MERCY: A Queer Eldritch Western

During this mid-season break, we'd love to introduce you to one of our most favorite shows: The Diaries of Netovicius The Vampire by the wonderful Hugo Martin Pierre! Netovicius is an intimate audio diary of the titular character (that also features a very colorful wider cast) as we follow the 978 year old Neto to his new home and new life in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

Netovicius is currently raising funds for future episodes - so if you've enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show! If you're a Valorant fan and would like a customized voicemail from Frenchman Chamber himself, or a special voice note from our favorite vampire, you can check out Hugo's Streamily here. You can also support Hugo and the show by spreading the word, recommending Netovicius to your friends or online, and/or dropping a rating & review!

Netovicius or Neto for short is an artist first, a vampire second, but for now he's being kicked out of his historic Beacon Hill, Boston Mass attic apartment and having to relocate to an abandoned building in Woonsocket Rhode Island. After almost 1000 years of life, you'd think he could find a little peace, but it's only a matter of time before the past comes calling. A story about vampires but ultimately about recovery, from trauma, from addictions, even from cults. Brought to you by Hugo Pierre Martin and a cast known for projects like Valorant, Overwatch, Diablo IV and more.

A dyslexia-friendly transcript of this episode is available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FKBX4qfOHXg7BFz19sZlyd9v7hm6f3ZzL037cBsq13E/edit?usp=sharing
Strangekind Studio is a not-for-profit collective that spotlights diverse, intersectional stories and characters. You can support the show by leaving us a rating and spreading the word <3
If you'd like to say howdy, you can get in touch with us over on Bluesky, Tumblr, Instagram, or our website. We'd love to hear from you!
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PART 2 OF 2

IMPORTANT NOTE (13 April 2026): This episode has been re-edited & re-uploaded. To hear the updated version, please refresh the feed or clear the app cache & data via the app settings in your device and restart the app.

MERCY is best experienced with headphones. For adult audiences only.

I would endure it with you.

Please see the bottom of the description for the full list of content warnings.
A dyslexia-friendly transcript of this episode can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fNpkdJpdRrioLqVr8u_7E5tQ2eLnB2Vb2lpVe-d7Shk/edit?usp=sharing

CREDITS
This episode features the vocal talents of:
James Reece as Lord Paxton Cross / Young Paxton
Austin Sharp as Wayne Sawyer
Aurora Ave-Lallemant as Doctor Daisy Gray
Sneha Kumar as Lila Sassoon
Jay Rossouw (Jay33721) as Gilbert Gibbs
Matt Doherty as Hunger
Jiho (KoreHan) as The Friendly They (TFT)
Madison Diaz (SomethingExtraVA) as Ball Goer #2
Fay Roberts as Lady Endora Cross

The voices & the words of the souls belong to:
Coco Chankai
Glendar
Michael Tricca
Leonardo Fratta
Taeo Anderson
Izzy X
Lis
Micah Bumgardner
Cat Lawrence
August Blaine Centauri
Madison
Laura Aki
Kyle Welsh
Iko Marten Kiisler
D.F.
And Dandelion Jack.

A big thank you to all for lending us your words and your voices for this episode.

MERCY is produced by Madison Diaz.
The script supervisor is Matt Doherty.
Written, directed, and sound designed by Jae-in Hwan.

Visit our website to check out the full cast and crew list, and our socials: https://strangekindstudio.weebly.com/mercycastcrew.html
The music used in this show can be found here: https://strangekindstudio.weebly.com/mercymusic.html
SFX & Music courtesy of EpidemicSound.com, Freesound.org, and Pixabay.com
'Free Sound Fx's - Background Civil War' courtesy of Estigia Pro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klNMXt9koOs)
'To Arms' courtesy of Sgt Codie Lynn Williams, Soprano Bugle in G, Marine Corps Bugle Calls

