MIDST | Accounting | Season 1 Episode 15

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Paperwork makes the caper work.
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@WitchLunaEstrella 10 месяцев назад

I love Weepe's increasing discomfort as the literal weight of what he's just done racks up.

@Landis963 10 месяцев назад

And the image of him walking home, trying to balance two packages, one leaking black, one leaking white, casting the two packages as equally tainted. Subtle it ain't, but that's what makes it juicy.

@floodwater 10 месяцев назад

Love the detail of Weepe specifying that he sometimes uses different handwriting before handing up Concord's paperwork

@Sweet-Leaf 10 месяцев назад

Oh shit I ain't even catch that the first time around! I just thought he was bein a goof

@LailaDragoness 10 месяцев назад

@@Sweet-Leaf With Midst I feel like nothing's ever "just" whatever it seems to be at first glance. Everything seems to have a deeper meaning to it. And IMHO, that's part of what makes Midst so brilliant.

@christenh359 10 месяцев назад

I definitely thought it was hinting that he regularly forged documents. I’m surprised I missed this. Good catch.

@MaybeUnavailable 7 месяцев назад

@@LailaDragoness I swear, I listen to Midst again and again, and it's like every time I notice yet another little (or not so little) thing which I was sure wasn't there... Or was it? Or, perhaps, it appeared at some point, you can't be sure with Midst :D

@Migolcow 10 месяцев назад

So Fallout Zombie and Dolorous Umbridge have the nicest conversations...

@starblaiz1986 10 месяцев назад

Wow, Weepe and Imelda are both so diabolical in their own unique ways. It's like watching a preying mantis having a conversation with a black widow spider. I'll let you decide who is who 😅

@LailaDragoness 10 месяцев назад

I love that metaphor! It's just perfect! ❤

@Landis963 7 месяцев назад

Weepe has come into Emilda's parlor...

@thelividdeads 10 месяцев назад

Mr. Weap (Weep? ) Being So IMpossibly In over his head That he's Actually Terrified by how good of a Job he's done . Is fucking HIlarious

@dalakhsarothal9624 10 месяцев назад

Scared because the humongus amount of Valor may mean he made more dangerous enemies than he anticipated.

@SirJorb 10 месяцев назад

According to the subtitles, it's "Weepe".

@xazz 10 месяцев назад

Imelda is one of those 'lawful good to the extreme' sorts of evil ladies and like... I love her for that. She's just an absolute delight!

@SkyP9812 10 месяцев назад

I'm pretty sure she's lawful evil to the extreme, not lawful good... Extremely Lawful Good would be, what you would call Lawful Stupid

@seanleafgreen135 10 месяцев назад

Careful 'lawful good' is a term used by other game systems. CR has a habit banning/blocking anyone referencing other games. Excluding the ones published by companies they suckle from the crotch of ...

@LuneWatcher 10 месяцев назад

@@seanleafgreen135what

@seanleafgreen135 10 месяцев назад

@@LuneWatcher clearly you have issues with reading comprehension

@devinspencer1678 10 месяцев назад

@@seanleafgreen135Are you talking about the unsolicited promotion that people are somehow surprised they're not allowed to do? Quit it with the fake outrage

@levil3409 10 месяцев назад

Mr. Weepe literally got more than what he bargained for :D

@Butterzzzz 10 месяцев назад

Who knew turning in a bunch of refugees from an overreaching evil government entity could be so humorous and lighthearted

@Hellscrap3r 10 месяцев назад

I just wanna say, having watched this and the later episodes (no spoilers), I have fallen in love with Weepe's laugh. It sounds like an old cupboard door with a rusty hinge.

@karthikbalasubramanian3713 10 месяцев назад

The complete documentation of a man's extreme uncomfortableness

@thallium6754 10 месяцев назад

Having listened to Midst before, I sometimes have to restrain myself from commenting on the plot to avoid accidentally spoiling anything, but this feels like a good time to say: I absolutely love the aspect of this story where it's like... partly an economic thriller? ...if that's the right term? The Trust having a complex mathematics-like system for determining the moral and monetary value of any given deed is so fascinating to me.

