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Message in a Bottle

**Message in a Bottle** is the eighth episode of Season One of Greater Boston, and the eighth episode overall.

## Synopsis

### Interviews

Jeff Van Dreason asks Greater Boston residents what makes Boston great, and what could make it greater. He also asks them about the best message they've ever received.

### The Wrong Ocean

Dimitri writes to tell Leon that the submarine crew found something in Atlantis. Dimitri decided that he was too focused on Atlantis and not focused enough on the search, and so he continued with the crew, searching for Atlantis in the Pacific.

Dimitri and the crew found a massive whale-like creature, killed by harpoons. A small party, including Dimitri, went inside the carcass and found a device the size of a small car. They carried it back aboard the submarine. Dimitri figured out how to open it and decided that he couldn't allow Captain Starkey to have it. He tells Leon that he's writing the letter before he climbs in the device, and a crew member will push him into the ocean so that he can activate it and see what happens.

### Gemini Nature

Michael calls Nica and apologizes for being drunk at Leon's funeral. He admits that he's still living in Leon's apartment and paying bills. He has most of Leon's belongings packed up and tells Nica that she can pick them up, including letters from Dimitri.

Michael invites Nica to ThirdSight for a seance. He's been following Leon's instructions, including his meal schedule, and keeping his apartment in good upkeep. He's also started keeping a wall calendar to help him visualize what he wants. Michael is nervous about the seance because he doesn't want to ask for more from Leon, but he offers her the chance to sit in on it.

### The Seance

After taking over Gemma's job at ThirdSight, Extinction Event decides that he and Michael got off on the wrong foot. In order to reset his relationship, he holds a seance so that Michael can talk to Leon. Michael brought Nica, who read Dimitri's letters while waiting, but Michael seemed to be nervous.

Shortly after the seance started, Michael felt sick and left Nica by herself. Extinction Event tried to call Leon, despite Nica's clear discomfort. After a couple minutes, a letter arrived via pneumatic tube that said "Danehy," and included an excerpt from Leon's calendar in 1996. Nica was upset by the letter and left abruptly.

## Cast

In order of appearance:

* Dimitri Stamatis - James Johnston
* Nica Stamatis - Kelly McCabe
* Michael Tate - James Oliva
* Narrator - Alexander Danner
* Extinction Event Poletti - James Capobianco
* Tyrell Fredericks - Arun Sannuti
* Leon Stamatis - Braden Lamb

## Content Warnings

* Strong language
* Mild gore

## External Links

* Episode
* Episode transcript
Jeff Van Dreason

Jeff Van Dreason is one of the writers and creators of Greater Boston. He conducts the candid interviews in each episode. He also plays Chuck Octagon and provides additional voices.

## Appearances

### As Chuck Octagon

#### Season One

* Leon at the Watch Factory (unofficial)
* Leaps of Faith (unofficial)
* Vox Populi

#### Season Two

* Mayor Linzer-Coolidge and the Lottery
* Extinction Event at the Olive Garden
* The Red Line Tea Party
* Breaking Kayfabe
* Profiles with Chuck Octagon, Election Special
* Liars and Legerdemain
* Chuck Octagon’s News Seven Wedding Special, Live from Red Line, with Special Guest Andy Wood
* On the Advice of Mary Wollstonecraft

### Additional voices

* Family Riddles (Someday Cafe MC)
* Working on the Railroad (Red Line advertisement)
* Professional Prognostication (Letter to Persephone)
* Geography Lessons (Letter to the Editor)
* Sage Council (future Red Line citizen)
* Leaps of Faith (Red Line operator)
* Outbound (Nick's customer)
* An Incomplete Tour of New England Spite Homes (Lenny the Lawyer)
RogueLove Wiki

RogueLove is a Lewd Action RPG based around Roguelike/lite elements.You play the daughter of a Sex Slave, on the night of your 18th birthday you decide to escape before you meet a similar fate. Escape the dungeon alive, find out who your father was, or even take on The Dark Lord Himself if you think you can. Your fate will be sealed if you are defeated in combat, or if you submit to your baser urges. Find gear and books along the way to power yourself up, gain the Favor or Ire of the Gods, will you become superhuman or sub-common?

## Accessories

Accessories add passive bonuses, and there is no limit to the amount of Accessories held, unlike Gear.

## Characters

Characters are unlockable, and give starting bonuses and penalties for the run. Each Character is assumed to be a daughter of the last Character which did not escape the dungeon. The father of each Character is unknown from the start of the game, but Lineage Bonuses can be unlocked after defeating Bosses a certain number of times. When Lineage Bonuses are applied for a run it means that Character's father is known, and the relevent bonuses and penalties occur for that run.

## Dungeon

The Dungeon of the Dark Lord is randomly generated each time a new run is started. Any room in the Dungeon has an 80% chance to be an Enemy Room which spawns a random set of enemies based on the floor you are on, and other progressive file based difficulty settings. Rooms can also become any one of the following:

Bookshelf (10%)

Shrine (5%)

Smith (5%)

These rooms also have their own separate chance of spawning as a combination including Enemies (75%).

In addition, every floor will spawn fixed numbers of:

Shop

Treasure Room

The number of Treasure Rooms is fixed on each floor, and will always spawn a Gear Chest.

## Gear

Gear includes Weapons, Chest Armor, and Leg Armor. When Gear is found or purchased it replaces the current slot, and drops the old Gear on the ground. When Gear is found in a Chest or bought from the Shop the Gear Record will increase by 1. When Gear is picked up multiple times it becomes more effective in every run. Gear picked up off the ground will not increase the Gear Record.

