170: Don’t Tell The Horses The Stable’s On Fire

SUMMARY

Tex built this fortress to hide the words with eyes,

But he don’t mind beside your lies.

TRANSCRIPT

Original transcript edited by Theo and reviewed by Jenah

[BEGIN Episode 170.]

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[Nighttime outdoor ambience. We hear the shed door opening, then Texas MDawg rummaging around.]

TXDAWG: “Bluster’s grains.” Yup, here it is. Alright, [Scoops feed twice.] one, two scoops… Is– Is that really enough? I feel like I eat more grains than that at dinner, and Bluster’s such a big horse, and these are such empty calories. I asked Tex to look into organic options at the farm store, and he said there “weren’t no such thing” and that the other farmers would laugh at him if he asked about it. Should I be shopping online for Bluster? Maybe Outlaw could let me borrow a Calculator, and I could go scout out fresh supplies? Anything is more bodacious than two scoops of gruel.

[We hear TXDawg close and lock the shed.]

TXDAWG: Ugh, this shed is so uncool. [Huffs.] And there we go. All locked up. Sorry, Tex. I know that you said that it’s bodaceless to lock up the shed because that’s another combination we have to memorize, but you’re not using that word right, and you’re going to thank me later. The energy emanating from there was sour when Nobody was in there, but it’s been so much worse after Tex killed him. Ugh. I’m not even sure that it’s chill to keep Bluster’s food in there. I mean, free radicals can get into it from the air. I think that I’m gonna talk to him about building a new shed, maybe on the other side of the property. [Calling out.] Hey, uh, Bluster?

[We hear Bluster snort close by.]

TXDAWG: Uh–! [Startled laugh.] You scared me, Bluster! You’re too big to be that quiet. Uh, i-it’s dinner time. [Pours feed into trough.] Uh, don’t get mad. This is exactly the portion that Tex told me to give you. [Bluster starts eating.] It’s two scoops, and he’s the cowboy, so I trust him. It doesn’t seem like enough to me– It’s already gone…

[Bluster snorts.]

TXDAWG: I didn’t think that it was enough, either, Bluster. Don’t look at me with those big, sad eyes. Tex said two scoops, and I trust him… I don’t know. I’m not a cowboy. I am only wearing this cowboy hat because Tex keeps putting it on my head while I’m meditating. I do not have special access to the realm of cowboy knowledge like he does. I do not know how to contact the core of that information.

[Bluster snorts.]

TXDAWG: Alright, fine! I’ll get you two more scoops, but you’ve got to be copacetic about this. Get it? No TikTok videos, okay? I’m already in hot water with Tex; he can’t know. He tried to invoice me at dinner last week because [Cowboy voice.] I “ain’t killed enough meat for the dinner table.” [Normal voice.] The spirit realm is difficult enough to traverse as it is without the spirits of a whole bunch of dead animals.

[Bluster whinnies.]

TXDAWG: Shh. Hold your horses, Bluster! [Grabs the shed lock.] I’m working on it. I just… I need to put in the combination. I’m– I’m getting the shed open as fast as I can. …Okay, it was 11, uh– 21, 16, right? Uh, so, it spins… the other way, and then…

[Bluster snorts twice.]

TXDAWG: Bluster, it will only go slower if you distract me. Okay, it goes– it goes left twice, right? Left is… counterclockwise…? [Huffs.] It doesn’t make any sense, because it’s a circle; things are moving left and right at the same time. [Breathes in.]

[Bluster snorts.]

TXDAWG: Ah– [Sighs.] I can’t find my zen with you being so demanding, Bluster. What has gotten into you? …Okay. Okay. I’ll start over. 11–

[Time travel noise.]

[Everything-is-on-fire ambience.]

