Negotiations break down as an interloper crashes the summit. Max calls her shot. Duncan confronts his outer demons. Claire grapples with excessive personal growth. Content warnings: surreality, supernatural violence, missing/lost child, emotional content, vocal side panning (32:50-33:30), heat discussion   Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/69kkcxs6MS Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/monsterhour Absurdia by Quinn Majeski: https://quinnm.itch.io/absurdia   This episode edited by Quinn Majeski "Radio Somewhere," "Lost," and "Waves of Time" by Kyle Levien: https://soundcloud.com/tehkyle   The following music was used for this project: Apocalypse Blues by Alexander NakaradaFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7256-apocalypse-bluesLicensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Happy Indie Pop by WinnieTheMoogFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6777-happy-indie-popLicensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Unnatural Situation by Kevin MacLeodFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4567-unnatural-situationLicensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: The Big Show Opener: Zeus by Sascha EndeFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4642-the-big-show-opener-zeusLicensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   Sound effects from Freesound.org: "Sword Contact (with swipe)" by ultraaxvii "Plastic bag.wav" by DanaGarcia "SciFi Inspect Sound, UI, or In-Game Notification 02.wav" by MATRIXXX_ "ClickGlass.wav" by Divoljud "Matrix Style Glitch 1.wav" by newlocknew