## Lineage Bonuses

Lineage Bonuses can be unlocked by defeating specific Bosses a certain number of times. When applied to a Character it means they know who their father was, and relevent bonuses and penalties are applied in addition to Character features.

## Magic Spells

Magic Spells can be learned by reading Books.

## Scrolls

Scrolls are usable pickup items found in RogueLove. They can be dropped by an enemy, found in a chest, or bought from the Shopkeeper. There are 10 colours of Scroll, their effects are randomized at the start of each run, and will remain consistent for that run. 5 Positive and 5 Negative Scrolls will always be generated.
Ben Flaumenhaft

## Ben Flaumenhaft

### Character(s)

Additional voices

Ben Flaumenhaft provides additional voices on Greater Boston.

## Appearances

### Season One

* Working on the Railroad (Red Line advertisement)
* Professional Prognostication (Letter to Persephone)
* Leon at the Watch Factory (Boston Gravestone)
* Geography Lessons (Homeless Man)
* Vox Populi (Homeless Man)
* The Red Line Referendum (Leon's landlord)

### Season Two

* The Watcher Over ThirdSight (Tom)
* The Red Line Tea Party (Reporter, Louisa suitor)
* Breaking Kayfabe (Homeless Man, ThirdSight employee)
* Profiles with Chuck Octagon, Election Special (Red Line official)
* Criminals (ThirdSight employee)
* Liars and Legerdemain (ThirdSight commercial voice)
Greater Boston

**Greater Boston** is a biweekly audio drama set in the Boston metro area.

* Jeff Van Dreason - creator, writer, producer, Chuck Octagon, additional voices
* Marck Harmon - engineering, additional voices, additional music

### Music

* David Fernandez - additional music
* Adrienne Howard - hurdy-gurdy, fiddle
* Jim Johanson - drums, additional voices
* Emily Petersen - concertina
* Dirk Tiede - fiddle, guitar

### Cast

* Lydia Anderson - Gemma Linzer-Coolidge
* Johanna Bodnyk - Mallory
* James Capobianco - Paul Montgomery Chelmsworth, Dipshit Poletti
* James Johnston - Dimitri Stamatis
* Braden Lamb - Leon Stamatis
* Mike Linden - Oliver West, additional voices
* Kelly McCabe - Nica Stamatis
* Michael Melia - Phil West
* Tanja Milojevic - Melissa Weatherby, additional voices
* Sam Musher - Emily Bespin, additional voices
* James Oliva - Michael Tate
* Julia Propp - Louisa Alvarez
* Arun Sannuti - Tyrell Fredericks
* Summer Unsinn - Charlotte Linzer-Coolidge
* Jessica Washington - Isabelle Powell

## Episodes

### Season 1.5

Additionally, there is a comic available: A Tour of the City of Red Line.

## External Links

* Website
* Twitter
* Tumblr
* Patreon
* Store
Medusa

## Basic Info

* Name: Medusa Merina
* Blood: Fuschia
* Team: Team Fortune
* Classpect: Witch of Hope
* Land of: Choirs and Neon
* Lusus: Jellymom
* Handle: bombasticSiren
* Specibus: mic-kind
* Ancestor: The Upstart/Usurper
* Denizen: Orpheus

## Backstory

An heiress running out of time. What Medusa lacked in outward aggression she made up for in a penchant for scheming and manipulation. Using her power over words she rose in popularity among the trolls of Alternia by becoming a pop sensation. Her songs reach the hives of Trolls Alterniawide, and carry with them messages of loyalty and rebellion. She hopes to use her fanbase in an attempt to usurp the Condesce once and for all. She's always dreamed of seeing space and other worlds. But it is the fate of all fuchsia that they can either leave this planet victorious in their uprising...or not at all.

## Quadrants

* Flushed
* Caliginous: Kaitou

## Other relationships

She thinks Luniah is quite nice and good company. A good moirail for her stupid kismesis

A little frustrated that things with Ediipa deteriorated so. If she remembered the girls face at all she'd want to patch things up. but oh well. The past is the past.

Chats with her fan Demtri on trollian
Extinction Event at the Olive Garden

**Extinction Event at the Olive Garden** is the fourth episode of Season Two of Greater Boston. It is the sixteenth full episode, and the 23rd episode overall.

## Synopsis

### Interviews

Chuck Octagon asks Greater Boston residents about the grossest thing they've seen in Boston.

### The Molasses Incident

While looking for someone to interview about The Lottery's molasses attack, Chuck finds Mallory, who claims that she prevented another molasses attack. He asks her to explain.

Mallory and a friend were exploring Red Line when she noticed a horde of rats. She followed the rats to a closet. Her friend left, and Mallory found a new-looking plumbing system. She realized that the system was filled with molasses, and that the molasses was hooked up to the Red Line sprinklers. She reported it to security, who disabled the system.

In another interview, Wanda claims that she saw The Mayor of the Red Line.

### The North End Olive Garden

Louisa and Gemma leave a voicemail for Michael, asking him if he has a source for the articles he writes about Red Line politics.

Nica has become the manager of an Olive Garden food truck. She travels the streets of Boston with Mallory, her single employee. She is deeply unhappy, and has started using pot to feel better. However, she also works for Oliver West, who she believes has work with purpose. Extinction Event, who acts as a go-between for the two of them, brings her a letter that she has to deliver.

