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Eskew 7. Edibility
I am in Eskew episode 7 - thoughts.
David's back! It really is quite enjoyable to hear his tired, haunted tones once again.
Oh no, David. Don't do that. That doesn't seem good. Oh no. Oh no.
I've changed my mind - maybe not sleeping is a good thing.
Oh, don't do that, David.
Oh, no. Oh, no.
Oh! This could be a good thing! Or maybe (probably) not.
Wow, David. On the one hand, you sound like you'd be a real killjoy at parties. On the other hand, that sounds like some thing I would use as a conversation starter too, so I am rather throwing stones at glass houses I suppose.
Oh, David.
I like seafood. I'd like to eat more of it.
Oh no... You probably are, David.
Oh, no.
How many friends are there? I rather got the impression that there were about three or four, and this seems to imply three.
Oh! Hmm! Eskew wants to be witnessed, to be seen, just like the ghosts mentioned in the last episode. Hmm...
Why does Eskew care about David so much? Does it even, or does David just believe it does? Hmm...
Oh no. Yuck. Oh no.
The fourth wall you say, David? Hmm...
Again - lying seems to be second nature to David, so much so that he does it instinctively, with not even a trace of hesitation. Hmm...
I love underground labyrinths.
Nightmares can be beautiful too.
Oh no. Oh No. They're the digging people, aren't they - oh no oh no. Oh no.
It sounds a little bit like a hagfish.
Oh no oh no.
Even the Diggers - those consumed by the earth - end up in the embrace of the water. Hmm...
Oh no yuck yuck no.
Oh no. David. David what are you doing oh David no what.
Oh thank goodness. I thought you were going to murder all of the workers with a hammer. Oh thank goodness.
Oh, David. "She's grasping a knife in her hand, and she's looking at me without a great deal of appreciation." Is now really the time for snark?
Yes David! Go David! Free them! Be happy! Good job David! You can do it!
Oh no no no run David, run! No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no
Oh thank goodness. Oh. Hhh.
Oh, David. Oh.
Yes! Go David! You can do it!
Don't you dare, David. Don't you dare take this.
Oh no no no David no no no no no no no no Oh, David.
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The hospital was named after him. That makes a lot more sense now. This is terrifying.
martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew
Hungarian Anjou legendary, Italy or Hungary c. 1325-1335
NY, The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.360.21
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Eskew 4. Culpability
I am in Eskew episode four - thoughts.
It's interesting, the way David says "I am in Eskew". There seems to be a slight upwards inflection towards the end - not questioning, but perhaps more like surprise? As if he is only just realising the truth of his statement. Or perhaps he merely sounds unsure - as if he is trying to convince <b/>himself<b/> of that very truth. Hmm...
Chocolate biscuits. Yum.
They've probably gone the same way as the lifestyle department, haven't they.
"Chumminess" and David really do not seem like a good combination.
Again - David seems to have absolutely no qualms about lying - he doesn't even seem to pause this time.
Wow. David seems <b/>extremely<b/> awkward.
A bath - water again. Is this important?
Poor guy.
Interesting - after learning about this guy's awful childhood, David's immediate reaction is "my boss will be delighted." At a first glance this merely seems to be more of the callousness and lack of care that we've seen from David previously. However, if we look closer, it appears David is deliberately keeping his difference - framing this interaction in terms of his job only. We don't know much about David's childhood (yet?) but what we can guess at is; his parent's seem to be estranged, and he was raised, by and large, by his mother - his father does not appear to feature majorly in his memories, and the one memory in which he does appear has him speaking to David's mother over the phone, implying he is not around. We also know/can guess, based on both the aforementioned phone call and his pharmaceutical prescription of risperidone, that David has schizophrenia¹. These factors combined certainly seem to point towards David having had an unhappy childhood - at best. Hmm...
Oh no. This is all going to go terribly wrong, isn't it.
The Charcoal Monster?!
Eurgh!
Oh no. Oh no. Oh no.
He didn't kill them, did he - also, "missing parts" were mentioned before. Is this another How and Why situation?
Ohnoohnoohno
They're not going to be at home, are they.
