CW: Prominent themes of isolation, systemic oppression, and loss.

We're working hard to get the next episode of MERCY to you soon! In the meantime, we are super excited to share an episode from our wonderful friends over at The Mechadova Engine! The Mechadova Engine is an upcoming queer sci-fi steampunk audio drama set in a world entirely confined to steam trains in the sky, and features queer, BIPOC, neurodivergent, and disabled characters.

TRANSCRIPT (Turn off browser dark mode): https://ellipsus.com/read/2tES0vyye3PmVjkToCi5pU

SHOW DESCRIPTION: The Mechadova Engine follows Log, who has spent their entire life, as far as they can remember, alone inside a single library train carriage in the sky. Their only knowledge of the outside world is limited to books from a long time ago on earth.

Log has never thought to question their existence or the world outside, until one day their carriage stops. Here, they meet Tinker, a member of a resistance group, who turns their world upside down. 

It's a story about meaningless structures, the power of community, and how knowledge is preserved and retold.

KICKSTARTER: The Mechadova Engine is currently running a Kickstarter campaign which you can check out at the link below. If you have the means, please do consider donating to bring this wodnerful show to life!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lumioakes/the-mechadova-engine-steampunk-audio-drama

CAST

Log: Timothy Rafael

Tinker: Rhys Tirado

CREW

Showrunner/writer: Lumi Oakes

Story consultant: Timothy Rafael

Sensitivity Readers: Marisa Ewing-Moody, Besidesthepoint & Mesabzu Wodenscild

Cover art: Rawlyx

Character art: Doodles V. de Castro

Intro music: Eyre

THE MECHADOVA ENGINE LINKS

Transcript: https://ellipsus.com/read/2tES0vyye3PmVjkToCi5pU

Website: https://mechadovapod.com/

Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lumioakes/the-mechadova-engine-steampunk-audio-drama

Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/mechadova-pod

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mechadovapod.bsky.social

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