I just came over to the subreddit after finishing the finale. So surprising that no one else has posted! I guess they’re busy crying in the corner.

Anyways! I wanted to make this to celebrate where we’ve gone! It has been a wild ride and I’m so thankful for NeoScum producing excellent content for the last… checks notes FIVE YEARS?

I don’t know else much to say, and don’t wanna ramble about how much this podcast means to me. So instead I’ll say my favorite bit!

Dak going into his mind palace and using his brain internet has been a constant source of joy for me. I love the way this crazy man thinks, and Mike always has something funny to add while on air.

Anyways: I hope you, dear redditor, have a fucking day B)

In ep 85 I promised to make a lil post here, and so here it is. Some of my notes for Vegas. Fun fact, before these eps I mainlined some of the more iconic Vegas movies: casino, leaving lv, viva lv, oceans 11, and fear and loathing. The city seems to set mythologized itself for its pop culture, so I figured those films would dictate the face of the city in 2077.

Some notes:

“What will happen:

TABITHA is calling her friend. Her friend is coming to pick her up and drive her to her mansion north of the strip. Her friend will pull up in a pink hovering cadilac in 40 minutes.

Tabitha will be hiding in one of the busiest game rooms of the casino - the GLADIATOR HALL.

Merc cops called on by 4get to get the blue haired girl They find her in 20 minutes making a scene in the casino They take her to the Humvee and drive to the desert to *********

How many of them are they? Two: a female human and a male troll. The woman carries a pouch around her neck full of the ashes of the people she’s killed. The troll has shoulder-pad with long blades sticking out. People have to edge away to avoid being pricked.

If they see she has assistance, they will call for backup and stand back, observing, waiting for them to arrive.

8 more will arrive.

Searching the casino:

CAESAR’S COLUSEUM

In the center of the casino, a colossal amphitheater digs into the ground. It can seat a football stadium. Everywhere are TVs, and slot machines. But most of the action is at the round base center of the theater: an orc man in athletic gear is leaping his way through a massive obstacle course maze. TV and holo screen all over project his progress.

He edges along a tight walkway over water, occasionally leaping over a blade that whips back and forth. One of his leaps is ill timed : SLOICE. His body falls in two into the water.

Oooh, not quite good enough! If only he could have lept a little higher. But still, brave contestant Bilpy has made it far enough to qualify for Exome produced BIO MODS. With these new legs Bilpy will certainly be running faster and jumping higher.

Next up, entering the arena is Agra Fitz! Let’s give it up for Agra folks! Get those bets in as she receives the FEEL AWAY numbing agent.

TV cameras show the stats of a muscular elven woman. She waves at the base of the arena as a human attendant sticks a syringe into her neck.

Maneuvering

Top

• Slot machines. TV screens everywhere. There’s a kiosk you can sign up for certain events. You’ll be taken in an elevator down to the arena Middle

• Arena betting. Each seat has it’s own holo screen where you can place your bets Front Row

• High roller betting. Have to drop 10k to get that close Arena

• Where the action happens. Can change on a dime to whatever the game of the hour is, based on the schedule

CASINO GAME ROOMS Hall of gladiators Poker / Blackjack Craps Slot machines Roulette Other Cards

RESTAURANTS Cigar Bar Chinese Hamburgers Steak Sushi Wizard Gastornomy

HIGH END SHOPPING

FUN
Movie Theaters Lazer Tag Bounce room Shows Swimming pool Sunbathe Spa Salon Golf Nightclub Exercise

Rhon trying to get to CCTV

How does he find them Secrutiy can easily be found in any of the game rooms. There are very ordinary doors hidden around the games where a secrutiy guard could slip in, to a labrynth of beige. A few right and left turns will lead to the CCTV room.

What do they look like Dressed in suits, sunglasses, carrying holstered firearms. Earpieces

How do they function The technology would be really great - you’d be able to find anyone in an instant.

general impression

LAS VEGAS STRIP IMPRESSION A deep lameness from the average person, maybe rude to say. Very mugh one size too big t shirt from a place or a mass restaurnt and cargo pants vibe Everything you pass by is just the same shit you see everywhere else: DSW, SubWay, Kay’s - the signs ae just a little bigger. You’re getting the same shit, but you’re in VEGAS.

Movement walking down the street:

Strip Stores -> street/hallways -> show -> games -> eateries-> street -> trash gunk

Also:

Underground Tunnel -> sewer Underground settlements

I was just listening to this last episode of Neoscum, and now more than ever, I marveled at how intense Casey's editing made the episode. Blackout was seriously one of the best podcast episodes I've ever listened to, Neoscum or not. The music is on point, the sound effects are scary, and the production makes me want to listen to it over and over. His perfectionism is the best thing to happen to my podcast feed ever. Kudos to one of the best producers of a podcast I have ever listened to.

The show should be way worse, fire Casey. He makes it too good, I love him.