TXDAWG: Bluster! Ugh, you’re making me lose my… cool. Bluster– Bluster? Oh– Where am I? What–? Hello– Tex, hello? Uh… [Stammers.] What happened–? Where’s the house? Uh– Where am I? Uh– Tex… If this is a prank because I gave extra scoops, I’m going to have to meditate at least three times to forgive you. Uh… H-Hello? Uh–… This isn’t… This isn’t Texas, t-that– that’s Oldbrush Valley. Why is– Tex, why is Oldbrush Valley on fire? Are– Are you… over there? Is that–? [Yelling.] Tex! Tex, it’s me! What’s going on? I’m on the other side of the valley! Hey, over here! What is going on? Who’s that with you? …Can you hear me? [Stops yelling.] It’s too far. Fuck! [Pause.] What are they doing? [Yelling.] Hello? Hello, a-anyone! Uh– How did I g-get here? Did I–

[Time travel noise.]

[Nighttime outdoor ambience resumes.]

TXDAWG: [Groans.] What? What the hell was that? Oh… Bluster, uh– You– You saw me, right? Like, I– I didn’t hallucinate that, that wasn’t– that wasn’t the astral plane, uh. My corporeal form left here and went somewhere, right? It went to Oldbrush Valley. 

[Bluster snorts.]

TXDAWG: Right, you don’t know what Oldbrush Valley is, but that’s– that’s where I went. Uh, I saw Oldbrush Valley—uh, our friends live there—and they’re in big trouble. Uh, something’s going on, uh, everything’s on fire, uh, I’ve gotta go tell Tex. Uh– Uh– Sorry, Bluster. Uh, di– dinner’s gonna have to wait.

[Bluster whinnies.]

[Opening theme plays.]

MW: He’s here in this bedroom, but I gotta warn ya, he ain’t doin’ too good. He ain’t unconscious, but he hasn’t said nothin’ since he got back. He’s been sleepin’. So, all we got to go on as far as what he experienced is that note we told ya about. It says, “Take me back with you.”

TEX: I don’t suppose he told ya who put that dang note on him?

MW: Nope. Like I said, ain’t said a single word.

TXDAWG: Hi, uh, MDawg. I’m sure that you can hear me in some capacity, uh. I am also MDawg…?

MW: Round here, we been, uh, callin’ ya TXDawg. That’s, uh, capital “T-X-D,” lowercase “a-w-g.”

TXDAWG: I can’t wait to come up with something groovier than that. MDawg, I know that you can hear me. Even if you’re asleep, you should be able to hear my soul reverberations. I want you to know that I am here with you. I think that I saw you in that place that we went to. You were far away across the valley, but there was someone with you. Can you communicate to me who that was?

MW: Like I said, TXDawg, he ain’t communicatin’.

TEX: What we need to do is move ’em. Old Man says he thinks that someone’s watchin’ MDawg’s every move and waitin’ for the right time to transport ‘im. That sounds right to me. Outlaw’s built one hell of a defensive array back at my place. It kept us safe from Operose; it’d keep us safe from anyone. I say we haul these two nincompoops there and stow ’em away till we can get a handle on what’s happenin’.

MW: Nn, Tex, we can’t get a handle on what’s happenin’ unless we can get them to go back there and figure out when it was. So, we can’t hol’ ’em up somewhere.

TEX: You ain’t sendin’ my MDawg there only for him to come back lookin’ like this ‘un.

TXDAWG: Would the two of you mind exiting the bedroom, please? It’s hard to make a connection with so many ambient communications going on. It’s like a bluetooth device trying to connect to too many devices at once.

MW: Come on, Tex. Let’s leave him to it.

TEX: Say howdy to MDawg for me, TXDawg.

TXDAWG: I can do that. MW, do you mind if I unplug the smoke alarm in here for a ritual?

MW: It’s already unplugged. This is Michael’s old room.

TXDAWG: Cool beans.

[We hear MW and Tex leave, shutting the door behind them.]

STINKY: Hey, guys. Uh, what’s the prognosis?

TEX: Seems like my TXDawg and your MDawg had roughly the same experience but from the other side of the valley. TXDawg says he could see two figures in the distance.

STINKY: Are we thinking that he saw MDawg and his attacker?

TEX: Yeah, that’s the idea, Stinky. Though TXDawg says he couldn’t make out no faces.

STINKY: So, all things considered, that’s good news, right? If TXDawg can transport to the same event that MDawg can, then TXDawg can figure out what’s going on even if our MDawg is out of commission. And, as far as we know, no one’s attacking TXDawg, right? So, we can figure out when this is happening, and then we can go there.

