Screwball

Screwball

From COSMIKO: Neon Night by Visit The COSMIKO

January 30, 2026 · 29 min · Season 3 · Episode 2

About this episode

The episode explores themes of family, ambition, and the gritty realities of a cyberpunk future.

[I2DCB - 24-07-2145 | 21:07 LT] Forget the bounty license. Ironbird Stadium. It’s time. I think I finally get why Luna Mare Cognitum’s been screwing me up. Joaquín. You know. Jackie. The whole city screams his name. Even when it’s quiet, it’s like an earworm scraping against my skull. That deadbeat. The only runaway dad who made more money than probably you, me, and your former boss combined. Lunar League Baseball contracts. Hah. Half the city’s damn economy. And growing up, we never saw a single centavo. I’m not even in it for what Wrench is paying me. Jackie’s not gonna escape me this time. If I can’t rise to his level, I’ll drag that parásito down to mine. Just gotta meet this dogtagged goon and get the gears rolling. [If I Don’t Come Back: Oh, I’m coming back. Hell will spit me back out for being too much to handle. Wouldn’t be the first time.] COSMIKO: Neon Night is a neonpunk/cyberpunk audio fiction program straight from the underground. Dive into a cyberpunk future stitched together with neon lights, shotgun miracles, and dreamers too stubborn to quit. Bright lights. Dirt under the nails. No one lives forever. Etch your name in the steel before it's over. This season…

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Guests: Sofia Jimenez, John Smith, Kate Southgate, Emily Lee, Irina B., Dan Liwei

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lunar League Baseball

Places: Ironbird Stadium

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