SBR 1.17: Burger Van

"'Information about the Crystal Ball is less than crystal clear, and a letter is received about a food truck where patrons may be biting off more than they bargained for...'"

Events of Note

 * Sam tries to do a reading with the new tarot deck, though he doesn't understand how to interpret the card properly

Summary
Sam begins the episode by telling the listeners about Revel, the cat that has taken up residence in the Enfield household. He congratulates the listeners on what they had found regarding the crystal ball.

There were three notable instances, Firstly, Madame Marie apparently refused to use the crystal ball. Secondly, instead of looking into the past like most crystal balls, this one was able to see the latent energy of nearby arcana. The third instance was an offhand comment made by Astrid, telling Marie to move away from the crystal ball because all she can see is 'her bloke'. Sam finds this curious, especially as they never considered Marie having much of a dating life.

Sam briefly mentions that Kitty had returned from the Impossible House with no memory of entering the house, nor of the recording of the phone call. They conclude that they don't have any answers there, and move onto an anonymous letter found in the P.O. box that week.

The letter is from Mrs Concerned Food Truck, talking about how her and her wife decided to invest in a food truck, a venture that initially failed. The night before the two of them decided to pack up, her wife left to go on a short trip. When she returned, she came back with a white van full of meat, and a couple of burly lads helping her unpack. Her wife cooked one of the burgers for Mrs CFT to try, and it was the best tasting burger she had every had. They continued to be successful and the meat would be delivered in the same mysterious fashion. Mrs CFT wanted to bring it up with her wife, as the meat seemed ridiculously cheap for the high quality it was, but her wife kept displacing the conversation. Then, Mrs CFT had one of the left over burgers whilst packing up for the night, and crunched on something whilst eating. She spat it out, and believed that it was a human fingernail.

Sam acknowledges that this letter doesn't strictly have anything to do with arcanism, but that they will try their best to advise. Sam decides to try and use the strange deck to do a tarot reading for Mrs CFT. He shuffles the deck and pulls out a card with an animal carcass in a field of corn. Sam tries to interpret the reading, with both literal and figurative meanings, but can't figure out anything conclusive.

They confess to the listeners that they need to improve their skills, especially if he wants to continue working on the show when Madame Marie returns. He reminds the listeners to use the forums to schedule communing, and then bids them goodnight.

Characters Featured

 * Sam Enfield
 * Revel (Cat) (mentioned)
 * Madame Marie (mentioned)
 * Astrid the Janitor (mentioned)
 * Kitty Enfield (mentioned)
 * The Flat Cap Man (mentioned)

Listeners writing in/mentioned:


 * Beth, offering theories about Marie's 'bloke'
 * Mrs Concerned Food Truck, asking for advice about her wife's actions regarding their food truck

Trivia

 * In this episode, Sam says that Revel is a small, ginger cat, but at any point after this, Revel is described as black and fluffy.