@Landis963 10 месяцев назад

A package leaking black in one hand, a package spilling white in the other. Excellent imagery.

@obadijahparks 10 месяцев назад

Judas gonna have trouble carrying his silver.

@phoebica 10 месяцев назад

I do honestly not know who of these two freaks me out more individualy - but side by side it is Imelda Goldfinch.

@Palladum12 10 месяцев назад

Gotta be honest at first I didn’t think I would like midst, but I really enjoy how their narrate and I’m kinda use to listening to it every Wednesday now

@Xsomono 10 месяцев назад

Saaaame! Didnt expect to like it but now Im looking forward to it every week.

@cyte112 10 месяцев назад

Same, I wasn't really into the shifting narrator style, but it has definitely grown on me.

@mollymcallister1671 10 месяцев назад

Just... the horror of it all. The Trust places a material wealth (I hesitate to say 'monetary', as far as we've seen you don't actually Spend valor) value upon one's moral worth, combining the worst aspects of Religion and Capitalism. Phineas, a hard-working and morally upright young man dedicating his whole life unreservedly to the Trust starts with such an immense Kynim debt that not even saving the Bank-Pope's son zero's it out. Moc, a 'diabolical bastard' who literally murdered a man in cold blood the night before and in a most horrifyingly painful manner at that, starts his account completely debt-free and earns enough Valor by essentially ruining the lives of everyone he's been close too that he could make a suit out of the stuff. As if you hadn't enough reason to distrust 'The Trust' before now.

@hollisbostick2872 10 месяцев назад

Heh heh heh.... I'm feeling like flipping all that Valor back into money is not going to be as easy as Weepe thinks -- and not just because the moon, either. I was already shocked that one could pay "good money" for Valor (which is valueless? You certainly can't buy a loaf of bread with it, or can you?). But the idea that The Trust would allow you to convert the incredibly valuable (in their terms) Valor for money (which for them is relatively valueless) looks like a laughably obvious opportunity to tie the patsy (Weepe) up in red tape that ultimately denies the trade-back. "Take all you can, give nothing back!" It's a watchword for a reason😂

@levil3409 10 месяцев назад

They mentioned that conversion rates fluctuate a lot, I can imagine that the rate suddenly and "unpredictably" drops when a noname like Weepe tries to get his money out

@apocryph0n 10 месяцев назад

Yes THIS!! That’s definitely the Trust’s business model, the minute you accrue Valor (and in Weepe’s case a HUGE amount of Valor he paid for *dearly* in his money, his business, and his relationship with Saskia) you rely on the Trust system, because outside of them these valor beads are useless as currency. An Abacus isn’t even your actual Valor, it’s a *representation* of your balance, which you cannot access without the Trust. And given how they especially reward destroying any relationships with neighbors who are hiding from the Trust, and turning them in to enemies, that’s just another layer to the trap. I have no doubt they make it nigh impossible to leave the Trust once you’ve bought in by any and all means necessary. Weepe just bought himself a very fabulous beaded leash attached to a set of manacles, and that leash is held by the Trust. Patsy indeed. But how about that Moon, huh?? Shure is pretty!!

@mollymcallister1671 10 месяцев назад

Ultimately it's not surprising that Weepe would be so generously endowed following his 'Valorous' act of turning on the Cabaret, for any religion dealing harshly with apostates is the most serious of serious business.

@mollymcallister1671 10 месяцев назад

@@apocryph0n As of yet there is no indication that Valor even is any kind of spendable currency, but something which represents status and wealth by it's ownership, like being a landowner indicates your place in the pecking order of medieval nobility, the larger your landholdings the higher your place in the hierarchy. So too is it for Valor. It can be acquired and traded but it's never actually 'spent' on anything. I'm sure Weepe thought he could, if he'd earned a more modest amount of valor as he'd expected, just trade it with someone slightly higher up the chain than him who wanted a more impressive abbacus... the HUGE windfall he actually gets is like the difference between winning a couple grand on a scratch ticket and winning a Carl Sagan B Billion dollars on the mega-jackpot. Past a certain point Wealth also becomes an anchor weighing you down if you're not prepared for the burden.

