Scionwood 02 - Threat Assessment

Pest Control

The Scionwood employees set out for the town of Solekspil, Oregon to reconnect with a sister facility, but their arrival draws unexpected attention.

Isadora acts in the interest of the company. Doug demands answers. Kai Li reveals their true allegiances.

(Content warnings: Imprisonment, blood, body horror, memory loss, gun violence, death, heartbeat/panic, needles. For time-stamped SFX warnings, please see the end of the episode description)

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CHARACTERS

Keeper - Sam Richardson (He/him)
Doug Vespa, The Mundane - Jonas Newhouse (They/them)

Kai Li, The Pararomantic - William White (They/she)

Isadora Tripoli, The Monstrous - Sam Darr (She/they)

NPCs
Bitter Moore (he/they) - A mysterious person that the employees encounter in Solekspil. Native American. Dimpled smile. Focused, green eyes. Wears a suit and keeps his hair in a short ponytail.

GROUPS
Scionwood - A former subsidiary of VaccuCon that was lost in a mysterious Forest between 2019 and 2026.
Custodial - Scionwood's general cleanup division.
GRAND - Genetic Research and Applied Needs Division. Scionwood's premiere scientific division.
MMPRR - Monsters, Myriads, and Phenomenon Recovery and Replacement Division. Secretive division responsible for mind-wiping and human-centred cleanup.
TRPPR - Tactical Response and Protection for Paranormal Research. Scionwood's muscle, responsible for security and the capture of paranormal creatures or phenomena deemed worthy of investigation.

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CREDITS
Audio editing by Sam Richardson
Audio mixing by William White
Original music by William White & Jonas Newhouse
Cover art by Alejandro Guarin
Logo by Meghan Murphy

Sound Effect Specific Content Warnings:
7:37 - Music Jump Scare
7:52 to 8:25 - Gore/Gushing/Bone Breaking
11:18 - Heartbeat Racing
12:01 to 12:30 - Gore
19:39 - Gore/Jump Scare
19:55 - Water/Ocean Waves/Bubbles
22:11 - Panicked Screams
22:21 to 23:23 - Gore with Intense Description
1:05:08 - Needle/Gore
1:14:06 - Blood Bubbling
1:15:10 - Electricity/Shock
1:19:40 - Glass Shattering
1:19:49 - Semi Truck/Jump Scare
1:21:46 - Semi Truck/Gore
1:22:16 - Augmented Scream
1:22:41 - Gun Foley
1:24:09 - Gore/Broken Bones
1:28:25 - Fire
1:42:16 - Gun Foley
1:42:37 - Glitchy Mechanical Sounds
1:43:06 - More Glitchy Mechanical Sounds
1:45:08 - Gun Foley
1:46:33 - Gun Foley and Gun Shot with Gore

Pest Control is an actual-play tabletop horror RPG podcast produced in association with AltHaven. Our third season uses the "Monster of the Week" system as well as other indie tabletop games in order to tell the story of Scionwood, a sinister organization responsible for imprisoning, researching, and developing products from the abilities of paranormal creatures.

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