THE DIARIES OF NETOVICIUS THE VAMPIRE
This episode’s friend of the show is The Diaries of Netovicius the Vampire, by Hugo Pierre Martin.
Website: https://netovampire.com/
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/f40b8e30/podcast/rss

MINNESOTA AID LINKS
The Advocates for Human Rights: https://www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/donate
Cielo Sin Limites: https://secure.everyaction.com/rNRFm0SWNEKBhn_ntFnAsA2
We The Gente: https://wethegente.org/donate/
Pow Wow Grounds: https://www.powwowgrounds.com/
Minnesota Aid Resource: https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice#rebelltitem2

CONTENT WARNINGS
Depictions & soundscaping of war (incl. explosions and guns)
Ableism (incl. internalised ableism and ableist language)
Depiction of alcoholism & drug dependence/addiction (opiates)
Drug use (opiates)
Depictions of chronic pain
Misogynistic and homophobic language
Acute mental distress
Choking and suffocation
Self harm
Misophonia (brief quiet chewing, blood and guts, coughing, kissing)
Suicidality, mentions of suicide attempts & depression
Mention of suicide technique (cutting )
Graphic violence & gore
Mind control & memory loss
Graphic depictions of panic attacks & trauma-related anxiety
Mentions of systemic violence
Depictions and mentions of dead children
Graphic depictions & descriptions of mass graves, bodies, and putrefaction
Mentions of religious & cult practices
Depictions & mentions of ghosts, spirits, and souls
Graphic murder (explicit, bloody)
Graphic depictions and mentions of child abuse and childhood trauma
Parental death
Religious trauma & language
Emetophobia (non-graphic, retching)
Depiction of adult toys
Depiction of illness, fever, delirium & coughing (sepsis)
Non-graphic depiction of childbirth & gender-based trauma
Fire & being burned (non-graphic)
Controlling & toxic queer relationship
Implied imprisonment, stalking, physical abuse & threats within said toxic queer relationship

We will be taking a mid-season break with a new episode to be released around July 2026. To stay up to date with all things MERCY, make sure to follow us on our socials <3
Strangekind Studio is a not-for-profit collective that spotlights diverse, intersectional stories and characters. You can support the show by leaving us a rating and spreading the word <3
If you'd like to say howdy, you can get in touch with us over on Bluesky, Tumblr, Instagram, or our website. We'd love to hear from you!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PART 1 OF 2

IMPORTANT NOTE (13 April 2026): This episode has been re-edited & re-uploaded. To hear the updated version, please refresh the feed or clear the app cache & data via the app settings in your device and restart the app.

MERCY is best experienced with headphones. For adult audiences only.

What is hunger but a blade to his throat?

Please see the bottom of the description for the full list of content warnings.
A dyslexia-friendly transcript of this episode can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fNpkdJpdRrioLqVr8u_7E5tQ2eLnB2Vb2lpVe-d7Shk/edit?usp=sharing

CREDITS
This episode features the vocal talents of:
James Reece as Lord Paxton Cross / Young Paxton
Austin Sharp as Wayne Sawyer
Aurora Ave-Lallemant as Doctor Daisy Gray
Sneha Kumar as Lila Sassoon
Jay Rossouw (Jay33721) as Gilbert Gibbs
Matt Doherty as Hunger
Jiho (KoreHan) as The Friendly They (TFT)
Madison Diaz (SomethingExtraVA) as Ball Goer #2
Fay Roberts as Lady Endora Cross

The voices & the words of the souls belong to:
Coco Chankai
Glendar
Michael Tricca
Leonardo Fratta
Taeo Anderson
Izzy X
Lis
Micah Bumgardner
Cat Lawrence
August Blaine Centauri
Madison
Laura Aki
Kyle Welsh
Iko Marten Kiisler
D.F.
And Dandelion Jack.

A big thank you to all for lending us your words and your voices for this episode.

MERCY is produced by Madison Diaz.
The script supervisor is Matt Doherty.
Written, directed, and sound designed by Jae-in Hwan.

