bad dysphoria day today

Better late than never: episode 6, Night of the Living Jude, is here! Misophonia warning: coughing, sneezing, sniffling, and other gross flu sounds, please see transcript for details. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-kxt6h-...

Gooooood morning, internet! Episode 5, Street Fair, is here. Written and directed by @melnichols.bsky.social, with sound design by @samstark.bsky.social, and vocal cuts by @maddiejcoooper.bsky.social. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-tgdn8-...

i think mornings might be evil

Buckle up. Episode 4, This Call May Be Monitored, is here. Written and directed by @melnichols.bsky.social, with sound design by @samstark.bsky.social, and vocal cuts by @eringrassie.bsky.social **misophonia warning, 26:43-26:45** store236pod.podbean.com/e/s1e4-this-...

wonder how long before Olivia shows up on commander at home or edh hijinks with a Naya vehicle deck headed by toph

Man I love audio drama

The world is so small sometimes what the hell

Wanted to paint this dog

Episode 3, Twas the Night 55 Days Before Christmas, is out now! Written and directed by @melnichols.bsky.social, with sound design by @samstark.bsky.social and vocal cuts by @maddiejcoooper.bsky.social www.podbean.com/eas/pb-ani7i...

It's fun knowing the first sign my friends have that I'm awake is me sending them cursed images

Episode 2, 419, is out now! This episode was written and directed by @melnichols.bsky.social, with sound design by @samstark.bsky.social and vocal cuts by @eringrassie.bsky.social www.podbean.com/ew/pb-v2gm5-...

Excited about our launch? Wanna experience it with a bunch of cast members screaming in the chat? Join us on 10/17 at 9PM EDT for our live YouTube premiere! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW_g...

Last, and far from least, we have our Jude, the poor, overworked, not-quite-assistant manager stuck dealing with *gestures broadly*, who is brought to life beautifully by @heraherself.bsky.social

We end Rival Store Week with the manager herself, @pandorabeatrix.com as Lila, a cold, aloof person who is certainly nothing more than she seems...

Hey, internet. We have a trailer. And a launch date. See you October 17! www.podbean.com/eas/pb-4bji7...

Anyone interested in spelltable? Kinda just sittin around rn.

August can't end soon enough tbh

Oh god dammit Allie

I need everyone to give me their worst puns for normal, definitely not revenge related reasons

Absolutely love recording with the @store236pod.bsky.social team. Every session has been SO much fun, I can't IMAGINE this show with any other group of folks. Just perfect

Won't lie, when @melnichols.bsky.social says we get a chaos take I do sort of smile like this

I love the Folding Ideas video Mantracks but the song they play occasionally is addressed to the river Paluxy and lemme tell you The Silt Verses has NOT left me prepared to hear "O River" without going into fight or flight.

Today we managed to have very little chaos* in todays recording** for @store236pod.bsky.social and I think that shows how much effort we put into this show. *relatively speaking **for the first two takes

@interiority.bsky.social is a goddamn MENACE and I say that with nothing but awe in my voice.

I know mental illness crops up whenever and however it likes, but I do wish it had better timing. Like, you cant wait for me to be back in bed or something? You gotta swing for the fences on my way to the dentist? Rude.

I feel like maybe 5 hours of sleep is not enough when you have an appointment for dental work

Trans girls with L names are just absolute catnip for me

You forgot “and makes my character say it”

Today I received the highest compliment a former philosophy student can receive which is my friend saying that she forgets I studied philosophy.

callout post for @melnichols.bsky.social going "oh this trader joes is crowded lets get in and out quickly" and then five minutes later straightening up the spices on display

Heres how writing jokes for Store 236 works: @melnichols.bsky.social makes a joke about me, and then she puts it in the show. Hope this helps.

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! The threat we want to make is postponed until it’s not a spoiler, so for now we’ll just say, in this house I mean store, we love and respect trans folks. And so do you. Or else 💚☠️.

Hey its TDOV do here's a reminder that I am detectable by sight under a wide variety of conditions

going without adderall after being on it for a while is like thinking uphill

Pssst we know what you should do after submitting your auditions for our show 👀

We now return you to your regularly scheduled character spotlights. (That’s a lie, today’s a two-for-one special because we fell behind, and really, the 419 assistant managers are a set anyway).

Today’s spotlight goes to Lila, the manager of rival store 419, an aloof, cold, and uncaring person who is actually none of those things, she’s just playing a part. In reality, she is assistant-manager-of-236 Jude’s lovely, kind, warmhearted wife. But don’t tell anyone.

Three reasons you should audition for Lila (transfemme VAs, we especially want to hear from you for this role!): - Is the boss and is very good at it. - Living a double life. - She’s a wife guy (gender neutral) married to a wife guy (gender neutral). docs.google.com/document/d/1...

We’ve hit week two of auditions, so it’s time to do some ✨character spotlights✨ First, Aubrey, 236's lead cashier. She’s had 8 years to perfect her customer service voice and can use it to her advantage. She's the difficult customer whisperer, everyone's big sister, and keeper of all the secrets.

Three reasons you should audition for Aubrey: - Lesbian who’s best friends with a himbo. - Knows all the secrets. Has her own. - You’ve honed your customer service voice, now use it as a threat! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

How writing works is that you sit down and type out one sentence and then immediately delete it

It's up! Please come join us!

Hold up. Is Sam Rhysticstudies from NoVA? Huh! Small world, I guess.

working in a hospital has done more to damage my trust in doctors than any amount of mistakes or malpractice i have personally witnessed.