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VIDEO PODCAST TRANSCRIPT – Absent Dad Energy, Ep. 1: “Two Kids, One Mystery”
PODCAST INTRO
The video opens on a sunlit storeroom. Amphorae in the background, a tapestry on the wall. The siblings are seated on stools, a conch-shell mic between them. Music: a single lyre motif loops.
ELECTRA
I’m Electra.
ORESTES
And I’m Orestes.
ELECTRA
Welcome to Absent Dad Energy — our family video podcast from ancient Argos. Episode One: “Two Kids, One Mystery.”
ORESTES
Alternate title: “Steam Event.”
ELECTRA
That’s not how podcast titles work.
Music: a single lyre motif loops.
ELECTRA
Six months ago, our dad vanished during a bathroom renovation.
The last thing we know he handled? The tiles.
Thirty by thirty. Matte finish.
They went in the next day.
He never came back.
ORESTES
We weren’t there. But we’ve pulled the footage — vlogs, vision drafts, even divine communication.
All content. None closure.
ELECTRA
First up, a clip from the last thing Dad ever posted.
ORESTES
As a friend of mine likes to say: Go for it.
VLOG SEGMENT – Siege & Sensibility, Ep. 4: “Trust and Sacrifice”
A studio with a large leather sofa. Torchlight flickers over stag antlers, a resting sword, a gold lamb figurine, and a laurel wreath.
AGAMEMNON (to camera)
Fellas, transparency is key in a marriage.
So be upfront. Say:
“Babe, this is my new spiritual intern. She sees visions. You see vibes.”
Boom. Blended family.
He drains a chalice with the inscription: TROY.
AGAMEMNON
Trust is like a siege — slow, relentless, and just sacrificial enough to get results.
Big shoutout to Iphigenia. Miss you, kiddo.
CLYTEMNESTRA (off-mic)
Love, the bathroom tiles have arrived. Will you carry them inside?
AGAMEMNON
After the episode. Talking core values here.
Trust. Strategy. Scalable bloodlines.
I mean, sure — some drama in the lineage. One or two minor... dietary incidents.
But it’s all legacy if you frame it right.
PODCAST SEGMENT – Clip Context
ELECTRA
That clip was on his official channel.
The next one... not so much.
ORESTES
It was Cassandra’s. Date-stamped an hour earlier.
Unlisted. And the last thing she ever posted.
ELECTRA
Our dad’s spiritual contractor.
Vision department. Unpaid, obviously.
ORESTES
She really went all in on the bit.
UNLISTED VLOG SEGMENT – Cassandra’s Final Upload
A bedroom lit by oil lamps. Agamemnon strolls around in the background, humming, a towel around his waist. A second damp towel lies crumpled on the edge of the bed.
CASSANDRA
He will die in the steam.
His blood will fill the grout.
(quietly)
Mine too, just for the record.
It’s fine. I know I’m a footnote.
(voice tightens)
The gods are watching from the shower niche.
AGAMEMNON
Can you sage the drain later? It’s full of omens again.
CASSANDRA
The ox stands on the threshold.
You see vibes. I see vengeance.
She pauses and stares directly into camera.
CASSANDRA
Don’t forget to like and subscribe.
A heart filter flickers and fails. One view. Hers.
PODCAST SEGMENT – Reaction & Clip Context
ORESTES
That was... Creeptok energy.
ELECTRA
Apocalyptic glam. Like, what was the ox?
ORESTES
Tile delivery, I guess?
ELECTRA
The next day, Mum updated her decor vlog.
ORESTES
If she knew something, she didn’t say it.
ELECTRA
She just... kept going. Grouted right through it.
VLOG SEGMENT – Slay & Glaze, Ep. 9: “Bathroom Reveal – Final Touches”
A nearly finished, spacious bathroom. A toolbox sits in the corner. Footsteps and distant clinking suggest a contractor still at work.
CLYTEMNESTRA (to camera):
When your daughter is sacrificed for wind...
it might be time to rethink the backsplash.
And if you’re tiling around messes? Always seal twice.
(quietly)
Once for leaks. Once for memories.
She smooths a line of grout. A faint thump is heard under the tile. She does not react.