Oh no oh no oh no oh no oh nooooooooooo
I- oh no oh no oh no. Oh no.
Again David's childhood does not seem to have been great.
Who exactly is David speaking to? Who is "you"? One would think that it's merely whatever hopeful tourist is listening to this, but it sounds more personal than that - as if David is speaking to someone in particular, whom he hopes will hear it. Hmm...
¹Or possibly bipolar disorder, but based on other clues, I'm going to assume it's the former.
Sorry - mainly to @lorientour, because I'm pretty sure you're the only person who reads these - I've been trying to keep a schedule of posting one of these every two days, but I was very busy the last few days and didn't get around to it. I know that, most likely, no-one cares, but I just thought I'd say.
#eskew liveblog#I am in Eskew#Iaie#Iaie spoilers#Maybe?#I'm not really sure what will be considered a spoiler#But just to be safe#REM010
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Eskew 3. Excavation
I am in Eskew episode three - thoughts.
Is the entirety of Eskew built the same way as the Commemorative Gallery?
Canals - water again.
Thanks, David - now I'm going to worry about that when I open my door in the morning too.
Ah! The Orion Building Concern again.
Oh this not nice at all. Oh no.
No children. Thank goodness.
Wow. The Orion Building Concern seems a bit... over-the-top. Creating a disease just to avoid hiring workers? Bit extreme.
Oh no. Eurgh.
Sister Agnes - I think this is the first "properly" named character - after David, of course. Is she going to be important?
All of these horrifying things seem to happen peripherally to David. Or at least, they start that way - his colleague, the Correspondence Editor, was, after all, the first recipient of the letters. The Digging Sickness was caused (?) by an excavation project that started in his neighbourhood. Even with the Gallery, the charcoal monster only appeared on the day he went in - but also didn't actually attack him, only the Architect.
"A great dark tide." Water. Again.
David seems to be willing to do anything to leave Eskew, yet he invites us to come - almost commands us to come. He wants us to come - or at least, so he claims. Hmm...
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Eskew 18. Leakage
I am in Eskew episode 18 - thoughts.
Another one?
Who is "the witness"?
I don't like this at all.
Is this a repeat of the other story? What's happening?
Is this outside Eskew?
Who is this person?
Is this the beginning of Eskew? I don't understand.
That's quite an extensive researching strategy. I like it.
Burn it down!
I don't really like this man, but I dislike the tower more.
Well, that went wrong quite quickly.
This is all going to go terribly wrong.
They're building Eskew.
That's it, isn't it. They're building Eskew.
This is the birth of Eskew.
Oh no.
Oh, no.
You should have killed it when you had the chance. If you ever truly had a chance.
Eurgh.
Well.
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Eskew 1. Correspondence
I am in Eskew episode 1 - thoughts
Essentially what I have done is write down all of the thoughts I had, while listening to this episode, in my notebook, and then copying them hear. Enjoy! "A ghost is just like a person - just a little beyond a person."
I love weird architecture.
"I don't mean to put you off coming here" Really? Also, who is "you" - the listener, or someone else?
Floods, hmm? Any connection to the constant rain that I can hear in the background?
14th - not 13th.
Poor lifestyle team.
Are you sure?
The love letters sound intense.
It feels odd to hear him say "algorithm". Modern technology just seems wrong in the context of Eskew, for some reason.
How and Why. <My> Mr How. <Your> Mrs Why.
What are you trying not to hear?
<Mrs> How. Trans or marriage?
Oh. Mr Why - probably not t4t- could be non-traditional wedding vows?
Ah, I see you noticed too, David.
How and Why - no gender, no roles.
That's a lot of letters.
You say that, but you sound a little bit jealous.
Good on you, taking the initiative!
Never mind. Best laid plans and all that.
I have to admit, the Senior Custodian has a point - sending chocolates via newspaper isn't very feasible.
Oh no, they're not going to be chocolates, are they?
Oh. Oh no. I didn't want to be right!
Eurgh. Yuck. Nononononono.
You seem awfully calm, <David>.
The platonic ideal of a chocolate box - made with flesh. Yuck.
Poor Correspondence Editor.
