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episode 7: You have one new message - The Book of Imani
Bonus Track
As I turned back to my mother, I noticed a book on her bed table. Funny, I hadn't seen it there before. It had a holographic image of the Earth for its cover with the title JOHN K.
Imani joins Geoff in London for a unique theater opportunity, only to be set back by the pandemic. But that’s not the only setback. When she emerges from the London Tube at Regent Street, Imani receives a phone message from America and learns that her mother is dying. Imani flies back to Connecticut to see her mother for the last time.
Players:
- Imani: Gwyneth Mackenzie
- Marco: Jonathan Medina
- Geoff: Kenny Ricci
- Nurse: S Vlahos
- Augusta: S Vlahos
- Onstage Actor: S Vlahos
- Imani’s Mother: Anindo Marshall
Mercury's Wake ©SVlahos2020
"Je Suis Le Petit Homme" lyrics and music SVlahos ©SVlahos2020
"Melody" lyrics and music SVlahos ©SVlahos2020
FX Sounds courtesy of Freesounds.com:
- Marco’s Theme: FoolBoyMedia “new York jazz loop” 347848
- Geoff’s Ringtone: jgreer “calling you”555699
- Geoff Theme: anechoix “Game Music, jazz loops, jazz loop 3”
- Mother Theme: Kai Hansen “Kalimba-song” 24515
- Father Theme: cunningar807 “Sad Violin” 377258
- Plane: tim.kahn “plane flyover takeoff”199263
- Connecticut exterior: Allirog “crickets and whiny insect” 456821
- London Taxi: Kyles “Uganda, communal taxi” 407104
- Sound in empty theater: _isragallo_ “Silence_movie_theater” 514305
- Footsteps: wolfdoctor “Lots of Footsteps” 555116
- Keys: sKydran “Key Noises” 131437
- Soap theme song: DDmyzik “Fairy Logo” 476707
- Theme song for Paper Zoo: pogmothoin “hesitant mysterious glockenspiel tune” 401674
- London Underground: InspectorJ “London Underground, arriving” 401989
- Mango store: azumarill “Websters department store” 330543
- Kennedy Airport arrivals: jjamespacap “car horns Morocco” 268015
- Thunder and Rain: FlatHill “Rain and Thunder” 237729
- Car driving up Hill: deathicated “South Africa” 137978
- Oxygen Machine: Nixeno “hospital room” 417957
- Screen Door: snardin42 “Screen Door Opening and Closing” 45643
- Lawnmower” alinistcog “lawnmower–drone” 125784
- Butterfly at screen window: Yuval “butterfly wings” 198818
- Party: thorvandahl “Small Party Walla” 77003
- News Theme: chimerical “Countdown News Intro” 107330