### The Red Line Bride

An ad plays for Red Line weddings, announcing that the first ten weddings in Red Line will be officiated by acting mayor Charlotte Linzer-Coolidge.

Emily's attempts to sue Red Line for using her likeness are unsuccessful. She plans on finding a lawyer who will take the case, but is interrupted by Nica bringing her a letter from Oliver. He calls her the face of Red Line and urges her to run for the mayorship, offering to mastermind her campaign and take Wonderland off her hands in return. Emily agrees immediately.

## Cast

In order of appearance:

* Chuck Octagon - Jeff Van Dreason
* Mallory - Johanna Bodnyk
* Wanda McIntosh - Tanja Milojevic
* Michael Tate - James Oliva
* Louisa Alvarez - Julia Propp
* Gemma Linzer-Coolidge - Lydia Anderson
* Narrator - Alexander Danner
* Leon Stamatis - Braden Lamb
* Nica Stamatis - Kelly McCabe
* Extinction Event Poletti - James Capobianco
* Red Line wedding pitch man - David Rheinstrom
* Charlotte Linzer-Coolidge - Summer Unsinn
* Emily Bespin - Sam Musher
* Oliver West - Mike Linden
* Wedding voices - Marck Harmon, Tanja Milojevic, Lydia Anderson, Jim Johanson, Rick Coste

## Content warnings

* Strong language
* Drug use
* References to public urination/defecation/masturbation

## External links

* Episode
* Episode transcript
Tyrell Fredericks

Tyrell Fredericks is the former director of human resources at ThirdSight Media. He is voiced by Arun Sannuti.

## History

### Working under Gemma

Tyrell was the director of HR at ThirdSight working with Gemma Linzer-Coolidge. The two of them didn't get along; Gemma refused to attend Tyrell's parties, hurting his feelings. Tyrell continually filed HR reports against her, some of which came from Panda Bear Poletti, his biggest supporter.

### Working under Extinction Event

After Gemma was fired, Panda Bear changed his name to Extinction Event and took over her job. Tyrell was initially happier at work, throwing more parties and celebrating, but Extinction Event began talking down to Tyrell and treating him badly. Upset at his former friend's behavior, Tyrell planned to jump off a bridge. He went shortly after ThirdSight's seance and saw Nica Stamatis standing on the bridge, throwing a message in a bottle into the Charles River. Tyrell was inspired by her strange optimism and decided not to jump.

Tyrell, however, remained miserable at work for months to follow. He attempted to stand up to Extinction Event but was unsuccessful. He wrote letters to Dear Leon, the advice column run by his coworker Michael Tate. Michael gave Tyrell a bottle of bourbon as a gift of his appreciation. Tyrell could clearly see that Michael was struggling and realized that he would be struggling even more after ThirdSight eliminated its squeezy stress ball budget.

In a sign of goodwill, Tyrell masterminded a squeezy stress ball heist. He took all of ThirdSight's stress balls and left them in Michael's apartment. On his way out, he ran into Nica, and gave her a squeezy stress ball of her own as a thank you for when she inspired him earlier.

### Life after ThirdSight

Tyrell started an event planning business, where he was much happier. He was dismayed to learn about Michael's disappearance, and refused to believe that he relapsed.

## Appearances

### Season One

* Professional Prognostication
* Geography Lessons
* Divinations
* Message in a Bottle
* Leaps of Faith

### Season Two

* The Watcher Over ThirdSight
* Breaking Kayfabe
* Dear Leon 2
* Criminals
James Oliva

James Oliva plays the role of Michael Tate in Greater Boston. He also appears on several other audio dramas, and created the What's The Frequency? podcast.

## Appearances

### Season One

* Professional Prognostication
* Leon at the Watch Factory
* Geography Lessons
* Divinations
* Message in a Bottle
* Vox Populi
* The Red Line Referendum

### Season Two

* The Watcher Over ThirdSight
* Extinction Event at the Olive Garden
* The Red Line Tea Party
* Breaking Kayfabe
* Criminals
* Liars and Legerdemain
* Quitters

### Season 2.5

* You've Gotta be Sittin' Me!
* Spirits of Greater Boston

### Additional voices

* How Was Your Commute? (Timothy Dane-Brisbane)
Jim Johanson

Jim Johnason provides additional voices on Greater Boston. He also provides the drum tracks used in the show.

## Appearances

### Season One

* Working on the Railroad (Red Line advertisement)
* Professional Prognostication (Letter to Persephone)
* Leon at the Watch Factory (Boston Gravestone)
* Sage Council (Future Red Line citizen)
* Leaps of Faith (Green Line operator, Rusty)
* Vox Populi (Rusty)
* Outbound (Nick)

### Season Two

* Mayor Linzer-Coolidge and the Lottery (Rusty)
* The Watcher Over ThirdSight (Jonas)
* An Incomplete Tour of New England Spite Homes (Rusty)
* Extinction Event at the Olive Garden (Red Line wedding advertisement)
* The Red Line Tea Party (Rusty)
* Breaking Kayfabe (Steve, Meathead Steve, Jonas)
* Criminals (Rusty, Jonas, the cheese robot)
A Tour of the City of Red Line

**A Tour of the City of Red Line** is a mini-comic that takes place in Season 1.5 of Greater Boston. The comic is illustrated by Braden Lamb, the voice of Leon Stamatis. The eight-page comic takes place between Seasons One and Two of the show. Gemma Linzer-Coolidge gives a tour of Red Line.

