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Month: July 2016

Shadowrun #CorpSINs: Episode 21, “Back to School”

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Cheryl

In Episode 21, Ma1n decides to stay with MMFEC at Fang’s behest (for now), and the team pursues a split mission: with Elsie undercover in an environment only she can decipher; and the rest of the team on a stealth run to

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Acting, HyperRPG, Seattle corpsins, improv, shadowrun, twitch

Breaking Up With Alexa: A Career Announcement

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Cheryl

My ability to acquire an augmented reality Pikachu is not the only reason July 2016 is a momentous month for me. Today marks my final day in just under 2 years at Amazon. I am genuinely grateful for the opportunity to work

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Biography, Design, Seattle, Technology, Work amazon, career, interaction design, Microsoft

Shadowrun #CorpSINs: Episode 20, Follow The Money

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Cheryl

Episode 20 was full of DRAMA and some unexpectedly relevant conversations about race relations in the 6th world. It also showed the full range of MMFEC’s abilities; from failure to possible triumph. And their considerable talent at inter-team strife. Read on for

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HyperRPG corpsins, improv, shadowrun, twitch

Shadowrun #CorpSINs: Episode 19, Hunting the Hunters

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Cheryl

MMFEC apparently believes the best way to repay the Draco Foundation’s confidence in them is to fail spectacularly! This was a fairly Ma1nfram3-light episode due to Cromwell’s fairly inept shadowrunner chaos, so a shorter recap than normal. We rejoin the runners as they

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Acting, HyperRPG, Seattle corpsins, improv, shadowrun, twitch

Laugh, Cry, Sigh: The Journal (2016)

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Cheryl

Laugh, cry and sigh with us! My next show runs this month – the return of Seattle Experimental Theater’s “The Journal”, July 14 – 23 at the Ballard Underground in Seattle. Advance tickets available for $18 at Brown Paper Tickets ($20 at the

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Acting, Seattle improv, performances, pop culture

Shadowrun #CorpSINs: Episode 18, Into the Underpark

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Cheryl

In Episode 18 “Into the Underpark”, MMFEC has been separated from their tank and faces a more “traditional” dungeon crawl laced with physical traps along the way to their goal: bringing the technomancer who’s been terrorizing the park out alive. Read on

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Acting, HyperRPG, Seattle corpsins, improv, shadowrun, twitch

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