Visit our website to check out the full cast and crew list, and our socials: https://strangekindstudio.weebly.com/mercycastcrew.html
The music used in this show can be found here: https://strangekindstudio.weebly.com/mercymusic.html
SFX & Music courtesy of EpidemicSound.com, Freesound.org, and Pixabay.com
'Free Sound Fx's - Background Civil War' courtesy of Estigia Pro (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klNMXt9koOs)
'To Arms' courtesy of Sgt Codie Lynn Williams, Soprano Bugle in G, Marine Corps Bugle Calls

THE DIARIES OF NETOVICIUS THE VAMPIRE
This episode’s friend of the show is The Diaries of Netovicius the Vampire, by Hugo Pierre Martin. Please check out the show & give them a follow and some love!

Website: https://netovampire.com/
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/f40b8e30/podcast/rss

MINNESOTA AID LINKS
The Advocates for Human Rights: https://www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/donate
Cielo Sin Limites: https://secure.everyaction.com/rNRFm0SWNEKBhn_ntFnAsA2
We The Gente: https://wethegente.org/donate/
Pow Wow Grounds: https://www.powwowgrounds.com/
Minnesota Aid Resource: https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice#rebelltitem2

CONTENT WARNINGS
Depictions & soundscaping of war (incl. explosions and guns)
Ableism (incl. internalised ableism and ableist language)
Depiction of alcoholism & drug dependence/addiction (opiates)
Drug use (opiates)
Depictions of chronic pain
Misogynistic and homophobic language
Acute mental distress
Choking and suffocation
Self harm
Misophonia (brief quiet chewing, blood and guts, coughing, kissing)
Suicidality, mentions of suicide attempts & depression
Mention of suicide technique (cutting )
Graphic violence & gore
Mind control & memory loss
Graphic depictions of panic attacks & trauma-related anxiety
Mentions of systemic violence
Depictions and mentions of dead children
Crying baby
Graphic depictions & descriptions of mass graves, bodies, and putrefaction
Mentions of religious & cult practices
Depictions & mentions of ghosts, spirits, and souls
Graphic murder (explicit, bloody)
Graphic depictions and mentions of child abuse (physical & emotional/neglect), and childhood trauma
Parental death
Emetophobia (non-graphic, retching)
Religious trauma & language
Depiction of adult toys
Depiction of illness, fever, delirium & coughing (sepsis)
Non-graphic depiction of childbirth & gender-based trauma
Fire & being burned (non-graphic)
Controlling & toxic queer relationship
Implied imprisonment, stalking, physical abuse & threats within said toxic queer relationship
Strangekind Studio is a not-for-profit collective that spotlights diverse, intersectional stories and characters. You can support the show by leaving us a rating and spreading the word <3
If you'd like to say howdy, you can get in touch with us over on Bluesky, Tumblr, Instagram, or our website. We'd love to hear from you!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcript of announcement: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ceTVDUbKqB3GLfffI6-JATSLUVgYgbXGuybhC-YBBZE/edit?usp=sharing
Music credit: 'Approaching Meltdown' by Pearce Roswell, courtesy of Epidemic Sound

You are hereby invited to join Boomer & Ceely Incorporated as we partake in a boisterous game of bingo, cheery chit-chats, and audacious audio adventures (of the queerest kind)!
To celebrate the mid-season finale for MERCY, we will be hosting a listening party livestream on Sunday 29 March from 6PM - 9.30PM CST at the Strangekind Studio YouTube channel.
Come along for the premiere of Episode 10, prediction bingo, post-episode Q&A/chats, and to hang out with fellow MERCY folk!

