Season 5 Episode 5: Nothing to See Here
Art by Chris DiSalvatore and James Curcio
Nothing to See Here
We are all just costumes death wears for a season.
Back in 2011, Johny tries to keep his life with Stella intact, pretending Bradley’s call was meaningless. Then an email arrives from “Agent 156.” It reads like a prank questionnaire, but it’s an instruction set: coded language, cell-talk, and a directive to meet at the King of Prussia mall. Johny tells himself it’s performance art with a little paranoia baked in.
At the mall, he’s in a bumble-bee patterned hazmat suit waving a homemade scanner over strangers while other “agents” act out their own variations of bureaucratic menace. It plays like theater until the response is real: shouting, SWAT gear, a crowd that turns on a dime. Johny runs, tossing pieces of his costume, and still ends up on the floor in handcuffs.
Art by Chris DiSalvatore and James Curcio
Audio Edition Credits
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Cycle 1: “Tales From When I Had A Face” (Seasons 1-4) was written by James Curcio, and edited by Brian Johnson. B&W print edition available on Amazon.
Cycle 2: “Party At The World’s End” (Seasons 5-6) was written by James Curcio, with special thanks to JF Stackhouse and Nate Sampsel for collaboration on earlier editions.
The soundtrack was produced by James Curcio, with special thanks to collaborators new and old including Jenn E, Dave Bessell, Scott Landes, Bradley the Buyer, Sarah and Rahul Iyer, Marz 233, P. Emerson Williams, Martine DellaRufa, and all the others who sat in on the subQtaneous sessions.
“Cut the Sky’s Throat,” an album selected from this feature’s soundtrack by Lilith & The Bacchae is available on various streaming platforms.
This podcast is Creative Commons 3.0, allowing for Attribution, Share Alike, and Non-commercial use, and features adult themes.
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