TEX: None of us is goin’ nowhere, greenhorn.

MW: Tex wants to take both of ’em to Texas and stick ’em inside of that defensive array of theirs.

TEX: Someone is meddlin’ with ’em, and the array would put a stop to that.

STINKY: I agree, it probably would, assuming that they aren’t actually time travelling with their minds. But someone meddling with them is the only way that we’re going to figure out when they’re going to. Unless you wanna go back to the Compound and ask them for help tracing. But, we talked about that and decided against that before you got here.

TEX: We can take our time solvin’ the mystery, but we shouldn’t waste time protectin’ our flock.

STINKY: Solving the mystery and “protecting our flock,” or whatever, are the same thing. And if we don’t address this, we’re going to fuck around and dither too much, and we’re gonna end up right back where we started when we trusted you to handle Nobody. Some cog somewhere in the machine is going to break, and a lot of people are going to end up dead again before we can react.

TEX: That ain’t what happened with Nobody, and you know it, Stinky.

STINKY: Are we even sure that this guy killed Nobody? Because fire is Nobody’s modus operandi, and the whole valley is on fire this time. It seems to point to one specific culprit, right? Like, who else do we even know with the means, motive, and opportunity to do something like that?

TEX: If’n you’re gonna suggest somethin’, you better go ahead and say it, pipsqueak.

STINKY: What I’m saying, Tex, is that maybe you going into the shed and killing Nobody was all one big ruse. Maybe you made it sound like you killed him, and you transported him off somewhere that he could keep pulling schemes on us.

TEX: Robert witnessed the whole thing. He saw me shoot ‘im. And Robert ain’t no friend of mine. Ain’t got no reason to lie for me.

STINKY: R-Robert, the accountant? Uh– Maybe he thinks that he saw you shoot him, but the people in that house don’t know dick about time travel. Maybe you pulled a correction or some other sort of trick that he doesn’t know about. Maybe you iterated him, or tampered with his memories, or just threatened him? And maybe you brought him into the shed and not MDawg, because MDawg would know what you were up to.

TEX [growling]: MDawg didn’t want to kill Nobody. I did it so he didn’t have to. And that’s how I saved your dead, sorry ass, Stinky.

MW: Careful now, Tex.

STINKY: [Snickers.] Yeah. Hey, everybody, Tex is trying to save me.

MW: Hey, uh, Old Man. You got any comment on this? You been quiet since Tex showed up. You live in that house, so you know Robert better than us.

OLD MAN: I been thinkin’ about the crows.

MW: W-What about the crows?

OLD MAN: All sorts o’ different Michaels left all kinds o’ clues around this place. I’m just wonderin’ if the crows know anything.

STINKY: Yeah, the crows are really smart. I showed them TikToks of Bluster, and they knew exactly what I was talking about.

TEX: What Michael woulda left what clues that could possibly help us, Old Man?

OLD MAN: That’s for the crows to know and for us to find out, I reckon. Don’t hurt to ask ask.

TEX: I’m stayin’ here. I gotta look after TXDawg.

MW: I need to stay here, too, Old Man. This is my apartment. I’m the only one lookin’ after it, so I can’t leave if there’s people in it.

OLD MAN: Looks like it’s you and me, Stinky. You ready to go?

STINKY: Uh… Yeah, that– that’s fine with me. Uh, I guess we’ll be back in a couple of minutes? With some clues?

OLD MAN: We’ll have the whole thing figured out by the time we get back, pard. [Clicks tongue.]

MW: Alright. I’ll hold down the fort. Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do, Old Man.

OLD MAN: I wouldn’t dream of it, pilgrim.

[Scene transition.]

[We hear Stinky and Old Man in the stairwell. There is reverb.]

OLD MAN: So, Stinky. Now that we’re alone, what the hell was that back there?

STINKY: Uh– Back there… in the apartment? Ah– What do you mean?

OLD MAN: Well, for one, I ain’t ever heard ya string that many words together that fast. And, for two, you clearly had a bone to pick with Tex. So, what’s goin’ on, pard?