"The Senior Custodian wouldn't let us keep the flesh chocolates" pom-pom, David.
Wow, David. You really have <no> sympathy for your colleague who has mysteriously disappeared - Mr. "Now I have unhindered access to the letters".
Thank you landlady! At least someone actually cares!
Yuckyuckyuck. Fleshflower.
Hmm. Gild the lily. Build the lily. Hmm.
Everything? In your bag? I got the impression that there was a <lot> of stuff in that flat.
How disappointing for you. How tragic.
Actually, I really¹ do feel bad for him now. Poor guy.
Again, the mobile phone seems out of place - too modern.
Is David listening to ASMR?
"Finally, after so many years, I am a participant in something." Now I feel even worse about being mean to him before. He just wants to be included.
David Ward.
I'm coming.
It's the bricked up entrance, isn't it.
Ooh nice, a garden.
Wait, it's the garden, not the bricked up entrance.
Oh.
Ha, it is the bricked up entrance!
Or is it?
I presume this is how all romantic relationships work.
Is it the Correspondence Editor?!
Oh, no. No, it is not. It is something far, far worse. Oh no.
Run, David, run!
Oh. Robbed. Thank goodness.
David "Don't think about it" Ward.
Well.
Thank goodness, I am glad to hear it.
Poor David.
Hang on. David <Ward>. David <What>? Hmm.
Neat! I love languages.
Do they? Do they really deserve it?
¹I had to take a break here to refill the ink in my pen.
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Eskew 30. The Boy Who Saw Cracks In The World
I am in Eskew episode 30 - thoughts.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Oh no.
Hmm.
Oh, David.
Oh, David.
Oh, David.
Oh no.
Oh no.
Oh.
Oh, David.
Oh no.
Oh no.
Oh no.
Everything's going to go wrong.
Oh no.
Oh my - what's happening? Is this the return of Mirror-David?
Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh no.
It's not that easy. Never that easy.
Oh no.
Oh? Hmm?
Oh no.
Oh, David.
Oh no.
Oh no no no. Oh no.
Oh no. Oh no. Oh no. Oh no. Oh no.
Oh no.
Oh no.
Oh no no no no no no no no.
No no no no no no no no no no no.
David! Oh yes! Oh no! No no no no. No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no
Oh no
Oh. Oh, oh, oh. Oh no. Oh, no. Oh, no.
Oh, Riyo.
Oh, no.
Oh, David. What has become of you?
Oh, David.
What's happening?
Oh, no. Oh, no.
Oh, yes.
Oh, David.
I think I'll carry on.
Well. That was - very much not what I expected, but beautiful all the same.
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Eskew 27. Breakout
I am in Eskew episode 27 - thoughts.
Where is he oh no. Hospital? Morgue? Wait an airplane? Oh oh oh no.
Oh no.
I don't understand - no. Allegra is lying. You can't trust her. This isn't real. Good job David! Don't trust her!
This isn't real.
Your mother is dead now. Eskew killed her.
You haven't escaped Eskew. I'm not sure you can.
Oh, David. Oh, David. Oh, David.
Oh, David.
Everything is going to go wrong.
Everything is going to go so, so wrong.
She's lying. Eskew is lying.
I knew it. I knew it! I knew it!
Oh, no.
Oh no.
Oh no.
You can't go home, David. You can't go home.
No. No no no. Don't help it don't help it no. Do not help Eskew.
No no no.
Say no. Don't give in. No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no.
No? Was the answer no? Please please please
What's happened? What's changed?
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Eskew 0 - Initiation.
Well, here it goes - my first podcast liveblogging attempt. I am starting off with the trailer(?), because if you're going to do something, you might as well do it right.
As it's quite short, I don't have much to say other than "This Eskew place sure seems rather odd!" and also that I thought he said "bird" rather than "burg".
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Eskew 24. Festivity
I am in Eskew episode 24 - thoughts.
Hmm.
I don't think it will change.
This sounds nice. I wonder how it will all go wrong.
Oh no.
Good plan.
Oh no.
