August 01, 2025

Ichi-go Ichi-e

32 minutes

// ENTRY ID: TW-00944.f //

// I’ll admit it. I misjudged a few things. Makarios, for one. Turns out he’s exactly as blunt and predictable as they say. Firing on Dr. Carter? Pathetically transparent. That freak doesn't look before he leaps.

// But now I see it. That rift between us? Maybe it’s always been there. Maybe I’m just finally brave enough to look it in the eyes. What to do... What to do... I wonder if my badge still works in the evidence quarters. I'll give you a hint. Remember that junkie in Fortuna a few months back? The one who thought he was a secret soldier? Slice, slice.

// ENTRY END //

COSMIKO: Neon Night is a neonpunk audio fiction program straight from the underground. Dive into a cyberpunk future stitched together with neon lights, shotgun miracles, and dreamers too stubborn to quit. Bright lights. Dirt under the nails. No one lives forever. Etch your name in the steel before it's over.

This season contains material unsuitable for younger listeners, including strong language, violence against humans and robots, and suggestive themes. Additionally, this season touches on sensitive topics including allusions to intimate partner abuse, drug use, thoughts of suicide, and withdrawal.

Listener discretion is strongly advised.

CREDITS:

Arun Said as Cyrus Nasar

Kate Southgate as Eisley Anwar/Evelyn

Emily Lee as Tahlia Wu

Dan Liwei as Zheyuan Chen

Stephanie Chen as Yoko Matsukaze

Joshua Birmingham as José Makarios

Sofia Jimenez as Maria Rodriguez

and Vanessa Herrera as Karina Ortega.

Additional Voices:

Candace Briggs, John Smith, Irina Bocharov, Janella, and Zach Mendelson.