Welcome to town. Everyone's a unique in their own way. Right. Maybe
I should be concerned about your articles. Don't worry. I still doubt that
you're actually human. Just another day and Water's Edge, Season four, Episode
six, New Plans. Go get it in, Marlow, Okay, give
it back, Come on, Marlow, bring it back here. He's not
very good with fetch. You should teach him. I think it's more of
a dog thing. I taught orange and cream and they're great at it.
You taught your guinea pigs fetch. Yeah, it wasn't that hard. You're
just good at everything. Huh. Not really? You needed help with homework
right? Oh? Yeah, but we don't have to get started on that
yet. I don't mind just hanging out for a bit. I don't want
to waste your time or anything. Hang out with you wasn't a waste,
especially if you can train my cat to fetch. At the same time,
who's that coming? Hey, Ben, Juliet? What's going on? Not
much? Come on in, Hi, Marlowe, sweet baby, I didn't
know you were coming over to Murray. I'm going with Mark today. But
yeah, I heard you had something you need us to talk to me about.
I don't remember saying that Ben told me it was urgent you did.
Yeah, you have that research you wanted to share. Remember the stuff you
found at the library? Oh you mean the private research I was doing before
we do that? Ben, can you show me where Lizzie keeps the tea?
It's in the cabinet above the stove. I think you need to show
me. Be right back, Mar, take your time. Sounds like the
tea needs to be discussed for us. Ben, you told Mar. I
didn't tell him anything. I wanted to leave that part to you. You
can't keep hiding this from them when Mar's the only person who might be able
to help. What makes you think that just because Mar was able to summon
a demon doesn't mean they know any more than we do. Then who would
you rather tell Avrah Lizzie? Absolutely not? Then what's your plan? I
don't have one find the tea yet? One second. Mar's gonna feel so
bad. I don't want to tell him. Jules, you're the one who's
gonna feel real bad if Zerthous takes over your body and decides to throw you
into the ocean. I know, Mars, our friend, I'll understand.
Mar. He fucked up? Whoa I don't think i've ever heard you Cursela,
that I made a deal with Zerthaus when you summoned him. I know,
Wait what, you're not very quiet? What you're looking fatigue? Why
didn't you tell me earlier? Because I didn't want you to feel bad for
something stupid I did. I exchanged five minutes of being possessed so he would
fix the whole Ava situation. Oh god, I know. And I don't
even know if it'll work, because if all the books I found and what
Francie said are right, demons have no obligation to hold up their end of
the bargain. You talked to Francy about this barely. He kind of knows,
but not the whole story. I think he's too busy working to bring
it up to Ava and the others. Well, was he and those books
said sounds about right. I'm sorry I was so dumb. Hey, it's
okay. It's not your fault. Of course, it's my fault. I
shook his hand. I made the deal. If I just waited longer and
stronger, or it's okay. Es Withthous is a centuries old demon that literally
exists to trick people. We're teenagers. Any of us could have been tricked
by him. You just happen to be the last one awake. He even
tricked Cello, and that guy is hella smart. We'll figure something out.
Don't worry how he beat us already. I made the deal. It's not
like we can reverse it. Who says we can't. I don't have that
too much experience with demons, but that doesn't mean we can't learn. Yeah,
and three of us on the case, it's better than one. With
the power of friendship, we will prevail. But seriously, we're your friends.
If friends don't help you break a deal with the devil, will,
Thanks guys. So where do we start? Well, I've skimmed through every
book on demons that I could find at the library. Nothing helpful there.
I don't know if human accounts will do is for this kind of thing.
Anyway, What you don't want to take on this demon exorcist style, I'd
love from my head to nat will like an owl. Thank you. You
guys are joking, But that's not a bad idea doing an exorcism. Really.
Maybe I have no idea if those really work or if it's another product
of human imagination. But we could find out from who a priest. We
don't really have any religious groups on the island, so unless we want to
head to a mainland church, intern a whole lot of heads, it looks
like a dead end. You're not wrong about the dead end part. I
think I know someone who might be able to help. Who you guys,
ever been to therapy? You're almost there. If you can expand it just
a bit further, the table will be completely invisible. Okay, I don't
think I can do it. Just focus. Make your only goal in this
moment to make the table disappear. Damn it? What happened to me?
I was able to do this the other day? No problem, You're learning
progression doesn't always go up in a straight line. I bet it did for
your friend, from what I remember, it didn't sit down for a minute.
Catch your breath. You've never been this upset about not mastering a new
skill. There's something else bothering you, isn't there? That's nothing you're lying?