CONTRACTOR (off-screen):
We’re lined up — just say if you want it seamless.
She folds a robe into a hamper. The lid closes slowly.
CLYTEMNESTRA (to camera):
I didn’t remove him. The aesthetic did.
It’s about releasing what no longer serves the space.
PODCAST SEGMENT – Reaction & Comments
ORESTES
That’s a woman already healing.
ELECTRA
Queen behaviour. Grout is just grief you can walk on.
ORESTES
Might pitch that as a tagline.
ELECTRA
She redid the entryway, remember? Crimson carpet.
Called it “restraint with intent.”
ORESTES
Maybe she just liked the colour.
ELECTRA
Pulled a few from the comment thread.
People... had thoughts.
ORESTES
Some of them even made a point. I think.
ELECTRA (reading)
@facevaluehelen: “Surface is seduction. Don’t confuse it with shelter.”
ORESTES (reading)
@limestonehaze: “Nothing sets right when the base is cracked.”
ELECTRA (reading)
@semioticsteam: “Design? Devotion? Depends where you stand.”
ORESTES (reading)
@goldenlambchronicles: “Some heirlooms aren’t meant to be passed down.”
ELECTRA (reading)
@thermalkarma: “Steam is just memory changing state.”
ORESTES (reading)
@sealedtwice: “Thermal floors hum tbh. At least when no one’s near.”
ELECTRA (reading)
@floorplanoracle: “Edges clean. Meanings unclear.”
ORESTES
Yeah... sometimes meaning starts as a vibe.
PODCAST SEGMENT – “The Tile Void Hypothesis”
Music: a single lyre motif loops.
ELECTRA
You are watching Absent Dad Energy. Episode one: “Two Kids, One Mystery.”
ORESTES
Our theory?
Dad and Vision Girl fell into a void.
Spiritual portal? Steam-based transcendence event? No idea.
But Mum did tile over a vent.
ELECTRA
They’re probably at Elysium Springs.
Journaling. Meditation.
No cell service. Pure ambience.
ORESTES
Cassandra was always in corners. Classic off-grid energy.
Not offline, just — unreal.
ELECTRA
Like Iphigenia. In Asia somewhere.
Doing minimalist home decor. Same vibe.
Everything she had fit in a carry-on.
ORESTES
I mean, she hasn’t posted at @IKEAphigenia since the ferry.
Like what, ten years ago?
ELECTRA
Yeah. “It’s so still. Like the world’s holding its breath.”
Something weird like that.
ORESTES
You know, Dad was never home. Away on business for a decade.
Should’ve stayed gone.
ELECTRA
Anyway. Tile void.
PODCAST SEGMENT – “A Message from On High”
ELECTRA
We got a tip from a friend in high places. A bit cryptic but sounded important.
ORESTES
Let’s roll it.
Apollo appears onscreen, glitching and radiant filter flickering.
APOLLO
Hey babes — ’pollo here.
This call is solar-powered.
100% ethically sanctified.
SunChariot Yoga Flow™, link in bio.
Divine alert incoming... and yes, it’s still loading.
Quick divine alert — THE ORDER — THE HOUSE — THE PROMISE — SHE UNDID —
[connection unstable]
THE OX [inaudible] ON — THE —
He glitches into a burst of golden light.
APOLLO
LISTEN TO CASS—
The call crashes with lyre sting and sunbeam.
ELECTRA
Ugh. Divine signal is so performative.
ORESTES
Classic Mercury in retrograde.
Might as well trudge up to Delphi in meatspace.
PODCAST OUTRO – Sponsored Segment
ELECTRA
Next week on Absent Dad Energy: Mum joins us to talk about red mold, strange humming, and whether lemon and vinegar can uncurse a floor.
ORESTES
That’s it for now. Rate, review, and retile.
ELECTRA
And remember: wherever you are, whatever you're grieving —
ORESTES
Don’t forget to seal your edges.
(quietly)
Or nothing holds.
ELECTRA (V.O.)
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Music: a single lyre motif loops.
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STINGER
CASSANDRA (V.O., half-whisper)
Trust is like a siege.
But terracotta... is forever.
ELECTRA (V.O.)
Bonus content this week: “Cassandra: Uncut and Unheard.”
No context. Just vibes.