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One final update from Blue.

Recording Date: October 02, 2021  -- -- -- We dive back into Destiny 2 with a look at what all has happened this past season to lead up to the insanity that is occurring in the game world today - with a healthy dose of lighthearted explanation for Blue from Orchid and Grn concerning the events from Season of the Splicer. -- -- -- Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC   

Recording Date: October 02, 2021  -- -- -- We dive back into Destiny 2 with a look at what all has happened this past season to lead up to the insanity that is occurring in the game world today - with a healthy dose of lighthearted explanation for Blue from Orchid and Grn concerning the events from Season of the Splicer. -- -- -- Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC   

In the Snapshot series, Blue invites you to take a quick look at some of the trivia connections that can be found within items from throughout various games. This episode takes a look at the Izanagi's Burden exotic sniper rifle from Destiny 2 - diving into the source of its name and possible ramifications that such a connection could have for our Guardians.  -- -- -- Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC 

Recording Date: September 11, 2021  -- -- -- The team is back at last - and they want to chat to everyone about the insanity that is the Hitman games...or at least the insanity that is the Hitman games when played by Orchid. Which is full of "cute crims" and "adorable murders" according to a number of questionable sources. -- -- -- Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC 

Recording Date: September 11, 2021  -- -- -- The team is back at last - and they want to chat to everyone about the insanity that is the Hitman games...or at least the insanity that is the Hitman games when played by Orchid. Which is full of "cute crims" and "adorable murders" according to a number of questionable sources.  -- -- -- Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC 

Quick update for FFC.

Quick update from Orchid for FFC.\r\n

Recording Date: February 12, 2021  -- -- -- The team looks at the lore book, A Tangled Web this week, starting with a basic overview of who was involved and what happened. In addition, a good friend of the show, Ellimist returns!   This episode will serve as the first half (or the "Intro Session") to the topic, with the second half (the "Advanced Session") hitting your podcast feeds on Friday morning. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:03:45 - Orchid's Otter Stop0:05:00 - Rundown of the Episode0:06:15 - Characters0:09:15 - Orchid Summary0:51:30 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC 

Recording Date: February 5, 2021  -- -- -- The team looks at the lore book, Your Friend, Micah Abram this week, joined by Ellimist. Following the discussion of the previous session, the team dives into the specific details within the book, and the possible consequences some of those decisions could have created.   This episode serves as the second half (i.e., the "Advanced Session") to the topic, completing the weekly topic discussion from the FFC Podcast team. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:00 - Introduction0:03:30 - Orchid's Otter Stop0:04:30 - Intro Session Recap0:06:15 - Orchid's Dreams Breakdown0:07:30 - Letter 7 Excerpt0:12:30 - Was Micah a Speaker?0:14:00 - Exo Penguin Ellimist Break0:15:00 - Dreams from the Darkness?0:18:30 - Origin of Dream0:20:30 - Hector's Fate0:22:00 - Clovis Coverup0:34:30 - Golden Age Utopia0:39:15 - Theme of the Season0:41:30 - Shout outs -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC 

Recording Date: February 5, 2021  -- -- -- The team looks at the lore book, Your Friend, Micah Abram this week, starting with a basic overview of who was involved and what happened. In addition, we catch up with a good friend of the show, Ellimist!   This episode will serve as the first half (or the "Intro Session") to the topic, with the second half (the "Advanced Session") hitting your podcast feeds on Friday morning. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:02:00 - Special Announcements0:03:00 - Orchid's Otter Stop0:04:15 - New Trailer Thoughts0:13:15 - Summary0:14:00 - Major Characters0:18:30 - The Penguins0:22:15 - Exo Penguins0:25:15 - Long Slow Whisper0:28:30 - Exo Encounter0:29:30 - Ace Theory0:30:30 - Maya Theory0:31:15 - Vex Hallucinations0:33:30 - Fun Thoughts0:40:00 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC 

Grn and Blue continue to challenge each other to consume various books, tv shows, and any other fandom inspiring content then discuss the ups, downs, insides, and outs. As they do so, the challenge to resist the temptation to become fans themselves is presented. Can you resist this?   This week, we watched the anime series, Wolf's Rain. -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC 

Recording Date: January 22, 2021  -- -- -- The team looks at the lore book, The Dark Future this week, joined by Rindel Zivas. Following the discussion of the previous session, the team dives into the specific details surrounding some of the choices made by the primary characters in the entries - and some of the differences that may exist between this alternate time line and that of our Guardian's.   This episode serves as the second half (i.e., the "Advanced Session") to the topic, completing the weekly topic discussion from the FFC Podcast team. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:06:00 - Recap0:09:45 - Self-Fulfilling Prophecy0:13:30 - Ana's Problem with Osiris0:22:15 - Ana's Cruelty0:23:45 - Zavala's Differences0:27:30 - Ana's Differences0:29:30 - Elsie's Differences0:31:45 - Psychological Cost for Elsie0:45:45 - Acquisition of Lore Book0:52:30 - Final Thoughts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC 