STINKY: Uh, did people forget about me and Tex? Uh, Tex won me in a poker game. Uh, he stuffed me in Compound Storage so that he could get Mikey out. So, Tex isn’t my friend, and I don’t trust him. And I don’t entrust my life to him. I don’t trust him when he says anything, much less that he actually killed Nobody with the only witness being pretty easy to manipulate. Uh– No offense to your friends in that house. I’m still learning the ropes, and I don’t know anything about anything, but the trend seems to be that Base deduces that something happened, but then it turns out that, no, someone was super clever, and a different thing entirely happened. So, what I’m trying to do is catch that early in the process so that we don’t get jerked around. And I’m not stupid, I’m just confused all the time, because this isn’t my timeline. Also, I think there might be a carbon monoxide leak at Troy’s house.

OLD MAN: I guess you got a pretty good reason for not trustin’ Tex. There’s plenty o’ hurt to go around these parts. You ain’t gotta forgive ‘im for what he did to ya, though it did save our hides in the end. Look, I got an intuition with iterations, and I think that Tex is tellin’ the truth this time. And I know Robert, and Robert saw what he saw. And I don’t think that Nobody is our culprit or that Tex facilitated it. You don’t gotta trust me either, o’ course. But somethin’ that’s burned our asses time and time again is one of us gets paranoid about what the others are doin’ and starts lashin’ out at the wrong person and makin’ a whole, new mess. So, all I’m askin’ is be careful, Stinky. You don’t wanna go around seein’ specters everywhere ya go. You’ll get jumpy, and jumpy folks make mistakes.

STINKY: That’s a fair point; I will be cautious. But it might be a good idea to have some eyes on Tex that aren’t TXDawg or Outlaw Ty. Because I think that those people would lie for him. We need someone who can hold him accountable.

OLD MAN: I’ll talk to the others about it. See if Chance wants to do some work for us. Get ready, Stinky. It’s gonna be bright out here.

[We hear a door to the outside open.]

STINKY: Ugh, you weren’t kidding. Ah, MDawg keeps it so dark in that apartment… So, how do you get the crows to congregate, exactly?

[We hear Old Man whistle. The crows flock, and start cawing.]

STINKY: That… was easy.

OLD MAN: Howdy there, fellas. Long time no see. Hope ya remember me. We come bearin’ gifts. Stinky, the food.

STINKY: Right, uh. [Brief laugh.] The finest dog treats that Latvia has to offer. Uh, Bruno sends his regards.

OLD MAN: Everybody, help yourself to some treats. There’s plenty to go around. But, in exchange for some full bellies, we got some questions for y’all.

STINKY: Yeah, uh– One of us, like– our– our iterations, like, the– the copies, uh–

OLD MAN: They’re crows, Stinky. You’re gonna wanna stick to the basics.

STINKY: Okay, uh… There’s a fire. Pshhhhh. There’s a– a fire at Oldbrush Valley, uh, in– in the future… So, uh– uh, keywords: fire, Oldbrush Valley, future.

OLD MAN: Do any o’ y’all know anything about a fire?

[We hear the flapping of wings.]

STINKY: Uh. Does that mean that that one knows what we’re talking about?

OLD MAN: That un’s Shadow 2. Him and his husband, Flapper, basically run the courtyard.

STINKY: “Shadow 2”? What does Shadow think of that?

OLD MAN: Shadow hates his nickname and don’t understand why he got it. So, it’s no skin off his back.

[We hear the flapping of wings.]

STINKY: Oh, that was fast! Uh. Hi, uh, Old Man says that you’re Shadow 2? Uh, I’m Stinky. Uh, what do you have for us, buddy?

[Shadow 2 caws.]

OLD MAN: Looks like an old matchbook. Let’s see here. It’s got the Oldbrush Valley Energy and Resources logo on it. What won’t they slap their logo on to sell for a premium?

STINKY: Okay, so fire and Oldbrush Valley. Uh, two out of three ain’t bad. It seems like he actually understood us, so, uh, check it for clues. Like, do we burn one of the matches, and when it burns down, it spells out something somehow?

OLD MAN: Found it, here on the inside. That’s our handwritin’, alright. Someone left us a little note in here. Two words: “first patrol.”

