Remnants : An Audio Drama

Things reach breaking poinT as the Apprentice pusHes Sir a step too far, and Sir rEsponds extRemEly poorly to this aggravation.

Very TWFW! Lots of very common triggers in this episode also, so please be canny about the content warnings. They're listed below.

Here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-15/

Or here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/187Mfpd1BNcyjrui5GymKuwQA-dUkthT4gjXReX2LDYQ/edit?usp=sharing

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Please bear in mind that this work has content some listeners may find distressing, including themes of war, violence, and grief. This episode contains:

• Violence and coercion 
• Recovering from serious injuries
• Memory loss - retrograde amnesia 
• Depictions of dissociation
• Descriptions of PTSD symptoms: panic attacks; dissociation; catatonia 
• Implications of financial abuse and exploitation
• Discussions of use of sex as a coping mechanism
• Mentions of use of alcohol as a coping mechanism
• Mentions of other drug abuse (opium)
• Violent murder
• Mentions of blood
• Existential suicidal ideation

This show is created, performed and produced by Eira Major.

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The Apprentice questiOns Sir’s motivations, anD his own, bUt his questioning is cut short when Sir insiSts on him reading yet another remnant.

As well as regular TWFW warnings, this episode has some extremely bad vibes. Please do check the content warnings! They're listed below.

Here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-14/

Or here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17iD4a-ttzPJg2lrFivpzSYdyGH2xALrnpO273XrY76Y/edit?usp=sharing

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Please bear in mind that this work has content some listeners may find distressing, including themes of war, violence, and grief. This episode contains:

• Ableism and specifically discrimination against d/Deaf and HoH people, and people with epilepsy
• Mid-century medical and and religious interventions for people with epilepsy
• Mentions of fascism
• Implications of sex Descriptions of life at the edge of an active warzone, including lack of resources, displacement, and distant observations of bombings
• Depiction of a secondary character with PTSD
• Medical neglect resulting in death

This show is created, performed and produced by Eira Major.

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Tensions mouNt in the First and Last Place as the Apprentice's new perspEctive brings new challeNges in his relationship with Sir and the remnanTs themselves.

As well as regular TWFW warnings, this episode has some extremely bad vibes. Please do check the content warnings! They're listed below.

Here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-13/

Or here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wq-EqEZ7_D6nFEaztw5WB2ZrFpqJTZpuWk-SXrms49c/edit?usp=sharing

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Please bear in mind that this work has content some listeners may find distressing, including themes of war, violence, and grief. This episode contains:

• Sounds of fireworks
• Implications of racism, specifically against Indian people through the framework of ‘the British Raj’ 
• Mentions of extreme sickness and vomiting
• Death and corpses
• A teenager (not the main character of the remnant) is sexually abused by a teacher. This is not described in detail or named explicitly for what it is, but there are several references to it throughout the episode, and the main character has witnessed an incident of this happening
• References to sex
• References to excessive alcohol use
• Suicide attempt of another character, interrupted
• Infidelity
• Implications of homophobia
• Brief mention of hard drugs (cocaine)

This show is created, performed and produced by Eira Major.

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Look alive, would You? It seems Sir is feeLing even less generous than usual thIs time, hastily shovinG the remnant of a jeweller living in Paris during WW2 ontO the Apprentice with no explanation whatsoever.

As well as regular TWFW warnings, this episode has some extremely bad vibes. Please do check the content warnings! They're listed below.

Here: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-12/

Or here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x7shhtMFYqSLU9NRZyFTesK2zTARndOaC12HdFsYivw/edit?usp=sharing

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Please bear in mind that this work has content some listeners may find distressing, including themes of war, violence, and grief. This episode contains:

• References to war and living in occupied territory (France, WW2) with reference to property destroyed by bombs
• Classism 
• Collaboration with Nazis
• Mentions of guns
• Objectification of women
• Derogatory reference to sex workers (calling someone one of them with the intent to insult)
• References to implied sexual assault
• Emotional harassment
• Obsessive, unhealthy behaviour towards an object of affection
• Recollection of a sexual assault with no detail, by the perpetrator
• Death

This show is created, performed and produced by Eira Major.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Hello Remnants listeners! I hope you’re enjoying the show. I'm Eira, creator of the show, and voice of the Apprentice and Sir! Today, supporters on Patreon got some Bonus Content for the show which is exclusive to my supporters over there! If you’re interested in getting more insight into the show, I also make a set of Creator’s Notes which comes out every five episodes, and goes into detail about my writing and character decisions. I’m an indie creator and all of my income is from my creative work, so I really depend on my audience to make ends meet. I love that this is my job and I’d like to keep doing it, but to do that, I need your help!Membership starts from just £2, and you can even get discounts if you decide to choose an annual membership where you pay for 12 months in advance.

