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Final Hazard: Corruption 16: Reversal of Fortunes

Roll to Breathe

Release Date: 06/10/2020

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Hi, this is Meg. This post has been coming for a while, but as you may imagine it's hard to write. I should put the short version up top. Roll to Breathe will not return for any forseeable future, likely not ever. We started nearly four years ago, now, on a total whim. A name was hastily chosen and wrapped around a simple logo. Our fastest artist popped out an excellent cover in a short amount of time, and we were off to the races. It was Kyle's first time GMing, his only prior experience being a few Dungeon World games. So we played, we had fun, and we were surprised by how quickly we built a...

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The only thing between the Final Hazard and freedom are the four fighting members of Kurozakura.  It's time to fight for their lives.

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Yoshiko walks in on Celeste holding a bloody sword and Davey doubled over in pain.  She takes action, then teams up with others to search the house.  Unbeknownst to them, they are running out of time as Souko makes plans to leave the dream as soon as possible...

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Shibuya is AEGIS' star pupil, a ruthless and relentless soldier who will do anything to protect Halcyon City, no matter who she hurts.  Reversal, conversely, is a poor superhero and leader; everyone he cares about is dead, and he failed to protect them.  There is nothing they can do to change this.  Yet desperate pleas ring in their ears; faint but powerful words that may be their only hope of salvation...

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Takehiro confronts Mayor Souko and learns the horrible truth. He leaves the office to find his friends, but promises to return—alone.  Kim finds himself comforting a panicked Davey, but they steel their resolve to confront Pilgrim.  Celeste tries to take Yoshiko out of AEGIS so they can help their friends, but Willow Wolf has some words for her former protege...

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Teen heroes Emerald Strike, Diamond Punch, and Papillon help Red Rogue suppress a monster downtown and discuss their next course of action.  They realize they have to go to city hall to solve this once and for all, but before anything else happens, Celeste has a dinner date.  Davey has a strange encounter with his brother, and Kim's mother offers her son some advice...

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Increasingly frustrated by the day's events, Celeste seeks out the only other person who's insisting everything is wrong.  While they come to grips with startling revelations, Kim's mood only continues to sour in debate club as he has a heated and violent encounter with the teacher leading it.  Yoshiko is doing her best not to worry too much about her math test from earlier in the day, but even her date with Davey brings its own difficulties...

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Lunchtime rolls around at Halcyon's elaborate high school and some of the students experience cracks in their daily routine—and for others, those cracks get worse.  Takehiro wants to fight back, and tries to recruit others to his cause.  Kim has freakout and lashes out at Celeste, and Yoshiko is forced to choose between her perfect life and her friend's pleas...

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The sun rises on another perfect day in Halcyon and five teenagers greet the morning.  Celeste Blake wakes up to her sister congratulating her on a good stream, as always.  Red Rogue's two proteges, Yoshiko Yamaguchi and Takehiro Wakamoto, deal with their respective fussy, overly caring parents.  Kim Nguyen gets his younger siblings ready for school with his own after-school schedule cleared for video games, and Davey Domingos almost forgets his twin brother in the comfortable chaos of home life...

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Doomzone faces down two Kurozakura agents; eliminating one from the fight, he and Papillon begin a pitched battle with the other.  Making the best of a bad situation, Reversal finally makes some calls for backup.  Black Cavalier and Logan reunite with their friends, and Giger finally meets mother...

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Black Cavalier heads to AEGIS headquarters to return Andi's notebook. On the way, she passes by the Memorial Part and a certain team member, facing an inevitable, difficult conversation. Meanwhile, Reversal begins his investigation into Oscar's framing in earnest, visiting the jewelry store and a nearby superhero merchandise outlet. When hero Red Rogue shows up to offer help, Kim makes a breakthrough in the case...

Episode art by Bee.
Sound editing by Holly.
Original music by Avery Stemmler.
Other music by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons 3.0.

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