STINKY: Well, I know what “first patrol” means. Like first patrol at O.V.E.R. Uh, Mikey’s on his first patrol back to work right now. So, it’s saying that something’s going to happen to Mikey on his first patrol back, right?

OLD MAN: I ain’t a bettin’ man, but I’d wager that somethin’ that we need to figure this all out is gonna happen on his patrol today.

STINKY: You can get Tex to bet on it for you. So, what should we do? Uh, do we warn Mikey? O-Or would warning him interfere with the message, and maybe we should do nothing.

OLD MAN: If we were supposed to do nothin’ at all, there wouldn’t be a clue for us to follow. Whoever wrote this note wouldn’ta left it in the first place.

STINKY: Hey, uh– “Whoever wrote this note.” Who is that, Old Man? And how would they know what we’re going through well enough to leave us clues?

OLD MAN: That’s a question we don’t want answered. The crows launder these clues for us. It helps prevent propagation. But the crows are a sacred institution. They know us Mikes inside and out. They know which of us is good and which is evil, and they won’t help anyone tryin’ to hurt us. So if they got a clue, it’s worth followin’ up on.

STINKY: And how would you suggest that we follow up on this? Should we tell Mikey?

OLD MAN: Nope, ’cause we don’t know what he’s supposed to know. We need to send someone to O.V.E.R. to go keep an eye on ‘im from afar.

STINKY: Okay, some spycraft. So, who are we sending?

OLD MAN: The Base is full o’ spare badges from when Mikey loses his and then finds it again later. So, we can use one of them. Problem is, me and Tex are old cowboys. We don’t look nothin’ like the picture. MDawg is outta commission. And TXDawg got a bum eye, so he looks different, too. Plus, we don’t know next time those two’ll get flung off through time. Mike is busy in the future, and Emdubya ain’t doin’ too good, if you didn’t notice.

STINKY: Uh–! Old Man, I can’t. I know where this is going, and I can’t.

OLD MAN: You’re the only one left, through process of elimination. And I know that Troy thinks that you and Mikey are the same person. It’ll be easy as pie.

STINKY: Old Man, I don’t know anything about O.V.E.R. I won’t know what to do or where to go once I get in there. I-I can’t do it.

OLD MAN: It ain’t rocket science, it’s just O.V.E.R. Tier One. I’ll show ya Mikey’s patrol route on the map, and you can hide in the bushes. You ain’t gotta do nothin’, just watch him. Hell, I got a ghillie suit you can put on if you wanna hide real good.

STINKY: I– Okay, but… that’ll make me more conspicuous when I’m not in a bush.

OLD MAN: Plainclothes it is, then. Thanks for steppin’ up and doin’ this for us, Stinky. I know that you’ll do us proud.

STINKY: I– Ugh… You’re welcome, Old Man. This is for you, MDawg. This is for you, Shadow 2.

[Shadow 2 caws.]

[Scene transition.]

[We hear the late afternoon air inside of O.V.E.R.]

STINKY: Alright, Old Man. I think I’m finally in the right place. Uh– This has to be the building that, quote, “looks like the tub what Boris washes Bruno in but turned upside down.” So, now what?

OLD MAN [through earpiece]: Where are ya, pard? Are you lookin’ at it?

STINKY: Yes, I am on the path, facing it.

OLD MAN [through earpiece]: Well, ya need to get your ass off that patrol path, for one. Mikey’s gonna see ya. Head behind that buildin’ and into the trees over there.

STINKY: Uh, yeah. I can do that, no problem.

[We hear Stinky move through vegetation.]

OLD MAN [through earpiece]: You’d blend in better if you were wearin’ that ghillie suit I told ya to wear.

STINKY: Yeah, but that guy that thought I was Mikey and asked if I was still on for table tennis on Saturday might’ve had some questions about that.

OLD MAN [through earpiece]: I got no clue who that fella was.

STINKY: Mikey clearly has friends that he hasn’t told any of us about. Anyway, I’m in the woods.

OLD MAN [through earpiece]: 10-4 on that, Stinky.

[For a moment, we only hear woodsy ambience.]

STINKY: So, uh… any status on MDawg? Is he awake?

