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|season number = Among Us{{!}}Series 7 | |season number = Among Us{{!}}Series 7 | ||
|series episode number = 7 | |series episode number = 7 | ||
|main character = [[Vijay Meghani|Vee | |main character = [[Vijay Meghani|Vee]] | ||
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|enemy = [[Bilis Manger|Bilis]] | |enemy = [[Bilis Manger|Bilis]] | ||
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|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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Looking through Dee's bag, Vee 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. Dee 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, Vee 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]], Vee, Dee and Bryn were to join Torchwood and use the [[Rift Manipulator]]. | Looking through Dee's bag, Vee 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. Dee 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, Vee 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]], Vee, Dee and Bryn were to join Torchwood and use the [[Rift Manipulator]]. | ||
''to | Bilis forcibly removes one of Vee'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 Vee 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. Vee 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 Vee. | ||
The [[reality]] streams are untangled following the activation of the Rift Manipulator and Vee wakes up, having had a terrible [[dream]]. Directed by the hologram of Ianto, Vee, Dee 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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* The [[Weevil]]s hid themselves away from [[God (Future Pain)|God]]. | * The [[Weevil]]s hid themselves away from [[God (Future Pain)|God]]. | ||
* In the intended timeline, Dee is [[tactical officer]], Bryn is [[civil liaison]] and Vee is [[leader]]. | * In the intended timeline, Dee is [[tactical officer]], Bryn is [[civil liaison]] and Vee is [[leader]]. | ||
* Bilis wins a [[Pyrrhic victory]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* Vijay brings up [[Meredith Pope]] and the [[ScrapeJane]] route. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[ScrapeJane (audio story)|ScrapeJane]]'') | * Vijay brings up [[Meredith Pope]] and the [[ScrapeJane]] route. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[ScrapeJane (audio story)|ScrapeJane]]'') | ||
* 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]]'') | * 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]]'') | ||
* 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]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 13:33, 12 July 2023
Cuckoo was the third audio story in Among Us 2.
Publisher's summary
A group of urban explorers break into the Torchwood Hub. They disturb Bilis Manger who has his own plans for the evening.
Plot
Vee and Dee, 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 Dee. The exit is locked and, whilst Dee investigates a white figure, Bilis gives Vee 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 Vee films it. An emergency program activates and a hologram in the form of Ianto appears to Vee, 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 Vee through his camera as he searches the base and locates Dee.
Looking through Dee's bag, Vee 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. Dee 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, Vee 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, Vee, Dee and Bryn were to join Torchwood and use the Rift Manipulator.
Bilis forcibly removes one of Vee'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 Vee 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. Vee 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 Vee.
The reality streams are untangled following the activation of the Rift Manipulator and Vee wakes up, having had a terrible dream. Directed by the hologram of Ianto, Vee, Dee and Bryn have work to do as an energy spike is detected at Cardiff Castle and requires Torchwood's urgent attention.
Cast
- Bilis Manger - Murray Melvin
- Vijay Meghani - Nathaniel Curtis
- Diana Lopez - Cecelia Appiah
- Bryn Popkin - Henry Nott
- Ianto Jones - Gareth David-Lloyd
References
- 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.
- Dee is an army reserve.
- Vee was born on 14 May, 1990 and is an only child.
- Vee studied at the University of Bristol.
- Vee is an admin assistant at Lusters and Sons.
- Vee broke his left leg when he was twelve.
- Vee spends 20% of his time online watching porn.
- Vee once died his hair blue.
- Dee has been being blackmailed by somebody who hacked into her Hello Friend account and accessed her DMs.
- The Weevils hid themselves away from God.
- In the intended timeline, Dee is tactical officer, Bryn is civil liaison and Vee is leader.
- Bilis wins a Pyrrhic victory.
Notes
- This story is a posthumous release for Murray Melvin who died two months earlier. It features his final performance as Bilis Manger.
Continuity
- Bryn mentions Roger Pugh and his role in rebuilding the Hub. (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)
- 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)
- Ianto says that most operatives die for Torchwood. (TV: Doomsday, Exit Wounds, etc.)
- Ianto died heartbroken. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Four)
External links
- Official Cuckoo page at bigfinish.com
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