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Sir mAkes a mistake which inadvertentLy reveals something which probabLy ought not to have been seen.

Remember this show is often TWFW (too weepy for work). Do check the content warnings if you're someone who often finds that helps. They're listed below.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-11/

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yi_YXzwOwUkQ-ePRqCu877bxbtvH-mLhSBHYU88vzUM/edit?usp=sharing

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Please bear in mind that this work has content some listeners may find distressing, including themes of war, violence, and grief. This episode contains:

• Shouting
• Sounds of emotional distress
• Implied magical abuses of power, in a way
• Sounds of physical pain being experienced

This show is created, performed and produced by Eira Major.

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Sir and the Apprentice contInue to colLide over the specifics of what the Apprentice's role enTails, but Sir does allOw him a small, new liberTy. Or at least, it's the first time the Apprentice remembers such a thing.

Remember this show is often TWFW (too weepy for work). This episode contains some pretty heavy stuff so do check the content warnings if you're someone who often finds that helps. They're listed below.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-10/

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mez4bvcolzjquhNw2mX4CHBshfjPukUQYQ6RYpcHMj4/edit

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Please bear in mind that this work has content some listeners may find distressing, including themes of war, violence, and grief. This episode contains:

• Children living in poverty
• Parentification of a child
• Violence against a sex worker, with descriptions of her injuries, and vague allusions to what happened, but no description of the actual abuse
• Mentions of blood, bruises, and cuts
• Descriptions of life in an active war-zone, including loss of civilian life, descriptions of destroyed homes and buildings, and bomb craters
• Bereavement
• Descriptions of children living in extreme neglect
• Death of children

This show is created, performed and produced by Eira Major.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Apprentice approacHes Sir with a question. His answers are as infuriAting aS you'd expect.

Remember this show is often TWFW (too weepy for work). This episode contains some pretty heavy stuff so do check the content warnings if you're someone who often finds that helps. They're listed below.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-9/

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M9_MzoryMfVc3lpUa3YDpqDBfiHE_Qlk9IeCazS-XxU/edit?usp=sharing

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Please bear in mind that this work has content some listeners may find distressing, including themes of war, violence, and grief. This episode contains:

• Children growing up in poverty/unstable housing
• Implications of violence against sex workers
• Allusions to pregnancy loss
• Implications of sexual violence against a teenager
• References to a child who has passed away
• Infidelity
• Mentions of bombs and descriptions of buildings after bombings
• Mention of non-consensual sex. Non-graphic description of incident, with reference to injuries. 
• Possible suicide. Not explicit. Happens ‘off-screen’ and is referred to in passing. 
• Violent death

This show is created, performed and produced by Eira Major.

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Sir is getting to grips with the ways the Apprentice’s recent experiences have changed hiM, and the Apprentice runS rings around Sir’s expecTations of him.

Remember this show is often TWFW (too weepy for work). This episode contains some pretty heavy stuff so do check the content warnings if you're someone who often finds that helps. They're listed below.

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-8/

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12e-8RzLoQHzVqhXhfJ51f791H7Bv__Iq-Po2rXMytb8/edit?usp=sharing

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Please bear in mind that this work has content some listeners may find distressing, including themes of war, violence, and grief. This episode contains:

• Absent father
• Descriptions of autistic meltdowns in a situation predating the existence of autism diagnoses
• Ableism from a parental figure
• Ableism in school environments
• Death and grieving
• References to racism without use of slurs, but with reference to slurs
• Descriptions of life in an occupied war zone
• Mentions of guns and killing with guns (no SFX, no descriptions of shot wounds or bodies)
• Mentions of bombs in the distance (no SFX)
• Descriptions of planning guerilla tactics against occupying armies, specifically the use of bombs to explode trains
• Non-graphic descriptions of implied death by explosion

This show is created, performed and produced by Eira Major.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A rare moment of kindneSs allows the Apprentice a moment of respite amongSt the general horrors.

This show is often TWFW (Too Weepy For Work) so proceed with caution. Consult the content warnings at the top of the transcript if you're someone who often finds this helpful!

Transcript: https://hangingslothstudios.com/remnants-transcripts/1-7/

Or: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k-yfRYtRorLtckMMur8yA0iv9VA47MrPY2NbIs_J0L8/edit

To get early access to new episodes, notes on the show, and a ton of bonus content support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hangingslothstudios

You can also leave a tip in our jar on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/hangingsloths

Please bear in mind that this work has content some listeners may find distressing, including themes of war, violence, and grief. This episode contains:

• Implications of child neglect
• Abstract inferences of mental illness
• Exploitative romantic relationships with a significant age gap between an adult and a teenager
• Implications of depression

This show is created, performed and produced by Eira Major.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.