Should I write a little synopsis of the previous stories for the forum or let you folks check out the clonepod releases?
I'd do both. I'm not trying to bring up a dead subject here, but some of the reading over at Clonepod was, um, inexperienced. Maybe you could post the text somewhere?
I think a breif synopsis of the previous UD:TS stories would be nice. However, I also recommend people who haven't heard the stories (no, not you StePH ) going over and listening to the readings on Clonepod. Inexperience aside, there was something kind of cool about hearing actual teenagers read these stories from a teenage POV. But I did enjoy Steve's reading of this one.
I'll drop a very brief synopsis for each one as I too would rather have the stories heard. Irrespective of the comments here, I was pleased with the way Clonepod handled the material and they had the voices I heard when I was writing them.
Synopsis follows -
The Ballad of Kitty Momoiro:
POV Kitty - the 14 YO Super Agile.
Guest stars - None.
Plot - Discovered by her runaway younger sister at a mall appearance, Kitty is forced to deal with a family issue from the pre-Union days.
What we learn - we learn about the team structure, who each character is, and that Team Shikaragaki is allowed to interact with the normals out of costume. We also learn how Team Shikaragaki differs from the regular Union in comic and TV presentation. Team Shikaragaki travels the US in a modified bus and has no home Pyramid.
The Saga of Tam Suji:
POV Tam - The 15 YO Super Strong.
Guest stars - El Supremo
Plot - following the events in the Kitty story, Team Shikaragaki is scheduled to perform at the Missouri State Fair. Tam, who due to his size isn't allowed to leave the bus, is coaxed out by Kitty. Some of the kids have prepaid cell phones and use them to text one another behind Miss Jennifer's back. They hatch a plan to distract Miss Jennifer so Tam can walk around the fair. However, a wrestling challenge with El Supremo, a gorilla suit and the promise of a kiss from Kitty draws Tam out of his natural shyness. A wayward firework draws out his natural heroism.
What we learn - Tam is the son of two prominent lawyers who sued The Union to prevent his recruitment, but lost every case all the way up to the US Supreme Court. In the process they grew distant from Tam.
The Opus of Taizen Kiiro:
POV TK - The 16 YO Mind Reader
Guest stars - El Supremo/Megaton (both non speaking)
Plot - Tam's parents win another court appearance in front of the US Supreme Court drawing both Tam and Miss Jennifer away and putting TK in charge of driving Johnny and Kitty from Texas to Los Angeles. TK begins receiving violent and tortured messages from someone and it's beginning to drive her crazy. They cross paths with The Solomon Brothers Circus on the way, and always seem to be behind them by a town or two. The trio breaks Miss Jennifer's instructions after news breaks that TK's mother, aging scream queen Daphne Sanders dies of a drug overdose. They stay in one town long enough to visit the traveling circus. In the midst of the performance the star male elephant, Trunko, goes on a rampage.
What we learn - TK's mom sold her out to the Union. TK used to be Spoonbender until she blew a second mission in Chicago. She was the first person that Miss Jennifer recruited to Team Shikaragaki. Mind readers can store other people's emotions and memories but not for all that long before they start to cause problems. We also learn a little about how mind readers are trained.
Hope this whets your appetites for the Clonepod tales. You really should listen to them.
Also, Team Shikaragaki made their first real appearance in "Freedom with a Small f" when TK and Miss Jennifer rescued Crimson Nightshade from the hospital...