Uploaded November 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If you had asked Erin Marshall D’Arc, the Free Dome was supposed to be for everyone. Anyone who wanted a home away from the War, she said, could have it.
If you had asked Marshall Erin D’Arc, the Free Dome was only for the best of the best. Only those who could create paradise, he said, could have it.
If you ask Mayor Pilot Pereyra, the Free Dome belongs to the highest bidder. Whoever finds it, they say, owns it – and they can do with it as they please.
And if you ask Juno Steel, Private Eye, drained of blood and confidence? You can keep your lousy Dome. Because something about this place doesn’t sit right with Detective Steel… and he’s rapidly running out of time to figure out what it is before Pilot decides they’re done with him.
Welcome to the Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you enjoy your journey.
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We'd like to thank our Patreon supporters, without whom The Penumbra Podcast would not be possible. Thank you so, so much. A list of those heroes can be found at the bottom of this page: thepenumbrapodcast.com/about
We are a small team that currently relies on fan donations to keep food on our plates and buy us time to create this show, and so we mean it literally when we say we could not do this without you. If you'd like to contribute to that Patreon, get some rewards, and keep making the Penumbra a reality, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/thepenumbrapo...
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Attribution:
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
"Kind of Girl" by Jeris, featuring spinningmerkaba: ccmixter.org/files/VJ_Memes/35657
“Sci-Fi Force Field Impact 15.wav” by StormwaveAudio freesound.org/people/StormwaveAudio/sounds/330629 “Sci-Fi Weapons Deploy” by Hybrid_V freesound.org/people/Hybrid_V/sounds/321215 “Sci-Fi Large Machine Power-Up” by Hybrid_V freesound.org/people/Hybrid_V/sounds/321217 “Laser shooting several rockets” by beman87 freesound.org/people/beman87/sounds/169680 “Terminator slam” by jobro freesound.org/people/jobro/sounds/157969 “Wheel Lathe.wav” by Benboncan freesound.org/people/Benboncan/sounds/137950 “Flame ignition.wav” by hykenfreak freesound.org/people/hykenfreak/sounds/331621 “Large crash” by CGEffex freesound.org/people/CGEffex/sounds/99960 “canon.aif” by man freesound.org/people/man/sounds/14615 “ELEC_DRILL_BURST_001.wav” by JoelAudio freesound.org/people/JoelAudio/sounds/135849/v “RMX_UpDownBit6(Loop).wav” by nicStage freesound.org/people/nicStage/sounds/1519 “Dark Energy_build up.wav” by kantouth freesound.org/people/kantouth/sounds/104396 “Sciency Death Weapon of Science” by RICHERlandTV freesound.org/people/RICHERlandTV/sounds/249499 “synth_jet.wav” by vartioh freesound.org/people/vartioh/sounds/115555 “concrete blocks moving.wav” by FreqMan freesound.org/people/FreqMan/sounds/25846 “Stone grind” by Thalamus_Lab freesound.org/people/Thalamus_Lab/sounds/232102 “hugeSlidingDoorSlamECM800.wav” by UATaudio freesound.org/people/UATaudio/sounds/31154 “Cartoon_Punch_02.wav” by Rsilveira_88 freesound.org/people/RSilveira_88/sounds/216198 “body-fall-3.wav” by CosmicEmbers freesound.org/people/CosmicEmbers/sounds/160739 “Sci-Fi Explosion 1” by Tazy freesound.org/people/Tazy/sounds/369935
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Transcript:
A transcript of the spoken lines in this episode can be found here:
drive.google.com/open?id=1brwwewroN93mc3TfXDpv52sGJsWI-LEjpmlZoEvG3bE
Production scripts with behind-the-scenes direction, character insights, notes for actors, and ridiculous jokes are available on Patreon at the $7 level.
(Transcript by Avi Meehan.)
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Trigger Warnings:
- Sudden loud noises
- Child abuse
- Deception and gaslighting
- Gunfire and explosions
- Reference to alcohol use
- Violence and threats of violence
- Military threats and discussion of military violence
- Death
- Claustrophobic spaces
- Blood and gore
If you had asked Erin Marshall D’Arc, the Free Dome was supposed to be for everyone. Anyone who wanted a home away from the War, she said, could have it.
