Oh, damn. I can't believe it. Easy there, Bert. I thought we'd lost you, boy. Glad to see you're safe, too. Honestly, I only just found out you were here. Sorry. Take grip for an old man. What happened? Dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot. Um... what? Dot, dot, dot, dot, dot. Can someone translate? I thought she nailed it right on the head. I knew you could do it, Riley. I was starting to have my doubts, but... So did we, Mira. So did we. Where's Nakoma? Helping Nick and Vera out of the pit, but we need to get you all out of here right now. The whole place is getting overrun. Where did the boar go? No idea. Left with that walrus guy a while ago. Probably in the stadium control room. You want to go after her? Is she really worth it? We have our people, right? What does she matter? Why take the risk? He's right. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait, wait, wait. Everyone, you're my witness on what she just said. That never happens. Well, you're never right. What can I say? I... it deals me all. Can we get going before someone comes back? Wait, I almost forgot. I gotta get something first. I already got the gun off him. Found another in the security booth as well. He had something else. That was all that was on him. No. Where the hell is it? Where's what? This guy took Golden Shirley. He must have left it at the barn's penthouse. Oh, damn you. Is that really necessary, Bert? Just clubbing a dead seal. Oh, God. What? Do you get it? Of course we do. It's not funny. Can we go? You thought it was funny, right? Not. See? Not, not. Exactly my thoughts. Yeah, that's not even close to what she said. Whatever. Let's just get back to our truck and get the hell out of here. Uh, about that... What? What? You scratched it, didn't ya? How bad? Just tell me. You'll see. Let's just say we might need to find new transportation. Oh, no. Dot dot. Dot dot? What? Don't leave me hanging, girl. Come we're locking back up in the room. If that was even possible. Alright, focus. Head to the Monorail depot. It'll be our fastest way out of here. The Monorail depot is now available on the Internet. The Monorail depot is now available on the Internet. The Monorail depot is now available on the Internet. The Monorail depot is now available on the Internet. The Monorail depot is now available on the Internet. The Monorail depot is now available on the Internet. The Monorail depot is now available on the Internet. The Monorail depot is now available on the Internet. The Monorail depot is now available on the Internet. 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Vera! Nick! Jesus. Where are you? Damn it, what happened? Should have been right here. Now come up. Vincent? I can't see anything, it's all dust! Vincent? Shit, are you bit? No, it's just got knocked aside. A bunch of infected bum rush does while we were trying to get out. We got separated. And then Convera is still back inside the stadium somewhere. I couldn't find them. Damn it! Okay, here, take my arm. We'll get them. Last time I could see the box, seats were empty. I think the others from Westport were able to get out. Good. Good. Nick! Beth! Are you sure they're alive? They're tough. They'll make it. The big ones are still in there. Kicking up a hell of a lot of dirt. Don't worry, I got something for them. Here. Take my spear. I can barely lift it. Oh god, my arms. So is the hired. We can trade. You know how to use a dark gun? Which ones are the most potent? They're color-coded. Red is the strongest. Yellow, not so much, but I'm more paralyzing than fatal. Good to know. Just be careful. You need to aim at the skin. Don't waste any because there aren't many- Ow! Oh! Vincent. Oops! Vincent? Kinda sucks, doesn't it? Now you know what it feels like. I can't believe you. Ambushed me while I was washing my gear. Ugh. So indecent. Come on, this way. Stay here, Nakoma. Not that you have a choice. You know I would have used the red dart, but... Hey, you did get me out of here. So, thanks for that. And the dark gun. Real handy, this thing. Now I just need to get Vera and I can finally fly out of this hellhole. Vincent. Vincent. You take care, Nakoma. May the winds fuck your favor. Okay. Ha ha ha ha. Vera! Vera! Where are you? Answer me! Vera! Ah! Thank you! Ah! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Over here! Who else would it be? There you are. Are you okay? I'm fine, but where's Nick? Nick? We got separated too. I have no idea where he went. Come on, we should head this way. Where'd you last see Nick? We'll find him. But it's better if we get out of this kill zone now. I'm not going anywhere without him. Nick! He'll find us. Now come on. He could already be outside the stadium. No. He would have come past me. We can't stay here. Go on without me. Get to the others. The ones the boar captured. Your other friends are fine. They're being rescued. Who do you think did all this? Thank good. Work with me to find him. Nick! Vincent! Help me! Vincent! Don't just stand there! Come on! Nick! Nick! Have it your way. Ow! The fuck? The hell are you doing? Vincent. I'm sorry. But if this is the way it's gotta be, then this is the way it's gotta be. Come on. Let go. Love me. You don't have a choice in this. Even if I have to carry you there. Oh. Can't forget this. In case we need your katana. Raider. Oh, I'm not. Sooner or later, you'll realize I'm