01 Dissociation - Nightmare at 35,000 Feet
Summary
This Grizzly Peaks Radio episode features a special backer-only session playing the horror scenario "Dissociation" by Matthew Sanderson. Six players assume the roles of strangers on a Delta Airlines flight from San Diego to Seattle, where the engines suddenly cut out and the plane hangs motionless in the air. Insectoid creatures breach the fuselage, causing a depressurization that ejects three passengers into free fall while the others are abducted. The group awakens unharmed in a sealed, circular metal silo, where they discover they are physically unable to feel pain, prompting a frantic s…
Topics discussed
Welcome and series introduction
Scenario setup: 'Dissociation' and content warnings
Flight details and character seating assignments
Character introductions: Genevieve and Raoul
Character introductions: Greg and Tommy
Character introductions: Charles and Nathan
Character descriptions and pre-incident status
Lights out and engine failure on the plane
Mysterious lights and hull noises
Passenger reactions and denial of danger
Plane breach and insectoid creatures
Abduction and fall from the aircraft
Awakening in a dark, sealed metal chamber
Exploring the circular chamber and testing walls
Discovering the sealed, seamless metal environment
Testing physical sensations and pain response
Blackout and awakening in a log cabin
Discovering a dead body and changed bodies
Confronting new identities and sanity checks
Physical altercation between characters
Police arrival and false accusations
Interrogation and realization of location
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