TPC 204: “Shiva's Ring, Part One”, by Aaron Vlek
The Wicked Library
9th Story Studios LLC
4.6 • 683 Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2021
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Frank is sent of to locate something called Shiva's Ring, but this time the Librarian doesn't tell him where it is, or even where to find it.
While The Librarian is off somewhere unreachable, Frank goes back to his roots and uses his experience to discover the location of Shiva's Ring. He calls in a favor with Martine's brother Maurice.
Credits
Author: Aaron Vlek | Editor: Daniel Foytik | Copy Editor: Scarlett R. Algee
Cast: Frank Enfield - Graham Rowat | The Librarian, Maurice - Nelson W. Pyles | Einer Bjornson, Bo Shasta, Unnamed Camp Guy - Daniel Foytik
Music and Score: – Nico Vettese (wetalkofdreams.com)
Producer / Showrunner: Daniel Foytik | Executive Producers: Aaron Vlek, Nico Vettese, Nelson W. Pyles
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“The Private Collector Theme” and Episode Score – Nico Vettese (wetalkofdreams.com)
The Private Collector was created by Aaron Vlek and Daniel Foytik, based on the character “The Librarian” created by Nelson W. Pyles.
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"The Private Collector Theme"
Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreams
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Main Theme: “The Library Awakens” Nico Vettese
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | 9th Story Studios, giving story a voice. |
| 0:11.0 | You're listening to the private collector. |
| 0:17.0 | Hang under your hats. Things are about to get weird. |
| 0:20.8 | ...heard. The |
| 0:40.3 | The It took more than three months to track down Shiva's ring. |
| 1:18.1 | No thanks to the librarian's usual cryptic meanderings. |
| 1:22.3 | He just told me, go find it. |
| 1:24.7 | You'll know what to do when it finds you. |
| 1:27.5 | By now I was used to about anything in the way of confusing riddles from himself, |
| 1:32.5 | and welcomed a little free-ranging off the books, with no expiration date, |
| 1:37.2 | so I could think things through. |
| 1:39.5 | I wondered if it was his way of getting rid of me, |
| 1:42.0 | while he inducted Martine into the what-foras he had |
| 1:45.2 | in mind for her and didn't have mind if that's just what he was up to. I wasn't worried about |
| 1:50.6 | Martine. My girl and me, we were on bedrock, and we'd saddle up together down the road one way |
| 1:57.2 | or another. Besides, she needed to spread her wings, |
| 2:01.4 | and I figured she could handle the librarian, |
| 2:03.8 | at least as well as I had, |
| 2:05.7 | if handling was what you'd call it. |
| 2:08.2 | I always seemed to be hot footing |
| 2:10.1 | between getting by on the skin of my teeth |
| 2:12.5 | and recovering from dropping the ball, |
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