Jan. 2, 2026
Nat 20 & Unwind: The Toymaker's Regret
On this episode of Nat 20 & Unwind, the cast takes a breath after an emotionally heavy holiday session of Crit Happens. We talk through the big roleplay moments, the tough choices that didn’t come down to dice, and how it felt to navigate a story where listening mattered just as much as action. From character reactions to behind the scenes table dynamics, this conversation reflects on what happens when a game slows down and lets the story breathe.
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I think that Spencer also was
maybe a tad bit like we done
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that, I hope because I was done
about.
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I was ready to go back inside
and burn the place down. 40
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minutes ago.
Well, and here's the thing and
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also what happened in that 20
and unwind here on Spotify and
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Facebook.
Here's the thing.
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I legitimately had three
separate endings for this for
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this session and you guys chose
the I, I, I'm calling it a
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what's the word I'm looking for
where you do something against
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people's will.
I gave them the opportunity to
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walk out of their own free will.
I was not dragging them out of
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there, thank you very much.
Right, but you also were
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persuading them to do so, where
normally and.
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If there.
And honestly, I really need to
15
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commend you guys, especially
Jesse.
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There was a whole fourth act
that was combat, legendary
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actions, mythic actions, layer
actions.
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With Jerick.
I have a whole freaking.
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Stat.
I mean, I would have rather done
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that at this point, I'm sorry.
No.
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And so and so, like I said,
there were three endings to that
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and one of them was if you
started destroying shit in the
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workshop, it wasn't going to go
very well for you guys because
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Gelvin is ACR 12.
He is so.
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How much HP did he have?
He has 247 hit points, but he
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also has lots of traits that
make you skip your turn and
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consider, you know, there's a
lot of things that he can do to.
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I have lots of traits that make
him skip living.
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Well, it's a good thing I didn't
smash the toy shop like I was
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originally planning, Paul Yeah,
there was no, there was no smash
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it with a hammer.
Was I the only one that wasn't
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thinking of smashing everything
in the toy shop or and?
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That's shocking because usually
you're the first one.
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To just.
Like I need to destroy shit.
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I said Spencer a Dion, and I was
like, I kind of want to burn
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everything down.
He's like, please don't.
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Sounds like everyone would have
been on board for that.
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Yeah, thanks.
And it wouldn't have gone well
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evacuated.
And then burned it down.
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But yeah, great job again.
We'll play heavy episode
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tonight.
You all did very well
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considering your morality, if
you will.
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The morality in this one went a
little bit on the immoral side,
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I would say, because a lot of
these people did not want to
45
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leave so.
And yeah, I mean, the Tommy girl
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himself was not in.
Like, I haven't written on every
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single step block for all of
these creatures that you would
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have combated to that had you
done anything.
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It doesn't it would it wouldn't
have killed you.
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It never would have killed you.
It always chose it always
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chooses positioning over damage.
You know, it's it's not made.
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This wasn't necessarily an
episode to, you know, fireball
53
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and burns yet and stuff like
that.
54
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And that's, that's what I was
trying to say to you guys in our
55
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in our chats and discord and
messenger like, hey, this is
56
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going to be a room playing heavy
episode this time.
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It's like, it's like you can
burn stuff down if you want, but
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don't.
Yeah.
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So a nice holiday episode to cap
things off.
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Here's the thing, I don't
necessarily have any plans for
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these characters outside of
this.
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So you can do what your hearts
wish for it.
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You're not necessarily going to
receive any rewards for this.
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I guess I will however, for your
main characters, give you all an
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inspiration for playing out this
holiday.
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We'll call it A2 shot.
So yeah, I mean, what was that
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one, Sleepy?
One inspiration.
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Yeah, yeah, we'll call it one
inspiration because again, this
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these characters don't really
live in in any sort of realm or
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possibility of Verelios itself.
This was to say two shot to say,
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hey, Merry Christmas, happy new.
Year, live in our hearts.
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Yes, and I mean, but here's the
theory.
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If if we get to next year and
we're all still playing
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together, hell, I'm happy to
revisit these characters at.
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That point, Alaska will be far
moldy by then, yeah.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You might have to open a new
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character.
