S4E7: "Panic Button", by Kelli Perkins
Victoria's Lift
9th Story Studios LLC
4.7 • 842 Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2020
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
When Victoria gives her a chance to face her demon personified, can Sera summon the strength to overcome it and make a choice she believes in?
“Panic Button”, by Kelli Perkins - dedicated to her friend Mr. Fenris.
Adapted for audio by Scarlett R. Algee
Score by Nico Vettese, of We Talk of Dreams
Cast
Victoria Bigglesworth-Hayes: Amber Collins
Narrator | Sera | Anxiety | The Dark Faces: Cynthia Lowman
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Art: Jeanette Andromeda
Score: Nico Vettese, We Talk of Dreams
A 9th Story Studios Production | Foytik, Lowman, Collins, Vettese
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | 9th Story Studios, giving story a voice. |
| 0:13.0 | Welcome to the lift. Get 7 of the Lyft. I'm Daniel Foytek, and today we have a special story to share by our good friend |
| 0:39.2 | Kelly Perkins. Her story, Panic Button, is dedicated to Mr. Fenris. Today's story is about |
| 0:45.8 | anxiety, and as someone who struggles with anxiety and the accompanying anger constantly, I think |
| 0:52.8 | this is a beautiful story that truly captures what it's like |
| 0:56.4 | to struggle against that monster. Sometimes knowing that you're not alone in that struggle |
| 1:01.1 | can help you find your way in the dark. I hope those of you that struggle with your own |
| 1:06.0 | anxiety will find this story as meaningful as I did. Our story is told powerfully by Cynthia Lohman, |
| 1:13.6 | with an accompanying custom score by Nico Viteze of We Talk of Dreams. |
| 1:18.9 | And now, let's go for a ride. |
| 1:25.2 | Let's go for a ride. |
| 1:27.6 | My name is Victoria. |
| 1:29.6 | I have lost so much. |
| 1:32.2 | My name is Victoria. |
| 1:34.2 | I am bound to this place, charged with guiding those who must choose. |
| 1:39.0 | Don't be afraid. |
| 1:41.0 | I can never again be the little girl I was. |
| 1:43.8 | Have you accepted your fate or change? |
| 1:47.2 | I have my music box and a library lost. |
| 1:52.5 | But I sometimes feel very alone. |
| 1:58.0 | Won't you join me? |
| 2:00.4 | It's time for your ride on the lift. |
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