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|enemy = [[Bilis Manger|Bilis]] | |enemy = [[Bilis Manger|Bilis]] | ||
|setting = [[The Hub]], [[ | |setting = [[The Hub]], [[2020s]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|writer = [[Tim Foley]] | |writer = [[Tim Foley]] | ||
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|epcount = 1 | |epcount = 1 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-83868-280-4 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-83868-281-1 (digital) | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-83868-280-4 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-83868-281-1 (digital) | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third audio story in ''[[Among Us 2]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third audio story in ''[[Among Us 2]]''. | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to | [[Vijay Meghani|Vijay]] and [[Diana Lopez|Diane]], [[urban explorer]]s who host the ''[[Xplore Xtreme]]'' channel, meet up with their old friend [[Bryn Popkin|Bryn]] in [[Cardiff]] and follow a [[19th century]] [[sewer]] network he discovered at work to [[the Hub]]. There, they hear strange noises and meet [[Bilis Manger|Bilis]] in the [[morgue]], collecting [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood]] artefacts including a [[soul]]-absorbing [[corpse flask]], a [[singularity scalpel]] and a [[tranquilliser gun]] that he gives to Diane. The exit is locked and, whilst Diane investigates a white figure, Bilis gives Vijay and Bryn the base's [[blueprint]]s for a price that they do not question. | ||
Bryn takes the lift to [[Roald Dahl Plass]], but the ceiling does not open and he is crushed to death as the distressed Vijay films it. An emergency program activates and a [[hologram]] in the form of [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] appears to Vijay, apparently unseen by Bilis, and recruits into Torchwood by telling him that he is special and needed. Ianto tasks him with ensuring that Bilis does not take any objects from the Hub and fades away to conserve power, continuing to observe Vijay through his [[camera]] as he searches the base and locates Diane. | |||
Looking through Diane's bag, Vijay finds the gun that Bilis gave her as well as a [[shard drive]], one of several that somebody has been [[blackmailing]] her into retrieving from the sites that the pair of them have visited. Diane shoots him rather than hand the drive over, but she regrets her act and tries to carry him to safety as the [[Weevil]]s approach despite Bilis offering to protect them in return for the drive. She is killed and, when he comes around, Vijay is told by Bilis how he intends to destroy the artefacts that he has collected to prevent Torchwood, which he sees as an aberration, from saving [[Earth]]. In the true [[timeline]], Vijay, Diane and Bryn were to join Torchwood and use the [[Rift Manipulator]]. | |||
Bilis forcibly removes one of Vijay's [[eye]]s and uses it in conjunction with an alien artefact to see Ianto, whom he cannot hear but whose [[lip reading|lips he can read]]. He inverts the Rift Manipulator and, before disappearing, gives what he claims is a [[survival shroud]] to Vijay to use to save himself or the Torchwood equipment from [[the Rift]] scar energy. Ianto insists that he save the equipment and confirms that he locked the Hub in order to use him to get rid of Bilis, threatening to keep him in until he dies should he use the shroud to save himself. Vijay covers the equipment to become a hero, but Ianto's scan reveals that the shroud is a fake and the burst of Rift energy is released, killing Vijay. | |||
The [[reality]] streams are untangled following the activation of the Rift Manipulator and Vijay wakes up, having had a terrible [[dream]]. Directed by the hologram of Ianto, Vijay, Diane and Bryn have work to do as an energy spike is detected at [[Cardiff Castle]] and requires Torchwood's urgent attention. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* [[Ianto Jones]] - [[Gareth David-Lloyd]] | * [[Ianto Jones]] - [[Gareth David-Lloyd]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
'' | * Vijay and Diana went to [[Pitlochry]]. | ||
* Vijay and Diana host ''[[Xplore Xtreme]]''. It has 96,135 [[subscriber]]s. | |||
* Vijay mentions ''[[Cardiff Unknown]]''. | |||
* Vijay has broken up with [[Jake (Cuckoo)|Jake]]. | |||
* Vijay started a [[knitting]] society after breaking up with [[Damien (Cuckoo)|Damien]] and became a [[chef]] when he broke up with [[Jesse (Cuckoo)|Jesse]]. | |||
* Bilis collects a [[corpse flask]] which absorbs [[soul]]s and will stop a [[Gelth]] invasion, a [[transmitter]] which will silence the [[Chimes of Death]] and a [[singularity scalpel]]. | |||
* Diane is an [[army reserve]]. | |||
* Vijay was born on [[14 May]], [[1990]] and is an only child. | |||
