Episode 1.00 transcript - “Welcome to windfall”
ADAM RAYMONDA: Windfall is intended for a mature audiences, see our show notes for more information. Listener discretion is advised.
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NEWSCASTER: Fellow Proximans, it is my pleasure to bring you this royal address from our divine Queen Wanda.
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WANDA: Hello Contact Day is in but a few short months, which means it is time to begin preparations for bi-decennial the festival. This year, the Contact Day Festival will bring Proximans from far and wide to celebrate that fateful moment when I made contact with one of my loyal subjects for the first time. It is a celebration of the miracle that was our first meeting.
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WANDA: That is not all though, this year we are also celebrating every single one of you living in my beloved Windfall City.
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PAVLIMA: What trouble could she even be expecting?
ROOT: It is not our business to question the Queen’s will. It is not our business to do anything but follow it.
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WANDA: It is you and your loyalty that has laid the groundwork for this incredible Utopian society that we see before us.
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SHAIMA: Do you have any idea what’s going on with us?
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WANDA: …and is a shining example of what the entire planet of Proxima could one day become, if we continue our grand work.
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SHAIMA: Do you ever pay any attention to anything that goes on beyond these walls?
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WANDA: As my influence continues to grow…
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VERNON: Ah, Wanda Dammit!
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WANDA: …it is my belief that soon it will spread my divine light to all of Proxima. Before I appeared in the sky, there was darkness, there was war, there was famine.
[SFX - Audio distorts to reveal the sound of burning fires, people screaming, and Helina crying.]
SYLVIE: You there, hands up!
HELINA: (crying) What do you want? Why are you killing us?
[SFX - Helina screams as Sylvie grunts and kicks her, audio distorts again to playing music.]
WANDA: But, after Contact Day, I brought peace and stability to this city, along with the help of my Wolfpac.
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ISAAC: Wolfpac? What kind of sucker are you?
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WANDA: Windfall, which was, at the time, nothing more than an oversized village, is now vast and soaring, the wealthiest metropolis in the world.
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ISAAC: You know they were formed to silence people like your parents before the towers were erected?
WOLFPAC GUARD: (voice heavily distorted) Keep your mouth shut, Grounder.
[SFX - Isaac grunts as he is punched by the guard, classical music returns.]
WANDA: Windfall City will continue to grow and become more prosperous than ever before due in large part to the Contact Day Festival. It is the duty of each and every one of you to do everything you can to make the festival a success this year.
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TIN MAN: (robotic voice) Are you ready to speak kindly with me now, child?
HELINA: (breathing heavily, whispering) Never.
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WANDA: I have no doubt that this year will be one for the history books, and that will be due in no small part to the dedication of my adoring subjects.
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[MUSIC - Happy classical music comes to a triumphant end]
WANDA: Thank you to all of you and good night. Your benevolent, loving Queen Wanda.