The comic is available to purchase online on the official Greater Boston Etsy.
Demtri

## Basic Info

* Name: Demtri Gaiuns
* Blood: Bronze
* Team: Misadventurers
* Classpect: Bard of light
* Land of: Libraries and Lasers
* Lusus: Uncle boar
* Handle: avidFarmer
* Specibus: Pitchfork-kind
* Ancestor: The Commoner
* Denizen: Cetus

## Backstory

A lone nearsighted troll child taking care of an entire farm. What could go wrong? Demtri once lived in a small troll community. After an accident involving MISSING GLASSES and A BURNING HIVE, he and his lusus fled deep in the lush purple forests of Alternia and eventually found an abandoned hive/ farm witch they settled in. Demtri now lives far from society (and thankfully the imperial drones) and which, to Demtri's annoyance, is noticeable on his internet speed. He's lucky that his life does't depend on playing games with others!

## Quadrants

* Flushed
## Other relationships

A big fan of Medusa and highbloods in general

Explorer-buddies with Alvona

Has a Flushed crush on Ediipa
Mallory on Groundhog Day

**Mallory on Groundhog Day** is a bonus episode from the unofficially-named Season 2.5 of Greater Boston. It is the 47th episode overall.

Mallory recaps the classic movie Groundhog Day. (Content warnings for strong language and descriptions of manipulative behavior.)

If you enjoy this episode, consider supporting Greater Boston on Patreon! For $5/episode, you can request a Mallory monologue of your very own.

Listen to Mallory recap Groundhog Day here!
Montgomery Linzer-Coolidge

Montgomery Linzer-Coolidge is the son of Gemma Linzer-Coolidge and Charlotte Linzer-Coolidge. He is named after Paul Montgomery Chelmsworth. An older version of Monty was voiced by Julian Danner.

## History

Monty was born three weeks after his due date. He was born during the Red Line referendum, which narrowly passed just after he was born. After he was born, Charlotte took over as acting mayor, so he spent most of his time with Gemma in a baby bjorn. He was with Gemma during The Lottery's first attack, and when she investigated further incidents.

Monty was with Gemma at Chuck Octagon's wedding. When The Lottery attacked and spewed scalding baked beans into the wedding train, Emily Bespin covered Gemma and Monty with a tarp to protect them.

At one point, Louisa Alvarez babysat Monty. Much like Gemma, Louisa strapped Monty to her chest and did some questionably legal things on an investigation.

It is implied that Monty knows that Gemma understands gastromancy, and can communicate with her through farts and burps.

## Appearances

### Season One

* The Red Line Referendum
* Outbound

### Season Two

* Mayor Linzer-Coolidge and the Lottery
* An Incomplete Tour of New England Spite Homes
* The Red Line Tea Party
* Profiles with Chuck Octagon, Election Special
* Criminals
* Chuck Octagon’s News Seven Wedding Special, Live from Red Line, with Special Guest Andy Wood
* Quitters
Autumn West

Phil West (nephew)

Autumn West is the ex-wife of Oliver West. She is voiced by Beth Eyre.

## History

### Divorcing Oliver

Autumn was married to Oliver West for eleven years. The two of them had a son together, Ada. She began feeling increasingly distant from Oliver, and eventually asked him for a separation. Oliver threw himself into his work and left Autumn and Ada almost entirely, frustrating Autumn. She could not decide if she wanted to divorce him or not, and continually tried to get Oliver to return home.

Autumn was fairly close to her nephew Phil West. She urged him not to work for Oliver, especially when he was asked to steal a crystal ball. When Phil began having doubts, he called Autumn to express them.

Finally, a frustrated Autumn filed for divorce. She won full custody of Ada. She allowed Oliver visitation, but told him that he had to take the initiative to visit Ada himself.

## Appearances

* Dear Leon 2
* Criminals
* Chuck Octagon’s News Seven Wedding Special, Live from Red Line, with Special Guest Andy Wood
* Quitters
We Believe

**We Believe** is the first trailer for Season One of Greater Boston. The trailer consists of a speech delivered by The Mayor of the Red Line in the second episode of the show, Working on the Railroad, urging Red Line riders to break away into their own city. The speech is intercut with an ad paid for by the Future Citizens of Red Line, which appears in Sage Council.

There is no transcript available for this trailer, but it consists of lines that appear in other episodes.

Listen to the trailer here.
Rusty

**Rusty** is an MBTA driver. He is voiced by Jim Johanson.

## History

Rusty worked for the MBTA for twelve years. He claimed he would vote no on the Red Line referendum, but ultimately voted yes. He became a driver in Red Line not long afterwards, and was openly impressed with the work Charlotte Linzer-Coolidge did as acting mayor.

Rusty was one of the last people to see The Mayor of the Red Line. At one point Gemma Linzer-Coolidge visited him (along with her baby Monty) to ask about the incident. While she was there, The Lottery flooded the Red Line train that they were on. Rusty stayed behind to meet the rescue crew while Gemma led the car residents to the surface.

During the second Lottery attack, Rusty was driving the train. He had received a delivery of balloons, which exploded and got tea leaves all over the train controls. He refused to drive and called for backup. He was also driving Ethan and Emily Bespin's train when it was vandalized.

## Appearances

### Season One

* Leaps of Faith
* Vox Populi

### Season Two

* Mayor Linzer-Coolidge and the Lottery
* An Incomplete Tour of New England Spite Homes
* The Red Line Tea Party
* Criminals
The Lottery

The Lottery was a series of terrorist attacks in the city of Red Line.