@hollisbostick2872 10 месяцев назад

@@apocryph0n It's a pretty impressive scam, that's for sure. I'd really love to know how they hooked *the whole world* , so to speak.

@gtbkts 10 месяцев назад

7:22 Ive been watching this series, religiously, and it's moments like this that reminds me why I'm addicted to it.

@TwilightRose2006 10 месяцев назад

I thought for sure he was going to forget the leaky package.

@kab6754 10 месяцев назад

Apparently Weepe's never heard "Mo money, mo problems" before today

@pyrosianheir 10 месяцев назад

Oh, Notary Goldfinch played him so hard, and I love it. Weep doesn't know what he's done, now, haha.

@RolandVonRose 9 месяцев назад

Out of curiosity. To what ends do you think she is playing him?

@Landis963 7 месяцев назад

@candlecorpse If I had to hazard a guess, Emilda wanted someone central to Stationary Hill's political structure in her pocket, and Weepe seemed like a good target.

@wtpauley 10 месяцев назад

Thank you to whoever is doing the animations and art, this episode was really good.

@SirSipness 10 месяцев назад

The description of the beads reminds me of the can getting its food bowl filled but the person just keeps pouring like "wait....hold on that's to much...oh geeze!"

@MrSHADOWANGEL999 10 месяцев назад

Two very dangerous diabolical baddies being besties

@mattball8622 10 месяцев назад

Weepe: Oh no, it's the consequences of my actions

@rexesshadow8628 10 месяцев назад

This is one of those few things I actually am anticipated for when it comes out, downright giddy when I saw this one pop out, given that it seems to be only tightening

@robingreenhough4260 10 месяцев назад

This is brilliant. Like really brilliant. An outwardly morally good, incredibly pious woman peddling belief in a giant monsters system that's obviously morally broken. And a slightly eldritch man, who's outwardly pretty dastardly and inwardly even more dastardly, but only sees his small picture view of the world. It's like watching two two trained assassin's playing UNO, and whoever wins the game gets to stab the other first!

@starfallclockworkcrow4295 10 месяцев назад

this podcast is one of the best parts of wedsdays!

@sophieelsner2268 10 месяцев назад

have been waiting for a new episode and quickly re-listened part of a past one and would you believe it: the new one was up after. Thank you I really look forward to Wednesdays because of this podcast and I love it

@doubleeadg3d 10 месяцев назад

Midst is so incredibly riveting. Bravo. Third Person, this is award winning material.

@emilyfelton5519 10 месяцев назад

God I love Weep as a character

@gr1th1n13 10 месяцев назад

I am just loving these stories. Mr Weep just fascinates me. I thought we were going down a different route when the black ichor seeped out of the package. Keep them coming.

@Syco108 10 месяцев назад

This just keeps getting more and more interesting

@shmee123ful 10 месяцев назад

As the ancient curse gos Mr week, May you live in interesting times

@iamatitle5031 10 месяцев назад

😂 I would pay real American dollars for a series of “Trusty Says” motivational posters for my office

@FearevuzZz 10 месяцев назад

With all that valor stuff the whole story looks like some kind of "Black Mirror" episode in fantasy setting. Very tasty soup of genres though.

@ebony1442 10 месяцев назад

This presentation of the story, with the audio narration and the almost still pictures, reminds me of a series from PBS when I was a kid, where a chapter of a book was read as a voiceover, while an artist sketched the scene.

@matluoma9195 10 месяцев назад

Also like on PBS - the beginning credits of Masterpiece Theater... usually drawn in Black and White - with a dash of Red for emphasis. (wine, blood, etc..)

@christenh359 10 месяцев назад

That almost sounds like Reading Rainbow… but not quite.

