Only in Glitch County
Four suspects, one broken ATM and a stretch of swamp, sand and neon where nobody asks where the cash came from. This is who's in on it.
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The brains
Mingo
Found it. Filled the bag. Didn't ask questions.
Tall, pink and extremely calm. Mingo was standing at the right ATM at the right time and hasn't left since.
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The driver
Big Al
Engine's running. It's always running.
Runs airboat tours out in the Glades. Runs other things too. Nobody has caught his boat, mostly because nobody has seen it slow down.
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The lookout
Pouch
Going live in three, two…
A pelican with a ring light and forty thousand followers. Keeps watch, keeps the pouch full and posts all of it, which is its own problem.
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The tech
Bandit
It's not stealing if the machine insists.
Born with the mask. Found the glitch while fixing something else, and wants ten percent and a sandwich.
The county
Five places you'll hear about on the news. All of them made up. Most of them humid.
Glitch City
Neon, noise and one ATM that will not stop.
Moonshot Beach
White sand, one lifeguard tower, nobody looking.
Port Paperhands
Everything ships out of here. Mostly people who sold early.
Gator Glades
Swamp, airboats and Big Al's office.
Flamingo Keys
Turquoise water, pink residents, zero witnesses.
Glitch FM 99.9
Talk, traffic and ads for things that shouldn't exist, over a synthwave bed that never stops. Tap a segment, or turn the station on up top and let it run.
Off air
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Length 0:24
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You're locked into Glitch FM, 99.9! Broadcasting live from a strip mall in Glitch County, where the ATM hasn't worked properly since, well, ever. Traffic update: there's a flamingo in a bandana blocking lane two, and honestly? Respect. Weather today: hot, wet and suspicious.
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Length 0:17
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Glitch County weather! Highs of 91, humidity you can wear, and a 90 percent chance of cash falling from the sky near the strip mall ATM. Flamingo Keys stays sunny. Gator Glades stays… wet. Bring a duffel bag.
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Length 0:19
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Tired of ATMs that follow the rules? Come on down to the one behind the laundromat! No PIN. No questions. No technician until November 19. Glitch Bank. We are not a bank. Side effects may include duffel bags.
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Length 0:18
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Traffic now. The causeway is backed up, because everyone is driving to the same ATM. An airboat has been spotted doing sixty through Gator Glades. That's not a road, but nobody is stopping him. And lane two remains closed, due to a flamingo.
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Length 0:05
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Glitch FM. 99.9. Still broken. Still broadcasting.
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Length 0:33
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This is Glitch County News. Police are still searching for a flamingo seen leaving a local ATM with what witnesses called an unreasonable amount of money. The suspect is described as pink, tall and extremely calm. A getaway driver, believed to be an alligator, remains at large. In other news, the video game everyone is waiting for is still coming out on November 19. We checked. Twice.
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Length 0:18
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Yo yo yo, it's Pouch! Live from the boardwalk! Smash that follow, drop a flamingo in the chat, and remember: I'm not saying where the money comes from. I'm just saying my pouch is full. The Pouchcast. Every night. Probably illegal.
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Length 0:17
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Need to leave the county in a hurry? Airboat Rentals by Big Al! Our boats go fast, our drivers don't ask, and our sunglasses are mirrored for your privacy. Airboat Rentals by Big Al. We were never here.
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Length 0:15
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Bandit's tech tip of the day. If a machine gives you money every time you press a button… don't update it. Never update it. That's it. That's the tip.
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Length 0:06
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You're listening to Glitch FM. The only station the technician can't find.
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Length 0:14
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Glitch County News, with an update. We reached out to the flamingo for comment. It said, and we quote, no comment. It then left the studio with the duffel bag, the coffee machine and our weather girl's umbrella.
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Length 0:11
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Got too many glitch bucks? Bring them down to Paperhands Pawn in Port Paperhands! We'll give you almost nothing for them! Paperhands Pawn. You'll regret it immediately.
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Length 0:17
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Caller on line one says they found the glitch too. Sir. That is a vending machine. Anyway! It is still not November 19, so stay patient, stay hydrated and stay away from lane two. This is Glitch FM. Don't touch that dial.
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Length 0:23
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It's late in Glitch County. The neon's humming, the ATM is still going, and somewhere out in the Glades an airboat is idling with its lights off. Stay cool. Stay patient. November 19 is coming. This is Glitch FM.