S03E16 - Casa De Maxim (Blood & Sand)

Previously, the crew landed at Arl spaceport ... well, one of them did. Radar took the Runabout out into the deep desert, carrying the group's heavy weaponry. Vee landed the Laika at the spaceport and was greeted by Nasiim Hernandez. Vee managed to convince Nasiim that the dummy duplicates of their weapons were the real deal and secured them in the Laika's cargo hold. Vee also learned that there are multiple gangs operating in Arl, pushing a dangerous narcotic called 'red velvet'. The broken economy of this place seems to be the circulation of drugs flowing out of the city and guns flooding in! Meanwhile, Radar experienced engine trouble and had to make a pitstop at a local fuel station. Radar learned that the sands of Akiton hide a secret. The seem to drain the energy out of his ship's reactor, but in turn, they have a unique power source all of their own. Not quite understanding how this worked, he scooped up a bunch of sand, dumped it into one of the runabout's fuel cells and made his way to the Arlian Plateau. Ground-based border control didn't seem to be as intense, and Radar enters the city to meet up with Vee at 32 Roseburrough Avenue - the home of Ryder's mum and her partner...

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Intro and Outro music :
Reformat - Vectrex (www.reformat.bandcamp.com)

Blood & Sand Theme :
A Desert Tale - OB-LIX (https://pixabay.com/music/adventure-a-desert-tale-ethnic-amp-fantasy-background-music-109862/)

The cost of Red Velvet :
Long Note One - Kevin Macleod