Alex contemplates authority, bonds, and things that aren’t quite right. CONTENT WARNINGS: Gaslighting/unreality, anxiety/ panic attacks, self loathing, paranoia, audio feedback/glitching , medication mention, death mention, smoking mention, discussion of mental health, relationship conflict, yelling, crying. This episode, The Alternative, was written by Jesse Smith, edited by Luka Miller and Lauren Tucker, and directed by Jesse Smith and Lauren Tucker. It starred Jesse Smith as the voice of Athena Romero, Jackson Rossman as the voice of Miles Abbott, Luka Miller as the voice of Alex de la Cruz, Kaleb Piper as the voice of Felix Couvillion, and Pippa van Beek-Paterson as the voice of Cal. Original music by Julia Barnes, and sound editing by Tobias Friedman. Transcribed by Cole T. Bonus sound effects courtesy of the National Park Service, Wikimedia Commons in the public domain, and Freesound.org under a Creative Commons 0 License. Be sure to stay tuned to our feed for future content. Looking for other fans of the show? Consider joining our official Discord server: https://discord.com/invite/D73AQVWTHX . To follow the show and find transcripts, you can find us on Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram as @microcos_pod/microcospod. Questions, comments, and concerns can be emailed to us via [email protected] For more information on the show, visit our website, microcospod.space.