* Vijay studied at the [[University of Bristol]]. | |||
* Vijay is an [[admin assistant]] at [[Lusters and Sons]]. | |||
* Vijay broke his left [[leg]] when he was twelve. | |||
* Vijay spends 20% of his time online watching [[porn]]. | |||
* Vijay once dyed his [[hair]] blue. | |||
* Diane has been being [[blackmailing|blackmailed]] by somebody who hacked into her [[Hello Friend]] account and accessed her [[DM]]s. | |||
* Bilis believes the [[Weevil]]s hid themselves away from [[God (Future Pain)|a deity]]. | |||
* Bilis mentions [[Jack Harkness|Torchwood’s leader]] being a [[fixed point in time]]. | |||
* Bilis list recent Torchwood personnel including “[[Ng|a herald]]”, “[[Yvonne Hartman (Pete's World)|a woman]] from the [[Pete's World|wrong universe]]” and a “[[St John Colchester|man resurrected from the dead]]”. | |||
* In the intended timeline, Diane is [[tactical officer]], Bryn is [[civil liaison]] and Vijay is [[leader]]. | |||
* Bilis wins a [[Pyrrhic victory]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story is a posthumous release for [[Murray Melvin]] who died two months earlier | [[File:Cuckoo (audio story) textless.jpg|thumb|Textless cover]] | ||
* This story is a posthumous release for [[Murray Melvin]] who died two months earlier, this making it one of his last performances as the character. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Bryn mentions [[ | * Bryn mentions [[Roger Pugh]] who used to be boss of planning at Cardiff council. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[More Than This (audio story)|More Than This]]'') | ||
* Vijay has visited an old [[UNIT]] bunker in [[Hereford]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dissected (audio story)|Dissected]]'') | |||
* Vijay brings up [[Meredith Pope]] and the [[ScrapeJane]] route. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[ScrapeJane (audio story)|ScrapeJane]]'') | |||
* Bilis notes the last personnel used the lift to escape the Hub. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Thoughts and Prayers (audio story)|Thoughts and Prayers]]'') | |||
* The [[hologram]] of Ianto says that Torchwood is more than any one person. [[Ng]] previously said that Torchwood was more than [[Jack Harkness|Jack]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Aliens Next Door (audio story)|Aliens Next Door]]'') | |||
* Vijay notes Cardiff has recently experienced a flood, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eye of the Storm (audio story)|Eye of the Storm]]'') a drought, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Day Zero (audio story)|Day Zero]]'') and fire balls falling from the sky. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Thoughts and Prayers (audio story)|Thoughts and Prayers]]'') | |||
* Ianto says that most operatives die for Torchwood. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'', ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'', etc.) | |||
* Ianto died heartbroken. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Four (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Four]]'') | |||
* Bilis previously was involved in creating alternate timelines. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Twilight Streets (novel)|The Twilight Streets]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Among Us 2 audio stories]] | [[Category:Among Us 2 audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Cardiff]] | [[Category:Stories set in Cardiff]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:45, 3 April 2024
Cuckoo was the third audio story in Among Us 2.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
A group of urban explorers break into the Torchwood Hub. They disturb Bilis Manger who has his own plans for the evening.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Vijay and Diane, urban explorers who host the Xplore Xtreme channel, meet up with their old friend Bryn in Cardiff and follow a 19th century sewer network he discovered at work to the Hub. There, they hear strange noises and meet Bilis in the morgue, collecting Torchwood artefacts including a soul-absorbing corpse flask, a singularity scalpel and a tranquilliser gun that he gives to Diane. The exit is locked and, whilst Diane investigates a white figure, Bilis gives Vijay and Bryn the base's blueprints for a price that they do not question.
Bryn takes the lift to Roald Dahl Plass, but the ceiling does not open and he is crushed to death as the distressed Vijay films it. An emergency program activates and a hologram in the form of Ianto appears to Vijay, apparently unseen by Bilis, and recruits into Torchwood by telling him that he is special and needed. Ianto tasks him with ensuring that Bilis does not take any objects from the Hub and fades away to conserve power, continuing to observe Vijay through his camera as he searches the base and locates Diane.