If you had asked Marshall Erin D’Arc, the Free Dome was only for the best of the best. Only those who could create paradise, he said, could have it.
If you ask Mayor Pilot Pereyra, the Free Dome belongs to the highest bidder. Whoever finds it, they say, owns it – and they can do with it as they please.
And if you ask Juno Steel, Private Eye, drained of blood and confidence? You can keep your lousy Dome. Because something about this place doesn’t sit right with Detective Steel… and he’s rapidly running out of time to figure out what it is before Pilot decides they’re done with him.
Welcome to the Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you enjoy your journey.
----
We'd like to thank our Patreon supporters, without whom The Penumbra Podcast would not be possible. Thank you so, so much. A list of those heroes can be found at the bottom of this page: thepenumbrapodcast.com/about
We are a small team that currently relies on fan donations to keep food on our plates and buy us time to create this show, and so we mean it literally when we say we could not do this without you. If you'd like to contribute to that Patreon, get some rewards, and keep making the Penumbra a reality, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/thepenumbrapo...
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Attribution:
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode
"Kind of Girl" by Jeris, featuring spinningmerkaba: ccmixter.org/files/VJ_Memes/35657
“Sci-Fi Force Field Impact 15.wav” by StormwaveAudio freesound.org/people/StormwaveAudio/sounds/330629 “Sci-Fi Weapons Deploy” by Hybrid_V freesound.org/people/Hybrid_V/sounds/321215 “Sci-Fi Large Machine Power-Up” by Hybrid_V freesound.org/people/Hybrid_V/sounds/321217 “Laser shooting several rockets” by beman87 freesound.org/people/beman87/sounds/169680 “Terminator slam” by jobro freesound.org/people/jobro/sounds/157969 “Wheel Lathe.wav” by Benboncan freesound.org/people/Benboncan/sounds/137950 “Flame ignition.wav” by hykenfreak freesound.org/people/hykenfreak/sounds/331621 “Large crash” by CGEffex freesound.org/people/CGEffex/sounds/99960 “canon.aif” by man freesound.org/people/man/sounds/14615 “ELEC_DRILL_BURST_001.wav” by JoelAudio freesound.org/people/JoelAudio/sounds/135849/v “RMX_UpDownBit6(Loop).wav” by nicStage freesound.org/people/nicStage/sounds/1519 “Dark Energy_build up.wav” by kantouth freesound.org/people/kantouth/sounds/104396 “Sciency Death Weapon of Science” by RICHERlandTV freesound.org/people/RICHERlandTV/sounds/249499 “synth_jet.wav” by vartioh freesound.org/people/vartioh/sounds/115555 “concrete blocks moving.wav” by FreqMan freesound.org/people/FreqMan/sounds/25846 “Stone grind” by Thalamus_Lab freesound.org/people/Thalamus_Lab/sounds/232102 “hugeSlidingDoorSlamECM800.wav” by UATaudio freesound.org/people/UATaudio/sounds/31154 “Cartoon_Punch_02.wav” by Rsilveira_88 freesound.org/people/RSilveira_88/sounds/216198 “body-fall-3.wav” by CosmicEmbers freesound.org/people/CosmicEmbers/sounds/160739 “Sci-Fi Explosion 1” by Tazy freesound.org/people/Tazy/sounds/369935
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Transcript:
A transcript of the spoken lines in this episode can be found here:
drive.google.com/open?id=1brwwewroN93mc3TfXDpv52sGJsWI-LEjpmlZoEvG3bE
Production scripts with behind-the-scenes direction, character insights, notes for actors, and ridiculous jokes are available on Patreon at the $7 level.
(Transcript by Avi Meehan.)
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Trigger Warnings:
- Sudden loud noises
- Child abuse
- Deception and gaslighting
- Gunfire and explosions
- Reference to alcohol use
- Violence and threats of violence
- Military threats and discussion of military violence
- Death
- Claustrophobic spaces
- Blood and gore