@ebony1442 10 месяцев назад

@@christenh359 A little research shows that it was called "Cover to Cover" or "The Book Bird." There's some episodes on RU-vid.

@felixrivera895 10 месяцев назад

Oh no oh god the machine had to be refilled after the first transaction of the day.

@abaddonarts1129 9 месяцев назад

I think that the most interesting bit of this episode to me is how it's almost the inverse of the previous one. The Ad Secla saw the signs in Fuze's living space that showed he had worked for decades through the trust to reach a positive balance in his account, and here we see Moc Weepe simply opening an account and putting in money to be valorous on the spot. Not to mention that what he's done is just steal the entire reward that might have gone to the Ad Secla, pushing Phineas well into the Valorous. I suspect this will leave him dead in the final moments of the show, as we saw signs of in the alley at the first episode when the moon fell

@matthewgordon3281 10 месяцев назад

Valor is the ultimate crypto currency, so I eagerly anticipate its implosion of value to null.

@maxsandler1 10 месяцев назад

Wanted to say I'm very much enjoying the show. Loved Weepe gaming the shit out of the system

@cookiedudegaming 10 месяцев назад

Good boy Oslo must be an important character who returns. He must be.

@lostdmg7511 10 месяцев назад

Suffering from success

@WhyseWytch 10 месяцев назад

So, I might have been wrong about my theory. I will say, I love the unexpected twists and turns.

@TheDarksaphira 9 месяцев назад

Oh Weepe. The literal weight of your actions is hitting you right about now, isn't it? Good. Good. Also, I can't believe that he'd be conned by the thrust the way he was just now. No way these beads (or what they represent) are actually worth ANYTHING.

@bwrightaway2877 10 месяцев назад

The only complaint I have is the orange boarder on the thumbnail makes it hard to tell if I've listened to that episode yet. The store is great and the voicing is amazing! Good stuff!

@mr.smiley2248 10 месяцев назад

THIS IS FUCKING OUTSTANDING!!! Love you guys!❤️❤️❤️

@Bluepuertorican5 10 месяцев назад

This is getting INTERESTING!!!!’

@lizzyannseattle5054 9 месяцев назад

This episode is like pushing down the plunger on a detonator very slowly. We know from episode 1 that there will be emotion explosion motions wildly stampeding Midst... but when will it happen? This episode pushes further towards that inevitable explosion. Each word a tick-tock bit closer. Oh, Mister Weepe... such a precarious point upon which you perch...

@matluoma9195 10 месяцев назад

Ah Mr Weep shot 1st.. and committed this betrayal - he will have to be very smart on ways to use these credits (stored in the Vault) to his advantage. I'm pretty sure it won't be exactly the way he planned. And quite possibly not here on Midst. .. but if we know anything about Weep - he loves gaming the systems and following the paperwork. [[ Valor can be given --- recall another protagonist Phineas Thatch: was offered valor by the pretty boy hubby to get to zero.]] But I do expect Mr Weep to find a way to make some personal gain from all that Valor, after all - he's turned a black goo inside himself (trying to kill him) - into a profitable side hustle - via post office.

@ezrastarnes6178 10 месяцев назад

When you hit the jackpot at the arcade and the tickets just don't stop

@IvonTheInternet 10 месяцев назад

We’re getting ever closer to the point at which the moon will fall out of the sky. I can’t wait!

@rebeccastewart3379 5 месяцев назад

I'm not sure why, but every time Imdela is in a scene, I immediately picture Mayor Goodway from Paw Patrol lol

@TheSarahannie 9 месяцев назад

Love the way you guys had an underlying giggle as you talked about how ridiculous he was carrying the big sack along the ground

@iRubyJ 10 месяцев назад

The episodes are too short 😭😭 I can’t wait for next week

@mckennagenullis4620 10 месяцев назад

Well... that was incredibly ridiculous and slightly funny. That abacus has to weigh at least 50 pounds. My God.