WHO WILL BE THERE?
Sneha Kumar | Lila Sassoon (MERCY); Daru & Maeve Kelly (KIND)
Aurora Ave-Lallemant @auroraaveva | Doctor Daisy Gray (MERCY); Clover (KIND)
James Reece | Lord Paxton Cross (MERCY); Dodder Leach (KIND)
Austin Sharp @waynesawyer | Wayne Sawyer (MERCY); Detective Euan Hayes, Officer Joe Hamm, Eloy Herrera & Marlin the Fisherman (KIND)
Matt Doherty | Script supervisor (MERCY, KIND); Samuel Beauford, Bartholomew Bell, Edna Winters & a legion of extras (MERCY); Dahlia, Bates & a legion of extras (KIND)
Jae-in Hwan | Director, writer, sound designer (MERCY, KIND)
And (possibly) others!

SUBMIT YOUR Q&A QUESTIONS!
We will be running a Q&A portion after the episode, so if you have any questions or comments for any cast & crew members (or just in general), please bring them along on the night. You can also fill out the Q&A SUBMISSION FORM before the livestream (with an option for anonymous submissions).

We would love to chat all things MERCY, KIND, the studio, creative and/or technical processes, and anything else you might be curious about!

FYI - the VOD of the event will be uploaded to our YouTube channel, and the Q&A portion will be uploaded to the MERCY feed as a bonus episode as well.

See our Tumblr post for more information about the event, including the bingo card template, Episode 10 content warnings (spoilers ahoy), and the livestream schedule: https://www.tumblr.com/strangekindstudio/811614761975431168/you-are-hereby-invited-to-join-boomer-ceely

We hope to see y'all there! <3
Strangekind Studio is a not-for-profit collective that spotlights diverse, intersectional stories and characters. You can support the show by leaving us a rating and spreading the word <3
If you'd like to say howdy, you can get in touch with us over on Bluesky, Tumblr, Instagram, or our website. We'd love to hear from you!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CW: Prominent themes of isolation, systemic oppression, and loss.

We're working hard to get the next episode of MERCY to you soon! In the meantime, we are super excited to share an episode from our wonderful friends over at The Mechadova Engine! The Mechadova Engine is an upcoming queer sci-fi steampunk audio drama set in a world entirely confined to steam trains in the sky, and features queer, BIPOC, neurodivergent, and disabled characters.

TRANSCRIPT (Turn off browser dark mode): https://ellipsus.com/read/2tES0vyye3PmVjkToCi5pU

SHOW DESCRIPTION: The Mechadova Engine follows Log, who has spent their entire life, as far as they can remember, alone inside a single library train carriage in the sky. Their only knowledge of the outside world is limited to books from a long time ago on earth.
Log has never thought to question their existence or the world outside, until one day their carriage stops. Here, they meet Tinker, a member of a resistance group, who turns their world upside down.
It's a story about meaningless structures, the power of community, and how knowledge is preserved and retold.

KICKSTARTER: The Mechadova Engine is currently running a Kickstarter campaign which you can check out at the link below. If you have the means, please do consider donating to bring this wodnerful show to life!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lumioakes/the-mechadova-engine-steampunk-audio-drama

CAST
Log: Timothy Rafael
Tinker: Rhys Tirado

CREW
Showrunner/writer: Lumi Oakes
Story consultant: Timothy Rafael
Sensitivity Readers: Marisa Ewing-Moody, Besidesthepoint & Mesabzu Wodenscild
Cover art: Rawlyx
Character art: Doodles V. de Castro
Intro music: Eyre

THE MECHADOVA ENGINE LINKS
Transcript: https://ellipsus.com/read/2tES0vyye3PmVjkToCi5pU
Website: https://mechadovapod.com/
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lumioakes/the-mechadova-engine-steampunk-audio-drama
Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/mechadova-pod
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mechadovapod.bsky.social

Strangekind Studio is a not-for-profit collective that spotlights diverse, intersectional stories and characters. You can support the show by leaving us a rating and spreading the word <3
If you'd like to say howdy, you can get in touch with us over on Bluesky, Tumblr, Instagram, or our website. We'd love to hear from you!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.