Episode Eight: Be Not Afraid

**“***I’m not healing. I’m not… just like that claw, andー and Linus, andー what the hell is going on? What is this place? It’s like everything that’s ever been able to hurt me is right… here.* **”**
— **Dr. Edison Tucker****, Episode Eight: Be Not Afraid**

## Episode Eight: Be Not Afraid

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## Episode Guide

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Episode Seven: All Fights Reserved
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### Transcript

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The signs were all there.

## Summary

*The following is a summary written for this wiki. It only hits the major points of the episode and, as such, should not be used as a substitute for listening to the episode as intended by the creators.*
Lucy finds Ed being a weirdo, hanging upside down on the couch while the mold sample she found in Episode One: The Olive Branch processes via Wirtz’s Endospore Stain - her last ditch effort to figure this thing out. Ed examines it once it's done but it explode, temporarily blinding her. This prompts Lucy to criticize her lack of safety and her dedication to finding things that don't exist. Things get heated and Ed walks out, slamming the door.

Ed walks through the woods, ranting to herself about Lucy, and almost falls into a crater. She sees something with ah handle at the bottom of the crater. She goes in and tries to grab it but screams in pain when she touches it. And then she notices she's not healing. And it begins to dawn on her that between this, the dewclaw, and Linus, it seems everything that can kill her is congregated in one spot. And that's when the creature from Lincoln Farms and owner of the severed limb (from Episode Four: Ed Tucker Can Die?), a giant lion, appears.

She tries to escape the lion but is unable to climb out of the crater. She attempts to reason with it, but it doesn't seem interested in hearing her out. Then Lucy appears, finding Ed in the hole. She panics and slides down into the hold to help Ed before realizing she cannot get out either. Ed berates her, panicked by the lion, and starts freaking out because she was right and still cannot understand how Lucy can deny all the supernatural stuff that has been happening. Lucy then starts stripping down to her bra, taking Ed aback, and tells her she's getting then out of there. Ed isn't sure how stripping is supposed to help until Lucy reveals a set of wings growing from her back. Lucy grabs Ed and lifts her into the sky as the lion growls below them. Ed tries to ask her about this, but Lucy isn't exactly adept at flying yet and needs to concentrate.

Back and home, Lucy helps patch up Ed. Ed wants to talk about Lucy's wings and Lucy very much does not. Ed is peeved because Lucy has been lying about her belief in the supernatural, since she is supernatural herself, and that the "biggest discovery of (her) career was living in (her) fucking house!" Lucy then tears into her because she would much rather be seen as a human than an science experiment. Ed apologizes for her phrasing and tries to reassure her that this is just the culmination of her entire life, trying to prove the supernatural exists, and that she would never drag her back to her her institute to be an experiment because she's started to see her as a friend. Lucy reluctantly agrees about being friends, though she hasn't had much experience having friends because she was withdrawn.

Ed lets her know she doesn't have to keep her wings hidden around the house anymore and will actually help her alter her clothes to accommodate her wings. She then thanks Lucy for saving her. Lucy responds with admitting that Jerusalem has had strange things happening for as long as she's been there. Lucy apologizes in a Lucy way for not really helping protect her and she and Ed argue again, but more playfully this time, about Ed's lack of self-preservation. Ed promises to be more careful and starts to lightly poke and tease Lucy about her caring about Ed. Lucy bats her pokes away and catches Ed's wrist. Ed laughs and trails off at they both just stare silently at each other for a moment, only inturrupted by a thud in the living room. They go to check it out, finding Mama Gabe, crackling with energy and speaking in a distorted voice, saying she believes the two women have questions. Lucy is taken aback at the sight and Ed faints.

## Notable Events

* Lucy reveals she has a set of wings that have been bound and hidden under her clothes.
* Mama Gabe reveals her angelic form to Ed and Lucy.

* Lucy's sword is found in the crater, though not identified by any characters nor claimed.
* When Ed approaches the crater, she mentions she has a headache. This is likely due to the divine presence of Lucy's sword in the crater interacting with Ed's Satanic lineage.

