Holy Lacrimony

"Jackie is the 'saddest living person in the entire world'. according to a mysterious team of alien abductors. To these extraterrestrial shape-shifters, he is an emotional superstar, his misery by far superseding his earthly musical celebrity. Hoping to master this quintessential human emotion, they force him to perform his sadness over and over again. Until just like that, he is returned to his old life. Trying to comprehend what happened, he joins an alien abductee support group. But as each person tells their story, Jackie realizes he may never know"-