Looking through Diane's bag, Vijay finds the gun that Bilis gave her as well as a shard drive, one of several that somebody has been blackmailing her into retrieving from the sites that the pair of them have visited. Diane shoots him rather than hand the drive over, but she regrets her act and tries to carry him to safety as the Weevils approach despite Bilis offering to protect them in return for the drive. She is killed and, when he comes around, Vijay is told by Bilis how he intends to destroy the artefacts that he has collected to prevent Torchwood, which he sees as an aberration, from saving Earth. In the true timeline, Vijay, Diane and Bryn were to join Torchwood and use the Rift Manipulator.
Bilis forcibly removes one of Vijay's eyes and uses it in conjunction with an alien artefact to see Ianto, whom he cannot hear but whose lips he can read. He inverts the Rift Manipulator and, before disappearing, gives what he claims is a survival shroud to Vijay to use to save himself or the Torchwood equipment from the Rift scar energy. Ianto insists that he save the equipment and confirms that he locked the Hub in order to use him to get rid of Bilis, threatening to keep him in until he dies should he use the shroud to save himself. Vijay covers the equipment to become a hero, but Ianto's scan reveals that the shroud is a fake and the burst of Rift energy is released, killing Vijay.
The reality streams are untangled following the activation of the Rift Manipulator and Vijay wakes up, having had a terrible dream. Directed by the hologram of Ianto, Vijay, Diane and Bryn have work to do as an energy spike is detected at Cardiff Castle and requires Torchwood's urgent attention.
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Bilis Manger - Murray Melvin
- Vijay Meghani - Nathaniel Curtis
- Diana Lopez - Cecelia Appiah
- Bryn Popkin - Henry Nott
- Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Vijay and Diana went to Pitlochry.
- Vijay and Diana host Xplore Xtreme. It has 96,135 subscribers.
- Vijay mentions Cardiff Unknown.
- Vijay has broken up with Jake.
- Vijay started a knitting society after breaking up with Damien and became a chef when he broke up with Jesse.
- Bilis collects a corpse flask which absorbs souls and will stop a Gelth invasion, a transmitter which will silence the Chimes of Death and a singularity scalpel.
- Diane is an army reserve.
- Vijay was born on 14 May, 1990 and is an only child.
- Vijay studied at the University of Bristol.
- Vijay is an admin assistant at Lusters and Sons.
- Vijay broke his left leg when he was twelve.
- Vijay spends 20% of his time online watching porn.
- Vijay once dyed his hair blue.
- Diane has been being blackmailed by somebody who hacked into her Hello Friend account and accessed her DMs.
- Bilis believes the Weevils hid themselves away from a deity.
- Bilis mentions Torchwood’s leader being a fixed point in time.
- Bilis list recent Torchwood personnel including “a herald”, “a woman from the wrong universe” and a “man resurrected from the dead”.
- In the intended timeline, Diane is tactical officer, Bryn is civil liaison and Vijay is leader.
- Bilis wins a Pyrrhic victory.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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- This story is a posthumous release for Murray Melvin who died two months earlier, this making it one of his last performances as the character.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Bryn mentions Roger Pugh who used to be boss of planning at Cardiff council. (AUDIO: More Than This)
- Vijay has visited an old UNIT bunker in Hereford. (AUDIO: Dissected)
- Vijay brings up Meredith Pope and the ScrapeJane route. (AUDIO: ScrapeJane)
- Bilis notes the last personnel used the lift to escape the Hub. (AUDIO: Thoughts and Prayers)
- The hologram of Ianto says that Torchwood is more than any one person. Ng previously said that Torchwood was more than Jack. (AUDIO: Aliens Next Door)
- Vijay notes Cardiff has recently experienced a flood, (AUDIO: Eye of the Storm) a drought, (AUDIO: Day Zero) and fire balls falling from the sky. (AUDIO: Thoughts and Prayers)
- Ianto says that most operatives die for Torchwood. (TV: Doomsday, Exit Wounds, etc.)
- Ianto died heartbroken. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Four)
- Bilis previously was involved in creating alternate timelines. (PROSE: The Twilight Streets)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Cuckoo page at bigfinish.com
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