EOS 10 · Justin McLachlan and PlanetM

502 — Our Lost Time: Time To Leave

March 21, 2023·52 min·3 clips
The Zycathian auctions a time-and-space-controlling dragon with bidding starting at 10 Dazrian Crystals.
1. EOS 10 episode 502, “Our Lost Time: Time To Leave,” centers on a stolen telepathic space dragon and a mission into the Void. 2. Ryan Dallius leads the operation, while Jane serves as a second officer and Xander provides black-market knowledge. 3. The episode asks whether Ryan’s crew can locate the dragon, enter its auction, and take it back before the Zycathian sells it. 4. Xander admits meeting the Zycathian twice to discuss brokering a rare botanical. 5. The Zycathian is described as a ruthless black-market trader who auctions rare items to quadrant elites. 6. Ryan learns that the dragon was stolen rather than discovered by the Zycathian through prior knowledge. 7. Admiral Dani refuses to authorize travel into the Void and orders the Einstein crew available for debriefing in three days. 8. Ryan prepares the Silent Storm for a rogue mission despite Cosmic finding no approved flight order. 9. Jane joins the mission after declaring that she can assemble an R-28 SLA in 3.2 seconds and dress a wound in 6. 10. Maddox’s lead sends the crew to a hospital on Elias 2, where patients have missing limbs, strange bites, and vague explanations. 11. Xander impersonates a hospital administrator while Ryan and Jane search records for suspicious injuries. 12. The team identifies a former Earth senator, a Letarian basket weaver and cobbler-farm heir, and a Colossus miner with severe injuries. 13. Jane intimidates the patients into revealing that exotic animals are being sold through the black market. 14. The patients disclose that the auction will occur that night and that invitations are required for entry. 15. Jane finds three usable invitations after the patients become unable to attend. 16. The auction coordinates place the event on an asteroid in Sector Deep Alpha One, inside or at the edge of the Void. 17. The Zycathian presents the dragon as a being associated with legends from Ara III and the Hilary Empire. 18. The auctioneer claims the dragon commands time and space and offers a star chart to its possible home. 19. The episode uses fast comic banter, disguises, and escalating science-fiction danger. 20. Best for listeners who enjoy ensemble space comedy and chaotic missions.
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