Can you just pretend that you can't tell? Can you ever stop reflecting
your emotions on me? It's a bit of a giveaway. I wish I
could, but you know, I'm not sure my power even affects you,
though you don't seem very frustrated. Oh, it does. When you've been
alive as long as I have, though you learn to control your emotions.
Well. Not even my mom can manage that, and we've been around each
other for twenty five years. I don't know. I'm just a little upset.
Some of my friends found out that I'm taking lessons from you and weren't
very happy. They don't want you to be a witch. It's not really
the magic that's the problem, of course, it's the teacher. I suppose
that's one of the sacrifices you have to make. When you barge into a
town looking for a criminal and all the citizens or suspects, people start to
become wary of you. I hope you weren't one of them too. You're
just doing your job, and even though I don't think you'll find anything,
I can't blame you for wanting to protect people. It's nice to know there's
someone in this town who isn't painting me as the villain. It's a shame.
I'm really starting to like it here, the coast, the atmosphere,
the vibrance. I was almost considering it for a place to live once the
investigation is finished, Looking elsewhere might be a better idea, though, I
thought you were going back to hun Maday. No, I won't you see,
in order to protect Hunmday, there were rules put into place. Paramount
on that list is that residents must never leave. If a citizen chooses to
leave, they are never allowed to return. Never. Never. But that
doesn't make any sense. How was your population not tanked over time? I'm
sure they're letting some people come and go. I've told you before. Hyun
Meaday isn't like Water's Edge. We have enough people to sustain ourselves. Every
type of cryptod you could think of, with every power or future under the
sun, lives there. I wish you could see it, but we're both
stuck on the outside now. There's no way they would do that to you,
send you on a mission as important as yours and then not let you
back into your home. That's awful. It's how it has to be.
It's the only way we can truly ensure that our town stays secure. That's
bullshit, Sybil, I've never heard of you use such strong language. Well,
sorry, but that's a stupid rule. Maybe it works for keeping Hunmday
hidden. But it's also why no one knew of their existence for all of
this time. It's why nobody could practice old magic or knew anything about our
history or why we are the way we are. And now it's why you
can't return to the place that you've called home for hundreds of years. It's
not right. Maybe you're right, but I chose to take this job,
and one of the councilwoman did say she would see if anything could be done
about my situation. Once the investigation was concluded, I could tell she was
lying, at least partially, but I chose to believe her. Also,
I could chase a hero's dream and hope for a warm welcome at the end
of it. I was so naive. You're not naive. They're manipulative.
You know what they are. And the whole leave and never come back rule
is so ridiculous. It wasn't in place when I was a kid, so
my parents and I got to travel the world. It was amazing. We
saw things no cryptid living in Hughan Midday now could ever see, some things
that humans at the time could never dream to reach. And then they wanted
so badly to protect the town that They coaxed Hannah into giving her life to
create the damned shroud. We were your age, and she was so desperate
to protect everyone. But she shouldn't have had to give her life. There
were other ways, but the High Council promised her everything if she could pull
it off, and then it killed her. So her family got the money
and the flowers she was promised, along with all the pain and infamy for
a martyr's family. They built a statue of her in the center of the
city. Got everything right down to the way her hair fell around her face,
but they couldn't quite capture her smile. I wonder if they'll make one
for me. I suppose I can't control my emotions as much as I thought.
Neither can I? Sybil. Yeah, Kendy, don't ever let them
make you into a statue. I can't take it any more. Being locked
in this house is bad enough at my trader roommate lurking around the house with
a bad attitude, and I feel like I'm going to lose my mind.
What are the chances I'll even run into Investigator Estra Anyway, just in a
minute to get away from the house, grab a sandwich and get some fresh
air. God, I never thought I would miss my office at City Hall
so much. Hey, welcome in Ovra. Long time now. See you've
been avoiding us here, just trying to save money, you know how it
is? Hey, yeah, I sure do. Anyway, what can I
get for you? Could I get a turkey ribbon? You got it?
Chips? Or potato salad? Potato salad? Please to go. That'll be
eight forty five give me five minutes. Feel free to take a seat while
you wait. Thanks. I don't know where she got the authority to do
this, but it doesn't seem like it's from the sheriff. Well, the
sheriff sure isn't stopping her. She wasn't too aggressive with me, but I
think that's on account of me not working on the mainland like you do.
You're probably right, but I haven't been there for more than a month since
my family came over from Commerlocke. We've been desperate for a way to make
money, even if it's around humans. I have to take it. I
understand. Still doesn't give her an excuse for insinuating what she did about you.