## History

Not long after Red Line became a city, posters began appearing warning citizens that "The Lottery Is Coming." Acting Mayor Charlotte Linzer-Coolidge tried to deflect attention away from the posters.

The first attack occurred when a Red Line train struck a molasses container, which led to a flood. Gemma Linzer-Coolidge, who was on the train, led the citizens out to the surface. Nobody was injured. Later, Mallory found a molasses tank hooked up to the water system in a station and reported it, narrowly avoiding a similar attack.

The second attack occurred in a Red Line train. Balloons full of tea leaves exploded, scattering tea throughout the cars and inside the train controls. Louisa Alvarez was temporarily blinded in one eye by tea leaves.

The third and final Lottery attack occurred at Chuck Octagon's Red Line wedding. A machine was attached to the car's canopy and sprayed baked beans everywhere. The machine was planned to spray baked beans on the closed roofs of cars. However, two critical failures changed the situation: the canopy became stuck half-open, and the machine overheated. As a result, the machine sprayed scalding hot baked beans into the wedding car, badly burning Mallory.

## Members

* Oliver West
* Nica Stamatis
* Phil West
* Dipshit Poletti
Sage Council

**Sage Council** is the sixth episode of Season One of Greater Boston, and the sixth episode overall.

## Synopsis

### Interviews

Jeff Van Dreason asks Greater Boston residents for their opinions on the Red Line seceding.

### Highlights from Leon's Calendar

This segment recurs throughout the episode: Leon reads events on his calendar, beginning the week before his death and continuing to the week after. Regularly scheduled events include history lessons with The Mayor of the Red Line and attempting to open Dimitri's puzzle box.

Leon tries to convince Nica to visit their mother's grave on her birthday, but can't. He visits her afterwards with her favorite food. He plans several dates with Louisa, as well as their breakup; he predicts the date of their breakup wrong and has to reschedule it. Leon plans on leaving Moebius Highway to work at ThirdSight Media, and to have Michael work at Moebius as his replacement.

### On the Advice of Mary Wollstonecraft

Panda Bear writes a letter to Tyrell to complain about Gemma, his boss. Gemma routinely makes fun of Panda Bear's name changes (from Gerald to Earth Man to Panda Bear), which he makes with input from his spiritual advisor Mary Wollstonecraft. Gemma also mocks his relationship with Mary Wollstonecraft, who Panda Bear contacts through a ouija board.

While Panda Bear can make his peace with Gemma mocking his name, he's upset when Gemma has Michael Tate move in and share his office. Michael is not gifted in the arts of divination that ThirdSight specializes in, and Panda Bear criticizes his need for help. Lastly, Panda Bear announces that Mary Wollstonecraft has advised him to take on a new name: Extinction Event.

### The Background Artist

An advertisement plays for the Cambridge Central Square Community College.

Charlotte Linzer-Coolidge, a professional background artist, begins to design posters for the future of Red Line. She envisions the terminal stations as housing, and the cars as being businesses and housing. She brings the posters to The Mayor and tells him that she will work as his campaign assistant because she's good at establishing the sense of place that Red Line will need. The Mayor warns Charlotte that they might not succeed, but she redoubles her efforts working for Red Line.

Another advertisement plays, encouraging voters to vote yes on Question 2 and support the Red Line secession.

## Cast

In order of appearance:

* Leon Stamatis - Braden Lamb
* Panda Bear Poletti - James Capobianco
* CCSCC Pitch Woman - Sam Musher
* Narrator - Alexander Danner
* Charlotte Linzer-Coolidge - Summer Unsinn
* The Mayor of the Red Line - James Capobianco
* Future Citizens of Red Line - Marck Harmon, Sam Musher, Mike Linden, Jeff Van Dreason, Jim Johanson

## Trivia

* The ad paid for by future citizens of Red Line was featured in the first series trailer, We Believe.

## Content Warnings

* Strong language
* Brief mention of sex, bondage
* Military sound effects (air raid/bombing)
* Reference to alcoholism/binge drinking

## External Links

* Episode
* Episode transcript
Melissa Weatherby

Melissa Weatherby is the mayoral assistant to Charlotte Linzer-Coolidge. She is voiced by Tanja Milojevic.

## History

### Adult life

At one point, Melissa met and became engaged to a man. She pretended to be in love with him, but eventually realized that she was not. She realized that she was aromantic and asexual and vowed to stop lying for other people's sake.

### Working for Red Line

Melissa voted no on the Red Line referendum, but she was impressed by the work that Charlotte did to improve the city. She applied to be Charlotte's assistant, at one point meeting with her wife, Gemma Linzer-Coolidge. Melissa promised Gemma that she would protect Charlotte, but warned her that she wouldn't fully be able to do so. She kept a detailed spreadsheet of what reporters wrote about Charlotte, and granted Chuck Octagon an interview because he never personally attacked her.

Melissa and Charlotte grew closer as they worked together. Charlotte eventually admitted to Melissa that she was struggling to keep Red Line under control. Melissa reassured her and told her that people were rooting for her, and also that Charlotte should stop pretending.

Melissa was instrumental in planning Chuck's Red Line wedding. When Chuck accused Charlotte of blackmailing him into holding his wedding in Red Line, she immediately assumed Gemma had done the blackmailing. She met with Gemma, who denied the accusations but admitted that she and Louisa Alvarez had broken into Emily Bespin's rail car. Melissa told Gemma that she had to tell Charlotte, because it was her duty to protect Charlotte. Gemma agreed.

