15) Bazil's Story: The Night Masquerade

In the final episode of our game of Salvage Union, Baz is left to piece together the fragile aftermath of conflict in a war-torn Des Moines. He works to square up with his past and decide on his future. *The title of this episode is an homage to Nnedi Okorafor’s novella of the same name, the third installment of her Africanfuturist Binti trilogy, about a young Himba woman navigating interstellar conflict and her own identity. It’s very good, you should read it. Content Warnings: Violence and combat scenes Injury and death references Emotional distress and anxiety Mention of war, ambush, and military operations Descriptions of damaged buildings and post-disaster environments References to trauma and nightmares Produced by Paul Privitera. Featuring Jordan Lee Thompson. Edited by Jordan Lee Thompson. Music by Tommy Ljungberg. Cover Art by Maddy Fusco. Voice over by LIPING VONG. 235 bloom is a collaboration between Des Moines & Dragonsand The Institute for Manufactured Futures. It is a work of speculative fiction taking place in the year 2089. The locations may be real, but any similarity to actual persons or their descendants is unintentional.