You'll have to work mold 10 or
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something.
Yes, Lord crumbled to death.
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Lord, still, it kind of needs
just a different campaign.
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She was the one I pulled out
from a different. 10, gotcha.
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OK.
Obviously, yeah.
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So she probably would not
revisit.
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Yeah, yeah, like I said.
But she would be fun to play in
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a different.
Yeah, absolutely.
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The next Christmas one I'm
playing an oath breaker paladin
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that used to have a connection
to to Saint Nick but then broke
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his oath and now he's out for to
ruin Christmas and he goes by
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the pseudo name Krampus.
Krampus Yeah, I knew.
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I knew it was coming.
I want to oh, oh, I was thinking
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about this afterwards.
I want to play a fairy.
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There you go.
There you.
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Go.
I want to play a Sugar Plum
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fairy.
Yeah.
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Yep, I'll be a.
Bar.
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I dance.
I.
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Do the dance.
I am the Lord of the dance.
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Jesus.
All right, that's going to be a
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short episode.
We're all beat.
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So thank you so much for
listening that 20 and on one.
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We'll be back next week with
the, I believe we're concluding
101
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the next two episodes of UNIT
the next couple weeks and then
102
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we'll be back at the main
campaign.
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I think that Spencer also was
maybe a tad bit like we done
2
00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:10,720
that, I hope because I was done
about.
3
00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,840
I was ready to go back inside
and burn the place down. 40
4
00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:15,880
minutes ago.
Well, and here's the thing and
5
00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:18,080
also what happened in that 20
and unwind here on Spotify and
6
00:00:18,080 --> 00:00:20,560
Facebook.
Here's the thing.
7
00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,920
I legitimately had three
separate endings for this for
8
00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:29,080
this session and you guys chose
the I, I, I'm calling it a
9
00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:33,840
what's the word I'm looking for
where you do something against
10
00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:39,320
people's will.
I gave them the opportunity to
11
00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:41,640
walk out of their own free will.
I was not dragging them out of
12
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there, thank you very much.
Right, but you also were
13
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persuading them to do so, where
normally and.
14
00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:52,680
If there.
And honestly, I really need to
15
00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:54,720
commend you guys, especially
Jesse.
16
00:00:56,160 --> 00:01:04,959
There was a whole fourth act
that was combat, legendary
17
00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:07,640
actions, mythic actions, layer
actions.
18
00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,720
With Jerick.
I have a whole freaking.
19
00:01:11,320 --> 00:01:13,000
Stat.
I mean, I would have rather done
20
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that at this point, I'm sorry.
No.
21
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And so and so, like I said,
there were three endings to that
22
00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,520
and one of them was if you
started destroying shit in the
23
00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:25,560
workshop, it wasn't going to go
very well for you guys because
24
00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:35,200
Gelvin is ACR 12.
He is so.
25
00:01:35,960 --> 00:01:43,760
How much HP did he have?
He has 247 hit points, but he
26
00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:50,520
also has lots of traits that
make you skip your turn and
27
00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:54,680
consider, you know, there's a
lot of things that he can do to.
28
00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,640
I have lots of traits that make
him skip living.
29
00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:04,520
Well, it's a good thing I didn't
smash the toy shop like I was
30
00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:10,000
originally planning, Paul Yeah,
there was no, there was no smash
31
00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:13,720
it with a hammer.
Was I the only one that wasn't
32
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thinking of smashing everything
in the toy shop or and?
33
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That's shocking because usually
you're the first one.
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To just.
Like I need to destroy shit.
35
00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,040
I said Spencer a Dion, and I was
like, I kind of want to burn
36
00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:26,040
everything down.
He's like, please don't.
37
00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:31,120
Sounds like everyone would have
been on board for that.
38
00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:33,360
Yeah, thanks.
And it wouldn't have gone well
39
00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:34,760
evacuated.
And then burned it down.
40
00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,280
But yeah, great job again.
We'll play heavy episode
41
00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,520
tonight.
You all did very well
42
00:02:42,920 --> 00:02:45,600
considering your morality, if
you will.