At Chuck's wedding, Melissa continued with her organizational responsibilities. When The Lottery attacked, she tried to close the canopy for the train. She was a witness for the whole disaster.

Melissa was upset when Charlotte announced that she would be withdrawing from the mayoral race without warning. Nonetheless, she continued working for Charlotte. She was the only one of her housemates who refused to participate in the protests to free Isaiah Powell, but began rethinking that in order to show that Charlotte's campaign was throwing their support behind Isabelle Powell.

## Appearances

### Season 1.5

* Assistant
* How Was Your Commute?

### Season Two

* Mayor Linzer-Coolidge and the Lottery
* The Red Line Tea Party
* Profiles with Chuck Octagon, Election Special
* Liars and Legerdemain
* Chuck Octagon’s News Seven Wedding Special, Live from Red Line, with Special Guest Andy Wood
* Quitters
Professional Prognostication

Professional Prognostication is the third episode of season one of Greater Boston, and the third episode overall.

## Synopsis

### Interviews

Jeff Van Dreason asks Greater Boston residents about the weirdest job they've ever worked.

### The Crystal Ball

The segment begins with a series of letters to Persephone, asking for supernatural help with mundane problems.

Gemma has received a crystal ball as her twenty-year anniversary gift at ThirdSight Media. She thinks about how much she hates her job, including her the advice column that she writes under the pseudonym of Persephone. She also bemoans that she has to hire a new managing editor even though she doesn't care about ThirdSight.

She considers getting rid of the crystal ball by smashing it, throwing it out a window, and even grinding up and eating it. After some thought, she drops the ball on her desk, where it rolls onto the stack of hiring resumes and lands on Leon's. Gemma decides to contact him for an interview.

### Will and Determination

Leon writes his cover letter to Gemma describing why he's applying for the managing editor position at ThirdSight. Leon admits that he does not believe in divination, and that the future terrifies him. He claims that his ability to plan for the future and for contingencies makes him a strong candidate for the position.

### Guy Without Truck

A guy without a truck runs a CraigsList ad for a truck.

Michael wants to mourn the death of Leon, his best friend, but he realizes that he has to apply for jobs. He's been staying Leon's apartment and knows that he can't stay without paying rent. In his grief, he relapses and has his first drink in over a decade. He gets drunk, while the ghost of Leon warns him that the next day, Michael will have to take care of business.

The next morning, Michael wakes up late and tries to follow Leon's schedule. He check's Leon's voicemail and finds a message from Gemma, offering Leon a job.

## Cast

* Narrator - Alexander Danner
* Tyrell Fredericks - Arun Sannuti
* Leon Stamatis - Braden Lamb
* Guy Without Truck - Mike Linden
* Michael Tate - James Oliva
* Letters to Persephone - Laura Cunningham, Ben Flaumenhaft, Mike Linden, Jim Johanson, Sam Musher, Jeff Van Dreason

## Content Warnings

* Strong language
* Adult themes
* Depictions of binge drinking/alcoholism
* Brief scatological humor
* Note: Ingesting glass powder will cause severe internal harm! For real, don't do that!

## External Links

* Episode
* Episode transcript
How Was Your Commute?

**How Was Your Commute?** is the fifth episode of the unofficially-named Season 1.5, and the eighteenth episode overall.

## Synopsis

Chuck Octagon interviews commuters in Red Line about their experience. Some of them are welcomed into cars, while others were uncomfortable. By chance, he meets Melissa, who tells him that because his coverage of Charlotte has been fair, she's willing to arrange an interview between them.

## Cast

* Chuck Octagon - Jeff Van Dreason
* Melissa Weatherby, Jelena - Tanja Milojevic
* Phil - Michael Melia
* Walter, Marlo - Mike Linden
* Timothy Dane-Brisbane - James Oliva
* Extinction Event Poletti - James Capobianco

## Recommendations

* Hadron Gospel Hour
* The Penumbra Podcast
* Secret Crimes & Audiotape

## External links

* Episode
* Episode transcript
Isaiah Powell

Isaiah Powell is a student at Tufts University. He is voiced by Mario Da Rosa Jr.

## History

### Red Line

Isaiah voted yes on the Red Line referendum. However, when the city descended into chaos, it impacted his commute so badly that he failed his semester. He narrowly managed to get back on track after Red Line regains its infrastructure.

Isaiah was one of the few to know about his aunt Isabelle Powell's agoraphobia. He was confused about why she chose to keep it a secret. When he asked her, she told him that she didn't want to dignify her condition by publicly naming it. Despite his confusion, he still supported her, and picked her up when she had a phobic attack in Red Line.

### The Lottery

Isaiah received a note threatening to reveal Isabelle's secret. He called Isabelle to warn her and then went to meet the blackmailer on a Red Line train. He tried to push his way onto the train, not knowing that it was the home of Chuck Octagon's wedding. His efforts caught the attention of Emily Bespin, who reported his presence to the police.

Unbeknownst to Isaiah, Phil West broke into his apartment, leaving behind tools and empty cans of baked beans. He also took Isaiah's student ID and left it at a crime scene. Not long afterwards, The Lottery attacked, spraying scalding hot baked beans into Chuck's wedding car. Isaiah was arrested in connection to the attacks.

Isabelle began furiously lobbying for Isaiah's release. She locked the doors to her rail car and encouraged any Red Line citizens who believed in his innocence to do the same. Some cars began hanging "Free Isaiah" signs from their windows.