"Royal" society? Does Eskew have a monarch? Does Eskew have any sort of ruler - any governmental body? Why have I never wondered this before? Of course, I know this question will, most likely, never be answered. Eskew doesn't have any sort of explanation, for anything - it simply is. I suppose I can but live in hope.
Indeed.
Perhaps Eskew has always existed, in some form. Perhaps it has never existed. Perhaps it does not even exist now.
Oh no.
Ooh, the Harvestman's Reckoning. Hmm.
That sounds fun!
It does indeed, David. It will not be marvellous at all.
Oh no.
Mm.
Sounds horrible. Very Eskovian.
Ah, a fellow satchel-user! Wonderful!
Oh no.
Hmm.
Oh no.
That sounds about right.
Oh no. No, David, no. Oh, no, no, no.
Eskew doesn't have any sort of history, beyond what you make of it, David. What anyone makes of it.
Of course.
Oh no.
Oh no.
Well, stuff you, Palatnik.
Oh, no. I knew it. I knew it. How long has he been here? How long?
Oh no. Oh no. Oh no.
Oh no.
Oh, David. David. Oh, no.
Just ignore him, David.
Festival time. Oh no.
Perhaps Eskew is in the Southern Hemisphere? Here, April 14th would be - roughly the right time for a harvest festival. Ish.
Ah, no, it's his fault. Should've known.
Oh, David.
Get your revenge, David. Get him. You can outwrite him.
Ah, David. Good job.
It's fine - you can erase his stories.
Ha! Good job! Get him! Get him! Yes! Yes!
Oh no. Oh no. No no no no no no.
Quick, David! Quick! Rewrite the story! Reclaim the history! Take Palatnik down! Quick Quick Quick! Go go go!
Goodness, what an awful man.
Oh David. I knew that would come back to bite you.
Yes! Yes yes yes! Yesyesyesyesyesyes! Get him! Rewrite the story!
No! Nononono! Get that ledger! Quick!
Oh David. No. Oh, no.
Oh no.
What?! Who? Riyo?! What?! Oh my goodness!!!
Aaaaaaaah!!!
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Eskew 23. Mindfulness
I am in Eskew episode 23 - thoughts.
Oh, this is very different.
David, have you been hired by a - meditation company? Therapy dealie? What's happening?
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...
David, that is not a mirthful laugh.
...
...
...
This doesn't seem very calming.
...
...
This is actually one of the problems I have when I try and do breathing excercises. Either I focus too much on counting the breaths, and I don't relax, or I lose track, and then get worried that I'm doing it wrong.
I'd pick the sea creature. It sounds pretty interesting.
Is this David's voice? Or is it the same voice as whoever narrated Episode 18? Was that just Jon Ware, or was it someone in the story?
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...
Hmm.
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Eskew 20. Cruelty
I am in Eskew episode 20 - thoughts.
A content warning? This episode definitely seems like it's going be a lot. I was never really bullied at school, thankfully, so hopefully it'll be alright.
Gardening?
I knew Allegra was untrustworthy. I knew it!
A tower?! Aha!
I think you do have trust issues, David, but they're definitely warranted in this case. As they say, "It's not paranoia if you're right."
Hmm...
A magda? What's a magda? Is it a plant, or a person, or something else?
Magdalena Marin. Hmm.
What did she do?
Hmm. Hmm. Hmm??
What is wrong?
Oh no.
Oh no. What's happened - oh no. Oh no no no no no no no no no no.
Hmm. Oh. Hmm.
Do what?
Oh no no no no. Yuck. Eurgh.
How long is David there for? It seems like a very long time...
Well.
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Eskew 16. Tenancy
I am in Eskew episode 16 - thoughts.
I really hope it is milk. I do not wish to think about what else it could be.
Oh, David.
Rubbish. They're not getting anything.
Is this going to be another How and Why?
David's onto you, Eskew. So what are you going to do? How will you make him suffer?
Oh no.
Oh no.
David get away from the door. Get away from there RIGHT NOW. GO GO GO RUN. RUN RUN LEAVE RUN AWAY now.
David, are you watching the TV with the sound off? Because otherwise, it seems like that might be what is tipping it off. Boiling pasta could also potentially be audible, one would think.
