The Eternal MxTape

The Eternal MxTape is about trying to escape a crushing sense of alienation and make yourself a better, more compassionate person… even when your underlying nihilism doesn't exactly go away.

The Eternal MxTape is about a nonbinary media magician with a dissociative disorder so severe, they disbelieved themselves out of existence. It's also about an unlucky Foundation employee who wants so badly to do the right thing, it seriously interferes with her secondary work as a spy.

The Eternal MxTape is about wreaking terrible vengeance upon a heinous murderer who was also a bigoted jerk. Forget that guy. He never really mattered.

The Eternal MxTape is (sorta) like Doctor Who by way of Slaughterhouse-Five, if Billy Pilgrim were a genderqueer MST3K dork and "regeneration" entailed a brief eternity in the abyss. It owes a lot to Douglas Adams and Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, but you don't have to worry about that (unless you're into it).

The Eternal MxTape is about trying to uphold a quid pro quo in a nominally uncaring universe. Fortunately, this corner of existence is full of people, some of whom care about each other very, very much.

In short, this is a Gamers Against Weed story. More generally, it's about coming back from the brink, finding comfort in culture and companionship, and fighting back against a harsh world. It's about learning to forgive, and trying to be there for the people who need it most… because whoever and wherever we are, we are not alone.

[GENERALIZED CONTENT WARNING] [BE EXCELLENT TO EACH OTHER] The Eternal MxTape is meant to be a positive story, but it also grapples with some dark, heavy and difficult subject matter. These are ponderings on identity, nothingness and self-destruction, juxtaposed with social and political satire. With that in mind, I want to be a responsible creator! Part of that is preparation on my end. Part of that is allowing for preparation on yours, reader, if you need it. For that reason, I will attempt to provide content warnings in bumpers like these, or weave them into the Special Containment Procedures.

Most playlists have a default order, but regardless of whether you put them on shuffle, listen to them backwards, or pick and choose your preferred tracks, it's still a curated experience. The Eternal MxTape has a structure to it, but it's not linear; it plays out in different ways for different readers (and different characters!) based on where they jump in. You decide where the story starts, so pull up a chair! Pick a mix. Follow the links in bold, and have fun. Keep circulating the tapes.