Do you really believe her? How do you mean when she says there's
a human in town. Do you think it's true? I think whoever's paying
or wouldn't be doing so if they weren't real sure there was. It's awful,
really, I mean, how long has this been going on? A
human infiltrated our town and now they're gonna get us all killed. God if
I only know who that human was, only would take matters into my own
hands. Come on, you're getting yourself all worked up like you wouldn't do
the same. I guess I would if it came down to it. Wouldn't
feel great about it, though, I would. We have to do all
we can to protect ourselves. If this investigator can't figure things out quick enough,
then we will have hell to pay, I know. For now,
though, all we can do is wait and do a bit of our own
investigating. She mentioned that they've got a tip line open now. If the
rest of the communities as vigilant as we are, they'll catch this human in
no time. Let's hope. I know. I'll be keeping my out for
any Sorry turkey reuben with potato salad for avara. Oh thank you have a
good one, you too, oh investigator, as were welcome usual? Yes?
Please? Oh av your card I can't forget that. Oh my bad.
Thanks Avra. Yes, that's a unique name. I don't suppose you
might be Avra Nunez of the Water's Edge Weekly. I am pleased to make
your acquaintance. I've tried to have you in for your interview, but it
seems like you always have a prior work commitment. Yeah, my schedules a
little all over the place. I'm actually though you're the editor in chief.
I'm aware. I've read your work since arriving in town. Quite good.
You seem to know everything that's going on around here. Oh I'm not sure
about that. Just trying to do my job, aren't we all. Hopefully
we can find a time for that interview soon. I'm looking forward to seeing
what you know about Water's Edge. Of course, Well, I've got to
get back to work, so oh absolutely, don't let me keep you.
Enjoy the rest of your day, you too. Investigator Kendy Ezra Interview number
zero eight nine in The Water's Edge Human Investigation. It is May twenty ninth,
twenty fourteen, eleven o five A M. Subject is Elizabeth Pauline a
reedy, dark red hair, green eyes, medium build. Is all this
information correct? As I have described it. That's me. You can call
me Lizzie though, Lizzie right, And I see here you are currently employed
at Ruby's Seaside Diner as a waitress. Oh no, I left last fall,
and what do you do now? Will nothing at the moment. I'm
still working on finding another job, but in a different industry. I see
my records indicate that you have been working as a waitress since you were quite
young. In fact, this says since the day you were of legal working
age, but I imagine you may have been helping out even before that.
I mean, Ruby would just ask me to fold menus when I was in
there. Sometimes it really you don't have to explain anything to me. I'm
only here to complete my investigation, not hassle people who had to work for
their living at too young an age. Oh oh okay. That does lead
me to wonder, though, what made you suddenly change course after all these
years? I just really needed a change. Are you sure that's the reason?
Yeah, you just seem unconvinced. Was there another contributing factor? A
waitress gig and a human tourist economy is bound to have a lot of human
interaction in the day to day, didn't encounter with one of them? Make
you question the position. No, I grew up around humans. They've never
bothered me, Misseridi. I can tell you're not being fully truthful. A
human had something to do with your decision to quit your job. Is that
a question? Should it be a statement? No, I someone encouraged me
to look for other opportunities when I was at work one day. I always
thought I would be stuck working this job for the rest of my life.
But then they showed me that I could do something bigger. They could have
been human. That sounds very nice of a stranger to do. It.
Seems like you're quite fond of them. Were they really just a patron at
the diner? Or are they something more to you? They were a diner,
they were nice. That's it. You must have stayed in touch with
this person. You wouldn't want to lose contact with someone who changed your life
so significantly, right. I haven't talked to them in a bit. Really,
how long do you consider a bit? Six months, two weeks,
a few hours? I haven't oh an oracle, The time nears when it
all will be revealed to the one who seeks forbidden knowledge. Despite all of
it's the one most desperate to be a protector will deal the final blow,
will they? Interesting? Oh goodness, are you all right? Yeah?
Yeah, I'm good. My next line of questioning was going to be about
your crypto type and powers. But I suppose that's been answered. Yep,
just an out of control oracle. Out of control. Yeah. Normally I
can call the fates when I need a vision. It used to be really,
really rare for me to have random visions like the one I just did.
Now though, I have them every few hours unless my plainwalker friend pops
into my mind for a little bit. A short possession stops the visions only
temporarily. It usually lasts a day, day and a half tops. I
see, where is your power centered? I don't know what you mean.
That's fair. Maybe I should say where do you feel your power most?
When I use my power, I feel it not in my mind or test
per se like people might think, but in the center of my palms.