## Physical appearance

Isaiah Powell is black, making him one of few characters in the show with a canonical race.

## Appearances

* Dear Leon 1
* Profiles with Chuck Octagon, Election Special
* Chuck Octagon’s News Seven Wedding Special, Live from Red Line, with Special Guest Andy Wood
The Fortress of Solitude

**The Fortress of Solitude** is the 7.5th episode of Season Two of Greater Boston. It is the 30th episode overall.

## Synopsis

Dimitri is still in Alaska with Darby. He has started patrolling the perimeters of Darby's property, although he doesn't believe he will ever find intruders. He has also been learning coopering, the art of making barrels. He remarks in his letter to Leon that he would be happy there if not for the overwhelming number of guns that Darby keeps.

Darby has lived on the compound for over forty years in isolation. He tells Dimitri that he is the first human he's seen in decades. Dimitri worries that when the spring comes, Darby will try to prevent him from leaving. Darby is sending Dimitri's letters by flinging them from a massive catapult and attaching them to a parachute. This is also how Darby gets his supplies.

Dimitri tries asking Darby what he's hiding from, but Darby is secretive in his response. Dimitri begins searching the compound for clues. He finds hundreds of thousands marked dollar bills, and concludes who Darby must actually be. He tells Leon he will write again soon.

## External links

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Greater Boston Wiki

## Welcome to the Greater Boston Wiki

Greater Boston is a bi-monthly full-cast audio drama set in the Boston metro area, blending the real and the unreal, the historical and the fantastical. It all begins with the death of Leon Stamatis, a man so enamored of predictability that the least hint of uncertainty makes life unbearable. But by leaving the world, he has irrevocably changed it.

The show is written and produced by Alexander Danner and Jeff Van Dreason. This is an entirely fan-run wiki. (It's a work in progress.)

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Mallory

Mallory is a student at CCSCCCC. She is voiced by Johanna Bodnyk.

## History

### Early life

Mallory's mother was a waitress for her whole life. Mallory used to go to work with her and help her with the customers.

### Wonderland

Mallory was a former employee at the Wonderland Amusement Park. She operated the Whirlodon roller coaster, and was operating it when Leon Stamatis died. She was fired shortly afterwards because she tested positive for drugs, but swore up and down that it was actually because of Leon's death.

### Videography

After being fired from Wonderland, Mallory started working as a videographer for her cousin Jojo, a local free-runner. The two of them stumbled on the Park Street rally for Red Line, and Jojo decided to jump between the platforms. A drunk man saw Jojo try to jump and tried to follow him, but fell onto the tracks and had to be saved by Charlotte Linzer-Coolidge. Mallory recorded the whole thing and later spoke to Chuck Octagon about it.

### College

Mallory began attending the commuter campus of Cambridge Central Square Community College. She enrolled in their small rodent surgery program. In order to pay her way, she started working at an Olive Garden food truck managed by Nica Stamatis. She took an immediate dislike to Extinction Event Poletti, who visited Nica regularly. She was aware that the two of them were conducting some kind of secret business, but couldn't figure out what it was.

Shortly after The Lottery's first molasses attack in Red Line, Mallory helped narrowly avoid a second. She found a container of molasses hooked up to a sprinkler and reported it to security, preventing a disaster.

### Wedding disaster

Mallory struck up an unlikely friendship with Chuck, who interviewed her more than once. She convinced him to keep his surname rather than changing or hyphenating it. Chuck asked her to be the designated witness and animal wrangler at his Red Line wedding. Mallory agreed, and was responsible for releasing the doves.

At the wedding, The Lottery attacked. A machine sprayed scalding hot baked beans into the train car. Mallory pulled Isabelle Powell underneath a table to safety. Emily Bespin removed the tarp from the bird cage to protect other wedding-goers. Mallory realized that the birds were unprotected and threw herself on top of the bird cage, getting badly burned in the process. She still released the doves as soon as they were in open air. Mallory went to the hospital afterwards, where she remained in the ICU. She refused to talk about the wedding with anyone, including Chuck.

## Trivia

* Mallory is a vegetarian.
* Mallory loves chinchillas.

## Appearances

### Season One

* Leon at the Watch Factory
* Leaps of Faith

### Season 1.5

* Mallory Works Her Way
* Mallory Sums Up

### Season Two

* Extinction Event at the Olive Garden
* Breaking Kayfabe
* Chuck Octagon’s News Seven Wedding Special, Live from Red Line, with Special Guest Andy Wood
* On the Advice of Mary Wollstonecraft
Tag!

**Tag!** is the first mini-episode of the unofficial Season 1.5 of Greater Boston, and the thirteenth episode overall.

## Synopsis

Louisa leaves Michael a voicemail explaining that she's been following him because she was trying to figure out who was updating Leon's calendar. She asks if he wants to meet with her. Michael agrees, but due to a series of misunderstandings they keep barely missing each other.

The two of them randomly bump into each other on the street. Louisa mentions that she's looking for a crystal ball. Michael tells her that ThirdSight Media gives crystal balls as gifts for long-term employees. Louisa asks him if he knows Gemma, and then suggests that they move from playing phone-tag to texting.

## Cast

* Michael Tate - James Oliva
* Louisa Alvarez - Julia Propp

## Recommendations

* Our Fair City
* Uncanny County
* Jim Robbie and the Wanderers

## External links

* Episode
* Episode transcript
Narrator

The Narrator is a potentially-omniscient being that tells the stories of citizens of Greater Boston. They were the storyteller for the first season, but in the second, Leon Stamatis abruptly appeared and began criticizing their storytelling.