43
00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:52,680
The morality in this one went a
little bit on the immoral side,
44
00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:56,440
I would say, because a lot of
these people did not want to
45
00:02:56,440 --> 00:03:05,560
leave so.
And yeah, I mean, the Tommy girl
46
00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:08,240
himself was not in.
Like, I haven't written on every
47
00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:14,520
single step block for all of
these creatures that you would
48
00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,080
have combated to that had you
done anything.
49
00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,880
It doesn't it would it wouldn't
have killed you.
50
00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:23,800
It never would have killed you.
It always chose it always
51
00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:27,800
chooses positioning over damage.
You know, it's it's not made.
52
00:03:27,920 --> 00:03:33,880
This wasn't necessarily an
episode to, you know, fireball
53
00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:38,560
and burns yet and stuff like
that.
54
00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,480
And that's, that's what I was
trying to say to you guys in our
55
00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:43,720
in our chats and discord and
messenger like, hey, this is
56
00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:45,920
going to be a room playing heavy
episode this time.
57
00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,880
It's like, it's like you can
burn stuff down if you want, but
58
00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:54,280
don't.
Yeah.
59
00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:59,640
So a nice holiday episode to cap
things off.
60
00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:05,320
Here's the thing, I don't
necessarily have any plans for
61
00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:07,280
these characters outside of
this.
62
00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:10,360
So you can do what your hearts
wish for it.
63
00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:17,880
You're not necessarily going to
receive any rewards for this.
64
00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:24,280
I guess I will however, for your
main characters, give you all an
65
00:04:24,280 --> 00:04:27,000
inspiration for playing out this
holiday.
66
00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:37,000
We'll call it A2 shot.
So yeah, I mean, what was that
67
00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,040
one, Sleepy?
One inspiration.
68
00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:43,440
Yeah, yeah, we'll call it one
inspiration because again, this
69
00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:47,680
these characters don't really
live in in any sort of realm or
70
00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:54,640
possibility of Verelios itself.
This was to say two shot to say,
71
00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:57,480
hey, Merry Christmas, happy new.
Year, live in our hearts.
72
00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:00,320
Yes, and I mean, but here's the
theory.
73
00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,240
If if we get to next year and
we're all still playing
74
00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:09,480
together, hell, I'm happy to
revisit these characters at.
75
00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:12,920
That point, Alaska will be far
moldy by then, yeah.
76
00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:14,480
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You might have to open a new
77
00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,520
character.
You'll have to work mold 10 or
78
00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:20,800
something.
Yes, Lord crumbled to death.
79
00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:24,040
Lord, still, it kind of needs
just a different campaign.
80
00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:27,160
She was the one I pulled out
from a different. 10, gotcha.
81
00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:28,160
OK.
Obviously, yeah.
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00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:30,880
So she probably would not
revisit.
83
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Yeah, yeah, like I said.
But she would be fun to play in
84
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a different.
Yeah, absolutely.
85
00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:40,400
The next Christmas one I'm
playing an oath breaker paladin
86
00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:46,160
that used to have a connection
to to Saint Nick but then broke
87
00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:51,560
his oath and now he's out for to
ruin Christmas and he goes by
88
00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,360
the pseudo name Krampus.
Krampus Yeah, I knew.
89
00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:59,600
I knew it was coming.
I want to oh, oh, I was thinking
90
00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:02,160
about this afterwards.
I want to play a fairy.
91
00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:04,800
There you go.
There you.
92
00:06:04,840 --> 00:06:06,360
Go.
I want to play a Sugar Plum
93
00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:07,400
fairy.
Yeah.
94
00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:10,160
Yep, I'll be a.
Bar.
95
00:06:13,840 --> 00:06:15,400
I dance.
I.
96
00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:19,680
Do the dance.
I am the Lord of the dance.
97
00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:26,160
Jesus.
All right, that's going to be a
98
00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:27,640
short episode.
We're all beat.
99
00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:29,920
So thank you so much for
listening that 20 and on one.
100
00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:33,680
We'll be back next week with
the, I believe we're concluding
101
00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:39,000
the next two episodes of UNIT
the next couple weeks and then
102
00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:40,800
we'll be back at the main
campaign.