Recording Date: January 22, 2021  -- -- -- The team looks at the lore book, The Dark Future this week, starting with a basic overview of who was involved with the events and what happened. In addition, we catch up with a good friend of the show, Rindel Zivas!   This episode will serve as the first half (or the "Intro Session") to the topic, with the second half (the "Advanced Session") hitting your podcast feeds on Friday morning. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:30 - Introductions0:02:30 - Getting to Know Rindel0:03:30 - Orchid's Cute Corner0:07:30 - Opening the Book0:10:15 - Timing of Events Within Book0:14:15 - Where is The Guardian?0:15:45 - Major Characters in Book0:22:15 - Secondary Characters in Book0:26:45 - Overarching Summary of Events in Book0:30:00 - Discussion About Loops0:31:00 - Inevitable Fall of Ana0:37:45 - Discussion on the Time Lines0:43:30 - Final Thoughts on Book0:49:45 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC 

Recording Date: January 19, 2021  -- -- -- The team is joined by our resident HALO lore-master, pensHALO, to chat about details leading up to the new HALO title release this next year, HALO Infinite. This session, we dive into the information that we have concerning the Insurrection. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:00 - Introductions0:01:30 - Intro Session Recap0:02:15 - The ORION Project0:05:15 - Far Isle Rebellion0:07:15 - True Start of the Insurrection0:11:45 - The Bellicose0:18:30 - Operation TREBUCHET0:22:00 - ORION Soldiers Enter the Fray0:22:45 - Support of the Insurrectionists Lessens0:24:00 - First Contact with the Covenant0:25:00 - Events During the Human-Covenant War0:27:15 - The Battle of the Rubble0:29:15 - Events Following Human-Covenant War0:31:30 - The New Colonial Alliance Forms0:36:00 - Incident at Conrad's Point0:38:15 - Closing Remarks0:44:15 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC 

Recording Date: January 19, 2021  -- -- -- The team is joined by our resident HALO lore-master, pensHALO, to chat about details leading up to the new HALO title release this next year, HALO Infinite. This session, we dive into the information that we have concerning the Insurrection. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:30 - Introductions0:02:00 - Special Announcements0:03:15 - What is "The Insurrection"?0:05:00 - Setting Up of Sides0:17:00 - Escalation of Discontent Between Outer & Inner Colonies0:19:30 - Uprisings Grow in Number0:23:30 - Unification of Insurgency Groups0:25:15 - UEG Dismantles the CMA0:26:00 - The Carver Findings0:31:15 - Human-Covenant War0:34:00 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC 

Recording Date: January 15, 2021  -- -- -- The team looks at the lore book, Legacy's Lament this week, ending with a dive into some of the more overt events and what they see as the overarching purpose of the entries within Destiny's universe.   This episode serves as the second half (i.e., the "Advanced Session") to the topic, completing the weekly topic discussion from the FFC Podcast team. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:00 - Introductions0:01:30 - Special Announcements0:06:15 - Intro Session Recap0:07:00 - Clovis Bray's Redemption?0:25:15 - Purpose of This Book?0:39:30 - Looking at the Exotic Quest0:49:30 - Final Thoughts0:53:45 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC 

Recording Date: January 15, 2021  -- -- -- The team looks at the lore book, Legacy's Lament this week, starting with a basic overview of who was involved with the events and what happened.   This episode will serve as the first half (or the "Intro Session") to the topic, with the second half (the "Advanced Session") hitting your podcast feeds on Friday morning. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:30 - Introductions0:04:00 - Special Announcements0:06:00 - Looking at Legacy's Lament0:14:30 - Major Figures0:27:00 - Terminology0:32:15 - Quick Summary of Events0:43:00 - Connections to Europa0:53:00 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC 

Recording Date: January 8, 2021  -- -- -- The team looks at the Deep Stone Crypt raid and it's overarching effects on the world of Destiny 2 in terms of changing the playspace of Europa and events which reverberate throughout the system.    This episode serves as the second half (i.e., the "Advanced Session") to the topic, completing the weekly topic discussion from the FFC Podcast team. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:00 - Introductions0:03:00 - Recap of Intro Session0:03:45 - Starting the Raid0:07:30 - Entering the Deep Stone Crypt0:21:00 - Encounter with Clarity0:27:15 - Battle in the Crypt0:30:45 - We're In Space!!0:33:15 - Taking a Walk in Space0:48:15 - Taking on Taniks0:55:15 - Final Fight0:58:00 - Outstanding Questions1:04:00 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC 

Recording Date: January 8, 2021  -- -- -- The team looks at the Deep Stone Crypt raid and it's overarching effects on the world of Destiny 2 in terms of changing the playspace of Europa and events which reverberate throughout the system.    This episode will serve as the first half (or the "Intro Session") to the topic, with the second half (the "Advanced Session") hitting your podcast feeds on Friday morning. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:30 - Introductions0:03:00 - Special Announcements0:09:30 - Cocktail Knowledge0:16:15 - The Deep Stone Crypt0:17:30 - Major Opponents within Raid0:33:30 - The Purpose of Morning Star0:36:30 - The Consequences of DSC Raid0:55:15 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch Other Sponsors of FFC