## Appearances

### Season One

* Family Riddles
* Working on the Railroad
* Professional Prognostication
* Geography Lessons
* Sage Council
* Divinations
* Message in a Bottle
* Leaps of Faith
* Vox Populi
* The Red Line Referendum
* Outbound

### Season Two

* Mayor Linzer-Coolidge and the Lottery
* The Watcher Over ThirdSight
* An Incomplete Tour of New England Spite Homes
* Extinction Event at the Olive Garden
* The Red Line Tea Party
* Breaking Kayfabe
* Profiles with Chuck Octagon, Election Special
* Criminals
* Liars and Legerdemain
* On the Advice of Mary Wollstonecraft
* Quitters
Andy Wood

Andy Wood works at News Seven. He is married to Chuck Octagon.

## History

While working at News Seven, Andy met and fell in love with Chuck. The two of them were married in Red Line, in a live TV special. The Lottery attacked their wedding and spewed scalding hot baked beans into their train car. Charlotte Linzer-Coolidge helped both Chuck and Andy find cover.

## Appearances

* Chuck Octagon’s News Seven Wedding Special, Live from Red Line, with Special Guest Andy Wood
Dan is Just Dan

**Dan is Just Dan** is the 9.5th episode of Season Two of Greater Boston. It is the 34th episode overall.

## Synopsis

Dimitri writes to Leon from captivity. He confesses that although he wrote Nica a long apology letter, he is afraid to send it for fear of being turned away.

Dimitri reveals that Darby, with whom he has been staying, is in fact the mysterious criminal D.B. Cooper, who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars and then jumped out of a plane. He was searching for proof when Darby caught him. Darby proposed that they play a game: they take turns asking questions and getting answers.

Darby revealed that he was a former paratrooper and planned the heist as a form of revenge. However, he realized he couldn't spend any of the money. He isolated himself in Alaska, and rescued Dimitri because he saw the flare and decided Dimitri must've had a story to tell. In return, Dimitri told him all about his adventures in finding Atlantis.

Darby shoved Dimitri in a barrel with cash and told him it was his choice to tell Darby's story. He launched the barrel in the air. Dimitri landed in a small Alaskan town. After some hesitation, he used Darby's marked bills to buy a plane ticket. He was caught by local authorities and thrown in jail. Dimitri tells Leon that he had to beg to write the letter. He knows that the only way to get out of jail will be telling the authorities Darby's story, but can't decide if he will.

## Content warnings

* Firearms
* Falls from height

## External links

* Episode
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Braden Lamb

Braden Lamb is a professional cartoonist. He designed the official art for Greater Boston. He is also the voice of Leon Stamatis.

## Appearances

### Season One

* Family Riddles
* Professional Prognostication
* Sage Council
* Divinations
* Message in a Bottle
* Vox Populi
* The Red Line Referendum
* Outbound

### Season Two

* Mayor Linzer-Coolidge and the Lottery
* The Watcher Over ThirdSight
* An Incomplete Tour of New England Spite Homes
* Extinction Event at the Olive Garden
* Dear Leon 1
* Breaking Kayfabe
* Dear Leon 2
* Profiles with Chuck Octagon, Election Special
* Criminals
* Liars and Legerdemain
* Chuck Octagon’s News Seven Wedding Special, Live from Red Line, with Special Guest Andy Wood
* On the Advice of Mary Wollstonecraft
* Quitters
Cow-Dacon vs. BBQ Jackfruit

**Cow-Dacon vs. BBQ Jackfruit** is the fourth episode of the unofficially-named Season 2.5 of Greater Boston. It is the 41st episode overall.

## Synopsis

Gemma sits down with Dipshit in the Red Line jail. He initially refuses to talk to her because Isaiah Powell has not been released, but he notices her disgusting, greasy lunch. Gemma unveils the Cow-dacon Burger Bomb with a side of duck fat fries. Dipshit is repulsed, even though he won't be the one eating it.

Gemma offers Dipshit a vegan barbecue jackfruit sandwich in exchange for information about her missing crystal ball. Dipshit is frustrated and dismisses her because of her lack of spiritual faith. Gemma admits that she thought she saw the future in it, and Dipshit relents. He tells her that the ball came from Magic Staples. Gemma gives him the sandwich and admits that she was going to give it to him no matter what because she respects what he's doing for Isaiah.

## Cast

* Dipshit Poletti - James Capobianco
* Gemma Linzer-Coolidge - Lydia Anderson

## External links

* Episode
* Episode transcript
Assistant 2

**Assistant 2** is the 7th episode of the unofficially-named Season 2.5 of Greater Boston. It is the 45th episode overall.

## Synopsis

Emily interviews Nica to be her assistant. Emily requires her complete commitment and confidentiality, and tells Nica that she won't be allowed to provide her opinion without being asked. She says Nica looks familiar, and Nica explains that she worked for Oliver West. Nica adds that she has been gathering information for Emily's campaign for months. She explains that she's interested in taking back what's hers, as inspired by Emily.

Emily asks Nica to change her name to Nicole, because it sounds less ethnic. She likes that Nica is already legally compromised and has to work for her. She tells her to start strategizing ways to undermine Isabelle's protest. Nica agrees.

## Cast

* Emily Bespin - Sam Musher
* Nica Stamatis - Kelly McCabe

## Content warning

* Threats of violence
* Classism
* Implicit racism
* Reference to terrorism

## External links

* Episode
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