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🎧 Xeroforhire Podcast — Episode Summary & Timestamps

Welcome back to the Xeroforhire Podcast!This episode is part life update, part creative roadmap, and part invitation to help shape the direction of the Apocalyptiverse.

🚗 Life Update (00:00 – 01:10)

* Stepped away from a second job.

* Resolved weeks of car overheating issues (victory over the thermostat!).

* With stress lifted, there’s finally more time for writing and creative projects.

⚔️ Harbinger Serial (01:11 – 03:00)

* Serialized fiction (“drops” of 500–600 words).

* Recently completed introductions of the seven brothers — “the seven terrors of the battlefield.”

* Story now shifting into the first full arc.

* Schedule update: moving from daily drops → weekly drops every Monday.

🙌 Community Shoutouts (03:01 – 04:40)

* Thanks to friends consistently resharing posts.

* Recognition of other Substack writers who boosted the work.

* Newsletter plans: will include shoutouts + reflections on early traction.

🕹️ New Series — Support Our Savior (SOS) (04:41 – 08:59)

* Premise: A superhero support app lets people summon heroes like Uber drivers.

* Heroes can be called for serious emergencies or frivolous events (birthday parties, barbecues).

* Clout-chasing TKs embrace the fame; serious heroes feel it’s beneath them.

* Built-in mechanic: every user gets one support token to back their favorite hero.

* Themes: social media clout, commercialization of heroism, the effect on youth.

🌆 Worldbuilding & Story Placement (09:00 – 12:30)

* SOS connects to Heroes of the Alley (teens/real life focus) and City Voices (citizen conversations/newsfeed).

* Harbinger remains standalone (different timeline).

* Release cadence:

* Harbinger: weekly (finishing late 2025 / early 2026 depending on pace).

* Heroes of the Alley: long-form chapters this month.

* Support Our Savior: starting late September/early October.

🛡️ Upcoming Projects (12:31 – 13:40)

* Iron Knight: Kokutetsuki (黒鉄騎) — series about Iron Knight, beginning with “Neighborhood Watch” arc.

* All titles tied together through City Voices as an in-world “newsfeed.”

💬 Interactive Storytelling (13:41 – 15:00)

* Reader comments and feedback will help steer story directions.

* Echoes the old days of TV fandoms where fan reactions shaped plotlines.

📖 Gatekeepers Novel Update (15:01 – 16:25)

* Continues directly from Shadow of the Knight and Utopia.

* Introduces Scavenger.

* Still in development — planned for early next year depending on progress.

🎨 Visuals & Community Input (16:26 – 17:45)

* Substack pages will host poster options, concept art, and character sheets.

* Candid discussion of AI art as a prototyping tool (guides commissioned artists).

* Teasing the official Iron Knight poster.

🗡️ Closing Notes (17:46 – end)

* Harbinger drops continue daily for now but will soon ramp up into arc storytelling.

* Hints at live events in October.

* Sign-off: keep plugging into Apocalyptiverse for ongoing updates.

👉 Call to Action:Check out the latest drops of Harbinger, weigh in on poster concepts, and get ready for Support Our Savior this fall. Your feedback matters — it helps decide the creative direction of these stories.

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