THE CRAWLER'S COMPANIONpatch notes for the apocalypse

The After Hours Set

First seen: Book 1, Chapter 28

The soundstage where Dungeon Crawler After Hours with Odette actually films: a black stage with a spinning nebula backdrop, no visible cameras or light sources, and a shadowy, stadium-style audience of holographic aliens. Reached from the waiting room through an iris-shaped door.

Appearance

Audience:

Vanishes outright the instant the segment ends and the lights come up fully; the stage itself stays put, but the bleachers are simply gone, confirming the audience was never physically thereB1C29

A shadowy, stadium-style crowd of holographic aliens, some flickering in and out: humans, pig-headed creatures, eagle-headed creatures, bug-eyed gray aliens, tentacled things, and more. Some viewing pods are filled with murky water; Carl thinks he spots a kua-tin in one.B1C28

Stage:

A black stage backed by a spinning nebula of blue and red space dust and distant stars. Odette's desk sits beside a guest couch identical to the waiting room's. No cameras are visible, and the lighting appears and vanishes with no physical source Carl can find.B1C28

Where

Reached from the production trailer through an iris-shaped door; no further geographic detail givenB1C28

Purpose

Where Dungeon Crawler After Hours with Odette actually tapes its on-air interviewsB1C28

Connections

Carl:

First-time guest, momentarily frozen by the crowd's noise before making it to the couchB1C28

Donut:

First-time guest, covers for Carl's freeze-up with a showy pose before taking her seat on a placed pillowB1C28

Lexis:

Walks Carl and Donut onto the stage through the iris doorB1C28

Odette:

Hosts from behind her deskB1C28

History by chapter
Book 1
Chapter 28
  • OBJECTIVE Purpose: Where Dungeon Crawler After Hours with Odette actually tapes its on-air interviews
  • PHYSICAL Stage: A black stage backed by a spinning nebula of blue and red space dust and distant stars. Odette's desk sits beside a guest couch identical to the waiting room's. No cameras are visible, and the lighting appears and vanishes with no physical source Carl can find.
  • PHYSICAL Audience: A shadowy, stadium-style crowd of holographic aliens, some flickering in and out: humans, pig-headed creatures, eagle-headed creatures, bug-eyed gray aliens, tentacled things, and more. Some viewing pods are filled with murky water; Carl thinks he spots a kua-tin in one.
  • RELATIONSHIP Odette: Hosts from behind her desk
  • RELATIONSHIP Lexis: Walks Carl and Donut onto the stage through the iris door
  • RELATIONSHIP Carl: First-time guest, momentarily frozen by the crowd's noise before making it to the couch
  • RELATIONSHIP Donut: First-time guest, covers for Carl's freeze-up with a showy pose before taking her seat on a placed pillow
  • LOCATION Location: Reached from the production trailer through an iris-shaped door; no further geographic detail given
Chapter 29
  • PHYSICAL Audience: Vanishes outright the instant the segment ends and the lights come up fully; the stage itself stays put, but the bleachers are simply gone, confirming the audience was never physically there