as loyal as they come. Nick. Get out of the way, you big assholes! Where did you all go? Mara? Vincent! They had to have gotten out. I swear I heard you. Get out of my way! You want some of this? Oh, you want some too? Here, take some of this! Where the hell did you all go? Get the guests to the safety control centers now and secure the barn. Do it! I want every animal we have securing the facilities from infected. We can't let this place fall. Ma'am, we're doing that. But stay in here. This is a safe place. It's secure, I swear. Damn it! Our west port guests are gone! Someone let them out of the box seats. This is all their fault. Not all of them left. Look who's still there. In the ring. Nicholas. It looks like the other contender is carrying Vera. They're almost out of the pit. The silver lining. Keep recording. Maybe we can still win this game after all. Well, you may get your wish. Look at this skin walker. He's starting to sneak up. Where the hell are they? Oh, thank God! Hey! Vincent! Wait up! Hey, are you okay? Vincent? Is that... What happened to Vera? Wait up! Where are you going? Vincent! Vincent! What happened to Vera? What's wrong with her? Oh no. Where are you? Where? Damn it! Vincent! Help! Help me! You son of a... Get back here! Help! Get off! Fuck you! Damn it! No! You did this! You bit me! Oh fuck! Damn it! Sorry, Nick. Hell of a way to go. No, it's your mistake! Damn it! Vincent! Vincent! Vincent! Vincent! You son of a bitch! Help! Looks like Vincent's getting out of the stadium now. He's carrying the other. Who knows if she's dying or not. While they were in the pit, the life tracker said she had a low heart rate. And what about the other contender? Looking at the replay now. I'm thinking we at least got two. This one's done for. The skin walker bit Nicholas hard on his left arm. Just a matter of time now. All teams, work on securing the checkpoints. Make sure you contain the infected. Don't let it spread any further. We might still have a chance to keep things running. Walrus, are you seeing this? What? Nicholas, he's still going. So? It happens slow sometimes. Not against an advanced infected like that. And a bite that hard. A person with surely some signs. Look at his heart rate on the life tracker. We've seen people turn before on this. You can see a difference. But Nick, still looks... relatively normal. What? What are you thinking? I wonder if we might have an... anomaly on our hands. That's not possible. Is it? What do you know about Nick? You've been watching the games closely. That's not said much, really. Anything personal? Aside from just being from Westport? Well, he has been carrying around some journal... from his grandma. Contained some infected research. Added on him when he was in the arena. Didn't see the harm in it so. Really? Show me. All right. Quickly now. I am, I am. All right, it's right here. I think... Really? She said she was, uh, uniquely qualified... to do her job. And was she? Wrote the book. Didn't she? Not close enough to put this together. No one else learned the things that she did. She probably saved hundreds of lives because of it. Maybe more. Freeze it! I've seen that book before. Or a version of it by Tanya Tink. His last name is Tink. So what? I've heard rumors of some people from Westport with that name. They were also uniquely qualified. And apparently, one of them has been here the whole time. Walrus. I believe we have someone... ...hosing me on. Thanks. Don't know what it's like in your house, but keeping everyone entertained can be a nightmare. Take the pressure off with EE's award-winning TV and full-fiber broadband, with Netflix now, TNT Sport and more. And get their most powerful Wi-Fi 7 as standard, so everyone can stream their films, series and sport at the same time. Watch to EETB and broadband today. New BT Group customers only. 62% UK availability terms applying. You've been listening to We're Alive, Descendants, produced by Wayland Productions, written and directed by KC Wynand, starring Jitann Gilbert as Nicholas, Haajan Cho as Vera, Austin Tray, Grace as Alex, Briarly Bishop as Doc, Vanessa Bourne as Nikola, Claire Dodin as Riley, Scott Marvin as Bert, Tammy Klein as Kelly, Otto Stern as Victor, Carol Kaufman as Mira, Gigi Gissabe as The Bull, Josh Petersdorf as Walrus, Brandon Burns as Seal, and I'm Michael Swan. Additional voices by Filmietto, Misaka Malimba, Kyle Potig, Shannon Zimmerman, Hero Carlyle, produced by KC Wayland, editing and sound design by KC Wayland, assistant editing by Tim Mulher, infected sound design by Michael Keane and Geno Jang, mastered by Victoria Cheng, original music by Robert Mann and Danny Birkov Hopkins, scores systems by Evan Timonio, recording and engineering by Wayland Productions, recording engineer Victoria Cheng, script supervisor Geno Jang, production assistants Isabella Miller and Holly Megan Scott, audio production manager Victoria Cheng, social media manager and videographer Geno Jang, co-produced by Rusty Quill, executive producer Alexander J. Newt, chief marketing officer Callum Dowerty, marketing assistant Hattie Quinlan, network liaison Tom Park. For more info about the show and a complete list of cast and crew, visit us at www.we'realive.com. Access exclusive content and lore on our Patreon and follow us on social media for regular updates. 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