OLD MAN [through earpiece]: I think that we should maintain radio silence unless it pertains to the mission, soldier.

STINKY: [Sighs.] 10-4.

[There is some silence. Then we hear a patrol cart driving past.]

STINKY [whispering]: Uh. What the hell, Old Man? You didn’t tell me that he was gonna be in a cart!

OLD MAN [through earpiece]: I don’t know how he managed to score one of them, pard. All of our patrols were always on foot.

STINKY: Okay, so what do I do now? I can’t exactly follow him, he’s moving a lot faster than me.

OLD MAN [through earpiece]: You’re gonna have to take a shortcut through the woods, pard. Just turn around and walk perpendicular to the path ya came from. Eventually, you’ll end up at the next part of the path.

STINKY: You want me to walk through the woods? Old Man, I didn’t put bug spray on, or anything.

OLD MAN [through earpiece]: Tell ya what, we’ll pick all the ticks off ya [Stinky starts walking.] and give ’em to the crows when you get back. Now, start walkin’ through the forest. That’s an order, soldier.

STINKY: Alright. Alright, I’m doing it already. How long is this walk?

OLD MAN [through earpiece]: Half a mile, maybe three quarters.

STINKY: Did you say half a mile!? It is so overgrow– We’re never gonna catch back up to him.

OLD MAN [through earpiece]: Well, walk faster, then. And talk quieter.

STINKY: Why? It’s not like anyone can hear me. I’m out in the actual woods. Why are there woods inside of Tier One?

OLD MAN [through earpiece]: There’s all sorts o’ crap inside o’ Tier One, and it don’t stop there, pard.

STINKY: [Stops walking.] This isn’t like the Greenhouse or something, is it? Like, these are the real woods? Li– I’m not inside of a simulation?

OLD MAN [through earpiece]: As far as I know, pard. But, you know how O.V.E.R. is.

STINKY: No, I don’t know how O.V.E.R. is. That’s, like, the main thing about me.

OLD MAN [through earpiece]: Oh, and watch out for bears. Them forests is chock-full of bears.

STINKY: And what do I do if I see a bear, exactly?

OLD MAN [through earpiece]: I dunno. Prolly die.

STINKY: Good to know! [Huffs.] Old Man, he’s gonna beat us around, and I’m gonna be way behind him, and this whole thing is pointless. And I’m already itchy. We should call this off.

OLD MAN [through earpiece]: I didn’t know that he’d be in a cart. I don’t think any of us coulda predicted that. But we got the clue, and the clue said “first patrol,” and this here’s the first patrol. So, we gotta figure out why we got that clue, and ya can’t leave till we figure it out.

STINKY: This is ridiculous, Old Man. I’m not even halfway through, and I can only see forest on all sides. This is– I-I’m turning back, I’m turning back right now.

OLD MAN [through earpiece]: You can’t do that, pard. We’re doin’ this for MDawg, remember? We’re doin’ this for Base. We’re doin’ this to prevent what MDawg saw.

STINKY [raising voice]: Me being out here isn’t preventing anything, it’s increasing my likelihood of Lyme disease. I’m getting out of here.

OLD MAN [through earpiece]: Stinky, calm down. We can do this.

STINKY: Whatever this is isn’t worth– [Yells as he trips and tumbles.]

OLD MAN [through earpiece]: Stinky. Stinky! [STINKY: Fuck. What?] What’s going on out there?

STINKY: I tripped over something. Uh, it’s, uh… It’s… It’s a– It’s a– It’s a shelter, uh. Uh, Old Man, it’s a– it’s a shelter, someone’s living out here.

OLD MAN [through earpiece]: You’re sayin’ someone’s livin’ in the middle of the forest inside of O.V.E.R.

STINKY: Yes, there’s a little lean-to here, and a– a backpack, and, uh… a– a Calculator.

OLD MAN [through earpiece]: Well, I think we found what we was supposed to find on our first patrol.

[Closing theme plays.]

BLOOPER (DYLAN): [“The Employee Is Not Afraid” yodel.] [Brief laugh.] I know that’s not even the right song, but it’s been stuck in my head all day.

[END Episode 170.]