Do you feel anything like that after your vision? I guess I do,
Like right here kind of in my shoulders. That's your center, your shoulder
blades. That can help you if you focus on those points, it could
treat your obrue syndrome and get your visions back under control. I'm no medical
experts, so I'd leave it to a doctor to figure out a treatment plan
when mine flares up. Alternating hot and cold treatments works, wonders, of
course, I only have a mild case of o'brue syndrome. But wait,
what is that o'brue syndrome? You've never heard of? Obrue syndrome? No,
I'm sorry, I thought you were aware. It's a rare condition,
but that Hyunmday doctors have put years of research and time into finding treatment regiments
for so you're saying these problems I've been having with my powers going haywire.
It's not just me, it's not just you. I'm sorry you thought that
for so long. No doctors you've gone to have diagnosed you with a Brue
syndrome. I don't think any of them know what that even is more knowledge
discovered by Yuni Miday citizens that never made it past the gate. It's a
shame that our hiding prevents us from sharing important innovations like this. If it's
all right with you, I could contact my doctor and Hyune mid Day and
have her do a remote evaluation of your condition. Maybe I can get some
of the literature on a Brue syndrome to your healthcare professionals here as well.
I think it might help, And for something like a Bruce syndrome, it's
best to have a personalized treatment plan. I'm sorry, am I overstepping No,
not at all. This is just a lot to take in. I'm
sorry to have thrown a chronic condition diagnosis at you when you thought you were
showing up for an interview. Don't be sorry. I have a name for
what this is now, maybe even a doctor who knows what to do to
manage it. I haven't felt this good in a while. Then, I'm
very glad I could help. Well, it hasn't even been two hours since
I ran into her at lunch, and I got another summons for my interview
with investigator Eztra. I haven't responded yet. This one is slated for early
next week. And since I dodged my last two by saying I had work
things scheduled on those days, this time I'm going to have to be a
little more creative. Maybe I'll wait till the morning of and say I got
the stomach flu or something, knowing how serious this woman is about her job,
though, and how intent she seems on interviewing me, she might just
not care and make house call. Anyway she's onto me. I can feel
it, or maybe that's just my anxiety talking, But even if it is,
that means I won't be able to keep hiding for long. I'm going
crazy being stuck in this house. I can't even go out to get groceries
now for fear of running into the investigator again and giving myself away. But
honestly, staying in the house might not even help. Now she's got a
direct line to me from Sybil. I can't keep living like this. Hiding
and hoping Investigator Estra overlooks me isn't going to work for much longer. So
it's I'm going to make a new plan. My original three options still seem
like the only ones afforded to me tend to be encrypted, be encrypted,
or leave town. Last one's been off the table since the beginning, and
now that she's asked me for several interviews and has seen me in person,
there's no chance I could slip out of town without Investigator Estra trying to find
me. Despite our best efforts. We know now that I am no cryptid.
It's got to be impossible for me to have made it through twenty five
years of life not exhibiting powers, not even mentioning the last half a year
of being exposed to cryptid powers over and over again, without showing any myself
pretending might be out now too, because like a dumbass, I completely forgot
to put on my fake disguise stoken before I left the house earlier. So
depending on how observant Estra is, she might spot the fake as soon as
I try to pass it off as real. If I'm in that interrogation room
with her, I can't pull a Francy and prove myself as a cryptid without
taking off a disguise. Oh why did I ever think I could live in
a town full of magical creatures? Why did I think I could outsmart one
has to be the best detective that's ever lived. By staying inside for a
little while, I keep letting other people deal with the burden of keeping me
alive in this town, always looking to someone else to keep the secret,
or think up a good lie, or suggest the next step forward, to
keep me from getting my mind raised enough. I'm the one who got into
this mess. It should be me who figures out how to fix it,
not Lizzie or Shaya or Sibyl or Francy. Me. No more hiding,
no more pretending. I either solve this without bullshing my way around it,
or it doesn't get solved. Funnily, I was actually encrypted, or I
could become one or wait, hey, Francy, it's off. I think
I know how to fix everything. Yeah, but just hear me out.
Okay, thanks for listening to Season four of Crypted Kate New Plans. The
show is created and produced by me Victoria Pereira, I also voice Ava.
The voice of Juliet is Amyo Sabato. The voice of Ben is kymoor Feed.
The voice of Marie is Odd and Fistroy. The voice of Kendy is
Miannie Watson. The voice of Sybil is Caroline Byrne. The voice of James
the Sandwich Man is Aidan Gibbs. The voice of Kustomer Won is David Russell.
The voice of Customer two is Kyle Bayer. The voice of Lizzie is
Christina rose Hargis. Our story editor is Jennifer Wong. Our cover artist is
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