No CTRL Z
Sometimes, you just can't take something back.
The transcript for this https://drive.google.com/file/d/1peHzx3jnlIbDzSna3zXfnCoHv902Arb6/view?usp=sharing (minisode can be found here) (in a dyslexia friendly script) or at the bottom of the show notes in plain text.
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Welcome to the 404 crew, I know you might be a little confused that we haven't blasted off into space quite yet, but we thought the best celebration for the first day of the year would be to release a minisode previously intended to be a Patreon exclusive release. We'll see you on January 11th for the release of episode one, Fourth Kind.
Our musical theme is Prelude from https://taylorbrook.bandcamp.com/album/virtutes-occultae (Virtutes Occultae composed and produced by Taylor Brook).
Aisling Sturgeon performed by Heather Garrett (she/her)
Shy performed by Theo Perth (she/they)
Special Effects from freesound.org users:
https://www.youtube.com/unfa000 (Tobiasz 'Unfa' Karon) (https://freesound.org/people/unfa/sounds/211147/ (3d printer), https://freesound.org/people/unfa/sounds/154888/ (beep), https://freesound.org/people/unfa/sounds/154904/ (heavy computing)) under http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ (CC0 license)
Wihan98 https://freesound.org/people/Wihan98/sounds/544189/ ((Birdsong)) under the https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (Attribution CC).
https://freesound.org/people/straget/ (Straget) (https://freesound.org/people/straget/sounds/411206/ (Walking on Forest Road)) http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ (under CC0 license)
and
https://www.recd.se/ (Cribbler) (https://freesound.org/people/cribbler/sounds/440435/ (keys drop)) underhttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ ( CC0 license)
Transcript:
Hello, I’m Theo Perth, the creator behind DNA 404. I’m thrilled to begin the release of DNA 404 with “No CTRL Z”, a bonus minisode. Our first episode “Fourth Kind” releases January 11th 2021. Future minisodes will be released monthly on our Patreon.

Whether you’re a would-be xenonaut or a reluctant amnesiac, may your travels be gentle and your atmosphere stable in these turbulent days. Happy 2021. Thank you for listening.

FX: Bird song fades in. We hear the intermittent whirring of a small electronic motor and snipping sounds. A few distant footsteps face in, then pause. We hear more whirring and snipping.

AISLING:
Shy! What are you doing?!

SHY:
I am attempting to do household chores.

AISLING:
(Interrupting as Shy continues to speak.)
Shy! No-no!

SHY:
I am caring for the plants. They must be cared for every day.

FX: Snipping noise and Aisling groans and footsteps on gravel come nearer quickly.

AISLING:
Stop, Shy! Augh, stop! Stop! Pruning is not everyday care! …

FX:heavy breathing, Aisling's voice is close to tears. Motorized sound of robotic hesitation.

Shy:
Does it make you upset if I perform chores everyday?

AISLING:
(softly)
Oh my gosh, what did you do?

SHY:
I can set a timer for chores like plant care.

AISLING:
(Agitated but firmly)
No. It's...Excessive pruning can kill a plant, Shy. Determining the time for pruning is a method a little too complicated to explain currently. I do not want you performing complicated tasks.

SHY:
...I understand.

FX: Scissors drop to pavement, small mechanical whirring accompanies it.

SHY:
You are not upset I am caring for plants. I understand. I will ask about pruning plants later. Will you tell me why you are upset, if it was because of the plant or the tool or the action or the timing. I can improve for the future.

AISLING:
I'm not really upset, Shy. I know I sound upset but, really when something unexpected happens people don't always react in a linear way. When you pruned that plant, it made a very complicated reaction in my memories. Pruning that particular plant in that