Achilles Weaves a Cocoon and the Story of the Vanguard-Lanyard-Wearing Eliksni

Destiny 2's Season of the Splicer weekly story updates are on pause during intended seasonal downtime. Mike and Kit take the opportunity to review this season's background stories they haven't talked about yet, answer some Big Question listener emails, and agree upon 5 words you can't say in a ramen shop. Note: Mike says "Hawthorne" during the discussion but meant "Holliday."

Things discussed: Solstice of Heroes 2021 continued, 7/15/21 TWAB, Exodus Crash strike Failsafe voiceline, Compass Rose shotgun lore tab, Achilles Weaves a Cocoon lorebook, the effect of imperialist violence on cultural practices, Herealways pieces, Ghost Fragment: Fallen, The Dreaming City book entry - Misraaks, Eliksni gender norms, a Guardian speaking...French?, the extreme mortality of non-lightbearers, Story of the Vanguard-lanyard-wearing Eliksni: Beneath the Endless Night III - Gifts from the Shore, Sojourner's Tale Shotgun, Chroma Rush auto rifle, Gridskipper pulse rifle, Riiswalker shotgun, Shattered Cipher machine gun, Holliday's 5 spirited words, Spicy Ramen Coupon, Proper Noun Review: Memory of a Bygone Past, Embrace, Seasonal titles - Splicer, Warden, Splintered, Listener emails: who is included in the "Humanity" category in Destiny? Ecdysis lorebook - Question After Question, Do you have headcanons for your guardians? (yes)

Intro Music: Unfunky UFO by Parliament

Segment Break Music: Just a Friend by Biz Markie

Outro Music: Fuck Shit Stack by Reggie Watts

Cover Art by Jez Winters @jez_winters

Podcast Name by Michael Moldovan

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Kit's contact info: @kit_boyote

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George Carlin's 7 Words You Can't Say On TV

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"Talking the Spirit Realm," Yu Yu Hakusho podcast @WatchingSpirits