## Quotes

**“** *I’m standing at the lip of what appears to be a crater in the middle of the woods. Or at least, I think it’s a crater. It’s gotta be oldー there’s grass going down straight to the center. Some baby trees and shrubs and stuff. Guess that rules out radiation, which is good news for me. Ah! Ugh, and migraine number three billion, I guess. Fuck the weather here. Not very big, though. I mean, whatever made it must have had an impact, because the center is a good ways down, but nothing on the level of an asteroid or any big space debris. It’s actually kinda small, now that I’m looking at it. The velocity must have been incredible. I thinkー I think there’s something down there.***”**
— **Dr. Edison Tucker****, giving a field log on the crater in the woods.**

**“***I’m “angry” because for the past several months you told me I was crazy when the biggest discovery of my career was living in my fucking house!***”**
— **Dr. Edison Tucker****, shoving both feet in her mouth.**

**“***You are right, Edison; Jerusalem is… it’s not like anywhere else. There have been strange things happening for as long as I’ve lived here, and the more you try to understand them, the easier it is to get yourself hurt or worse. I was trying to protect you from that, but… I suppose I did a rather terrible job of it.***”**
— **Lucille Kensington****, finally admitting the supernatural exists.**

**“***(voice so distorted alex j newall files a copyright claim): Hello, ladies. Sorry to intrude, but, well. I figured you two had some questions.* **”**
— **Mama Gabe****, forgetting to say "Be not afraid."**

## Cast and Characters

* Dr. Edison Tucker played by Newton Schottelkotte
* Lucille Kensington played by Madelyn Harvieux
* Mama Gabe played by Kiera Gill
* Mike Elle played by Kyle Street

## Credits

Where the Stars Fell is a production of Caldera Studios, and is produced and written by Newton Schottelkotte. The voice of Mama Gabe was Kiera Gill. The voice of Lucille Kensington was Madelyn Harvieux. The voice of Dr. Edison Tucker was Newton Schottelkotte. Script edits were done by Lucy Brown, with a sensitivity read by Kit Addams. All sound effects taken from Audio Library, Sound Library, Nagaty Studio, original foley, or used under Creative Commons License. Find transcripts, social media links, and places to listen at “wherethestarsfell dot com”.

* EP 01: The Olive Branch
* EP02: Flight of the Amphibians
* EP03: Hog Wild
* EP04: Ed Tucker Can Die?
* EP05: Glossophobia
* EP06: Tinfoil Isn't Your Color
* EP07 All Fights Reserved
* **EP08: Be Not Afraid**
* MS01: Romancing the Stone
* Season Two Q&A
* MS02: Full Pod
* EP09: Introductions
* EP10: Happy Birthday Edison
* EP11: British Doll
* EP12: Hell Is a Teenage Blogger
* EP13: Retribution Part 1
* EP14: Retribution Part 2
* EP15: Animal Control
* MS03: Plan B(affle)
* EP16: Shir-lock Holmes
* EP17 Dear Listener
* Starfall Crossover: Star vs Star: The Star-cial Network (Starfall Version)
* EP18: T'Shuva
* The Amelia Project Crossover: The Perils of Freelancing
* MS04: Minutes
* EP19: Don't Burn Down the House
* SP01: The Christmas Chronicle
* MF05: Don't Ask, Don't Tell
* Season Three Q&A
* MS06: Whitechapel
* Seen and Not Heard Crossover: Two Jews In A Room Signing
* EP20: Boiling Over
* EP21: Everybody Goes To the Rapture
* EP22: Who's Afraid of Ken Keeler?
* EP23: And the Prom Is Tomorrow
* Forgive Me! Crossover: Forgive Where The Stars Fell
* EP24: Something Other Than the Desperation
* EP25: Probability
* EP26: The Circle: Part 1
* EP27: The Circle: Part 2
* Fawx and Stallion Crossover: The Case of the Deus Ex Machina