@Migolcow 10 месяцев назад

Ok, on a second viewing...isn't this like Weepe selling out his own business, friends, employees etc...and using the earnings to invest in Crypto? Seems extremely risky to have all that "fake" money and a huge record of his deeds, and hope to nonchalantly turn it into real money with no consequences.

@patrickstar5136 10 месяцев назад

Honestly even Cyrpto might have been a better investment for him than Valor.

@spensirmclife6549 8 месяцев назад

The two best characters in one place

@mixmastermike2128 10 месяцев назад

If this were even MORE Midst, it would be Midster.

@HexedDino 10 месяцев назад

Incredible

@Xsomono 10 месяцев назад

What the hell is going on? :O What is the worth of valor, which benefits does it confer and why they heck did he get so much of it? How is this gonna screw him over late? Im so here to find out xD I love this :3

@lejenni7591 10 месяцев назад

I’m just worried that we won’t really find out all that much about valour because all our protagonists might get crushed by a shard-moon😭😬

@SirJorb 10 месяцев назад

Ooh, he 'beat the rush', eh? Are we getting close to the opening of episode 1?

@Snepsnoop 10 месяцев назад

Weepe is my favorite and I’m tryna figure out what that says about me 😂

@d4n4nable 10 месяцев назад

The Trust is a great analogy for social credit, ESG scores, central bank digital currency or other such horrific control schemes.

@hunterdnd 10 месяцев назад

- SPOILER - This seems like a risky scheme from Weepe. Why do he needs the money so bad that he would sell out the place, and deal with the Trust? Okey, business is business, but this seems like the riskiest investment i have ever seen.

@fendrikdrake3320 8 месяцев назад

Who would have thought that betraying cour colleagues, staff and friends would be such a valorus deed.

@BermudaOnyx 9 месяцев назад

Did the artstyle change? i liked the previous one the most

@moonpie197 10 месяцев назад

Why can't I hold all this Valor

@jeffreysmith7463 5 месяцев назад

ell, that was unexpected. Particularly since we know how Weep got that evidence...

@lejenni7591 10 месяцев назад

I normally hate anything that makes you cringe but you guys are just phenomenal at explaining discomfort, be it of Weepe or anyone else’s, in a way that you realise it is extreme for them and you are also on edge but not so much that it makes me want to skip the segment

@Jaxom35x 10 месяцев назад

Uh oh....

@bigsarge2085 10 месяцев назад

✌

@sabersight908 10 месяцев назад

great episode again but the 4th wall explanations are not always needed i find, like the "he's not kiding it didn't" after he jokes about something was quite clear that something horrific happened and he is joking about it

@mollymcallister1671 10 месяцев назад

Unless I miss my guess, Lark's... not gonna like this.

@gav7497 10 месяцев назад

Mr Weape is a girl boss ❤

@icpjaf445 10 месяцев назад

I really enjoy the content, aren't enough to keep my interest at least. In my honest opinion I think hour-long episodes would be perfect. But it is a very intriguing story none the less

@midst6171 8 месяцев назад

What the…😐

@ChrislyBear 10 месяцев назад

Voice acting needs training. Those forced fake pauses to emphasize every 5th word are so annoying! Nobody listening even remotely believes these "thinking pauses". Edit: Also, the fast switching of narrators doesn't add anything. Decide who's going to narrate an episode and stick with it. And the "4th-wall-breaking"... it's just there to get attention. If I'm starting to think about the narrators, the immersion is over. Not helping. But despite all the critique you guys are telling an interesting and captivating story!

@jackhutton5078 10 месяцев назад

telling matt mercer he needs voice acting training is funny. while the pauses may be annoying to some, it is clearly done deliberately to create that unnerving "annoying" feeling.

@Xsomono 10 месяцев назад

Personally, I think it does enhance the narrative. As a recipient, I don't perceive it negative at all.

@jackhutton5078 10 месяцев назад

@@Xsomono I agree, especially since it is clearly a deliberate aesthetic choice, but I can see how some people would find it annoying.