Neighbours?
For the last three months, has been there for as long as I can remember. Hmm...
Oh no.
Oh, David.
Oh no. Goodbye, downstairs neighbour.
David, I think it might just be time to start looking for a new flat. There should be two new vacancies, in the same building.
Oh no. David, you definitely need to leave. NOW. Leave leave leave get out get out get out you NEED to go.
Oh, David. No no no. Oh no no no no no no no no leave get out of there you need to leave go get out run run run run David run get out of there you need to leave you need to escape yes!
Yes! Escape! Be free! Leave! Leave! Leave!
Goodness gracious me, David. Surely the housing market isn't that bad?
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Eskew 12. Alliance
I am in Eskew episode 12 - thoughts.
This doesn't seem good.
Oh thank goodness.
Splat.
Hostile Architecture.
I certainly would.
You tell him, Riyo!
Alright, Riyo seems pretty great.
Who is Riyo? She grew up in New York, but "The Program" - whatever it is - seems to have taken place in the UK. Why did she end up there? She's an "investigator". What exactly does that entail? Hmm...
Channelling some of that David snark, Riyo?
Eskew.
Oh no. Oh no oh no oh no.
This changes everything. I thought the Orion Building Concern had made Eskew. But if it was already there - they were trying to recreate it - who or what made Eskew? Did anyone make Eskew? Or is it just... what is Eskew?
Did David make Eskew? Is that why he's traoped there? Why it wants him?
This is going to go horribly wrong, isn't it.
Oh no. No no no no no no no. Oh no. Oh no.
Allegra?!
Eskew.
Oh no. No no no. Why? Why would you try to recreate Eskew? Why?
Oh no. This is going to be bad. Oh no.
No no no
Oh no. You should always leave the door open. Fools.
Oh no. Oh no. Oh no. Don't do that oh no no no no no no no no no. Oh no.
I was.
Well.
But - they're already in. There's an Orion Building Concern in Eskew. David's just been hired by - oh no.
Oh no oh no no no no
Oh no.
Oh No. They got in. Oh no stupid. Stupid stupid stupid. Oh no.
Oh, poor you. You deserve it, Henley, you horrible man.
Oh no. Oh no no no
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Eskew 11. Product
I am in Eskew episode 11 - thoughts
Chapter "10"? Interesting. This is the eleventh episode, but there have been two episodes from Riyo - and one episode from David, the hospital one, with an odd description that implied it was not "officially" released? Hmm...
So, Allegra is still there.
REM. Hmm. Rapid Eye Movement¹, a phase of sleep when you dream. Nightmares? Red, yellow, white. Hmm...
Oh! Oh! The rhyme! The rhyme!
Oh. Hmm. This rhyme is different.
James, James,
Morrison, Morrison,
Weatherby George DuPree,
Took great and fearful care of his mother,
Though he was only three.
James, James, said to his mother,
Said to his mother said he
"You must never go down
To the end of the town
If you don't go down with me."
James, James, Morrison's mother,
Put on a golden gown;
James, James, Morrison's mother,
Said to herself said she
"I can get right down to the end of the town,
And be back in time for tea."
James, James, Morrison's mother,
Hasn't been heard of since.
King John said he was sorry;
So did the Queen and Prince.
King John leaned down
and said to a man he knew
"If people go down
To the end of town
Well, what can anyone do?"
Hmm...
Well, there's some foreshadowing for you, David.
Oh no. What's in the sack?
Well.
This doesn't seem good.
David has friends again!
Well. That happened.
Who's next?
Oh. I liked the Architect.
Hypocrites.
Corporate infighting. You hate to see it.
Oh no. Oh no!
How and Why?
Well. This was an interesting episode. On the one hand, it seemed relatively upbeat and funny - David's getting into business, now he's part of a cult - but on the other hand, it feels like David is beginning to succeed in Eskew. And it feels like he's doing that by becoming "more" Eskew. Becoming a part of Eskew. Hmm...
¹alternatively, the band, although I feel that is unlikely (but not impossible).²
²Coming bac to this I should have realised it was "REM- EMBER"
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