Secret Tapes

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Eric describes his life through videos recorded on his birthdays.

## Summary

   A disclaimer briefly appears, declaring that the following tapes were recovered from Eric Gale's home, and that the footage shall remain redacted from public view.
In Tape 1, A young Eric Gale records himself on his fifteenth birthday. Because of his worsening memory problems, his mom gifted him a camera. He wants to record himself on his birthday every year as a time capsule of sorts. After talking about his day, he tells his future self to get into a great tech university and study engineering.

   Tape 2 reveals that Eric is now in university, surprised the camera still works. He admits that he has forgotten to record on his birthday for five years. He reveals that he is a freshman and will start his first internship as an engineering student soon. Coming to his school has been his dream for ages despite the move away from his home that it required. Although he is feeling homesick, being able to bring most of his plant collection and bug posters makes him feel better. The amount of studying he has has kept him from making friends, though he's optimistic about meeting others. Eric ends the tape by deciding to record a message every five years, telling his future self to get good grades and don't flunk out.

   In Tape 3, a twenty five-year-old Eric continues his time capsule project, though he claims not to have much to say. He runs the front desk at a local library, and though it is not his dream job, it may give him the opportunity to teach later on and he enjoys interacting with the visiting children. He admits that he needs the money either way and reveals that this is due to his adoption of a baby girl. The girl, Carly, was left on his doorstep three years ago, and he couldn't take her anywhere else. His choice to raise Carly during his last two years of university caused his grades to slip and his internship to fall through. He keeps an upbeat attitude, thinking it'll all work out in the end. He asks his future self to get more sleep, gesturing to his greying hair as evidence of his stress.

Tape 4 shows Eric, now thirty years old and sitting in a classroom where he teaches high school engineering. He remarks on the passion of his students and explains how he has taken a liking to three in particular. According to him, Sara Covetman is the leader of the group, but Lewis Bright is the most passionate about engineering while Oliver Acrimony is one of the best coders he has seen in years. He jokes about the irony of Lewis offering him a job after his graduation, and comments on how he has made no friends in town aside from his three students. Eric says that Carly wanted them to go to the roller-skating for his birthday and he couldn't say no. As he leaves to greet her, he asks his future self to always make sure that Carly is happy and safe.

    Tape 5 and the final recording begins. On Eric's thirty-fifth birthday, he has been trapped inside of a burning house. He gives a final important message, that being that his friend Lewis Bright is in danger and whoever finds the recording needs to ensure his safety. He laments that his thirteen-year-old daughter will be alone, though he reassures himself that Lewis will know what to do as he knows of all the fail-safes Eric has in place. As the house collapses on top of Eric, he pleads his future self not to let anyone go back to the Dreamworld Entertainment Facility.

## Appearances

* Eric Gale
* Carly

## Credits

**Voice Actors**

BibbleFlavouredMahoganySauce

- Eric Gale

**Artists**

Crazy\_quartz

## Trivia

* Eric's tapes reveal his love of bugs, with posters of different insects covering his walls in the background.
	+ Eric's love of ladybugs is shared with Ribbon Dancer. Ribbon Dancer's design element of two sets of arms may also represent the connection Eric has to insects.

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