: an adult animated superhero workplace comedy from Tacoma

They can save Tacoma. They can't survive onboarding.

An adult animated superhero workplace comedy, set in Tacoma, Washington.

Weather alert
SEVERE WORKPLACE WARNING in effect for Tacoma until further noticeOnboarding advisory: three superheroes have been added to the meetingScattered egos, 40% chance of a copier incidentFrostbite leadership vote: still being countedHail possible. The Weather Man says certain. The AI says unlikelyWindbreaker gusts reaching Frostbite's dignity by mid-afternoon

Now showing

Still from Anybody Got Any Adderall?, an Unstable Conditions animated short

Anybody Got Any Adderall?

Frostbite needs Adderall. Windbreaker has one, but the price is Frostbite admitting his wife is an ice sculpture.

Still from The Sex Tape Scandal, an Unstable Conditions animated short

The Sex Tape Scandal

Frostbite makes an official statement about his leaked tape: forty minutes with an ice sculpture of himself. He will defend her honour.

In production

Episode 1: First Day

Morning routines, insurance-office onboarding, an AI-meeting spiral, a copier incident, three firings and a Weather Man cliffhanger. About seven minutes.

Meet the team

Three famous Tacoma superheroes can fight disasters, rescue civilians, and save the city. What they can't do is keep a normal job.

Frostbite, the leader who needs to be told he's a leader, in Unstable Conditions
“We're still counting the votes.”

Frostbite

The leader who needs to be told he's a leader

Decorated, organized and genuinely good in a crisis. Desperate to be seen as managerial material, even when he's hired into an entry-level role.

Wants
Respect, an adult career, and recognition as the team's leader.
Flaw
Confuses public prestige with personal value, and formal titles with earned authority.

Today's forecast100% chance of a motivational speech nobody asked for.

Heatstroke, the man who is right for the wrong reasons, in Unstable Conditions
“Can we please talk about the f#@%ing election?!”

Heatstroke

The man who is right for the wrong reasons

Perceptive, practical and dangerous in the field. He can see through the nonsense; he just can't sit through it.

Wants
Straight answers, honest work, and fewer meetings.
Flaw
Treats irritation as an emergency requiring immediate action.

Today's forecastSuspiciously calm, followed by a sudden copier event.

Windbreaker, the instigator who goes home to be dad, in Unstable Conditions
“Well, at least somebody's getting a raise.”

Windbreaker

The instigator who goes home to be Dad

He sees a weak spot, delivers one small comment, and waits. At home, he's a patient, loving father to a two-year-old daughter.

Wants
Freedom, amusement, and a comfortable life for his kid.
Flaw
Enjoys social chaos more than the fallout deserves.

Today's forecastLight gusts of sarcasm, aimed directly at Frostbite.

Being powerful is not the same thing as being well-adjusted.

Also in the forecast

The Weather Man from Unstable Conditions

The Weather Man

The expert nobody respects

Real atmospheric power, desperate professional insecurity. He's furious that a machine thinks it can forecast Tacoma better than he can, and he has a hailstorm to prove it.

Bear from Unstable Conditions

Bear

Upbeat, affectionate, completely unashamed

Never threatening. Always delighted. Currently holding a leash, and a corporate credit card that isn't his.

Tacoma is real

2D characters over real photographs of Tacoma: overcast light, civic architecture, modest offices and streets that look lived in. A city that's proud of its heroes and completely unimpressed by their behavior.

The bar, back room: a real Tacoma location used in Unstable Conditions
The bar, back room
…then the heroes walk in: a real Tacoma location used in Unstable Conditions
…then the heroes walk in

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