Night Vale Setting Info
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goodnightdearlistenersPicture it. A scenic desert town where a warm wind blows over the dunes, a cold chill runs down your spine, and strange lights flicker high over the Arby's.
Welcome...to Night Vale.
Night Vale is a sleepy little desert town with many, many fun things for you to do or see while the Secret Police keep a watchful eye over you. Let me give you a list of things that you might want to visit while you're touring our sleepy little burg (which is SO much better than Desert Bluffs - trust me, I've been there, there was blood and viscera EVERYWHERE and it was just...really gross). You have, after all, an indefinite amount of time to do it, seeing as none of our clocks are real, and Monday has been delayed due to lack of interest. We apologize for the inconvenience.
-Visit the Desert Flower Bowling Alley and Fun Complex! Indulge in a game, enjoy one dollar beer night, and be cautious about Lane 5, where there is a tiny city, populated by tiny warmongering people, approximately ten feet below a small hole near the pin retrieval unit.
-Dine at many fine establishments, such as Rico's Pizza (where the residents eat! As sanctioned by law.), Jerry's Tacos (do NOT order off of the Forsaken menu), the Arby's (ignore the strange lights), Geno's Italian Dining Experience and Restaurant and Bar, and Wendy's!
-Are you a Scientist? Join the flawless and beautiful Carlos in one of the most - according to him and I have FULL FAITH IN HIM - scientifically interesting towns in the nation. See the sights, such as crippling earthquakes that none of us can feel, a house that doesn't actually exist, and clocks that aren't actually real! Also, enjoy basking in the glow of Carlos, who is perfect in every way. He's taken, though! We're dating! That is a thing that happened recently and it. Is. WONDERFUL.
-Visit the Night Vale Public Library! I don't have to give you directions - you will simply find yourself there from time to time. But watch out for the Librarians...we've lost more than a few residents to their ravenous maws. Even Old Woman Josie and the throng of Angels that speak with her agree - the Library is...actually just a terrifying inevitability.
-Take a walk through Mission Grove Park and engage in the favorite pastime of point at the sky and screaming in horror! It's a wonderful place for dates. Did I mention that I went there with Carlos? I did. It was a wonderful night.
-We have a wonderful state-of-the-art Dog Park! Remember, only public officials and mysterious hooded figures are allowed near the Dog Park. No dogs are allowed in the Dog Park.
-Observe any major holiday with us! We have antidotes available for any holiday that comes our way, and sturdy locks on all of our doors! Everything you need for a holiday that will not kill you!
-And much more!
Remember - Night Vale! You'll probably just kind of wind up here.
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The nature of the podcast is such that while there are plotlines, there aren't very many that directly impact Cecil as a person. There are only two that come near to that:
-During "The Sandstorm," a vortex opens in the wall of the radio station that leads into another radio station. This station is a mirror image to Cecil's, only the floors are covered in blood and teeth inches deep, the soundboard is covered in animal viscera, and the booth window is smashed open with hair and skin clinging to the shards of glass. This freaks Cecil out, as does the photo on the desk of a man who he describes as looking like him, except with eyes "black as obsidian" and a smile that is, somehow, all wrong. According to the mirror podcast, this is actually Desert Bluffs, the neighboring town that is painted as a rival to Night Vale throughout the podcast. Desert Bluffs seems to be controlled by something called "StrexCorp," but we don't have many details at that point. The doppelgänger to Cecil is actually Kevin, the eerily cheerful host of Desert Bluff's radio show. On his way back through the vortex, Cecil is faced with Kevin, and they struggle, Cecil trying to strangle the "grotesque devil of a man" before deciding to let him go. On Kevin's end, Kevin says that they "shared a moment" and that Cecil "gave him a hug." Eesh.
-The ongoing romance with Carlos comes to a head in "One Year Later" and "First Date." In the former, Carlos almost dies, and Cecil is actually worked into helpless tears - but then he is saved, and he calls Cecil to meet him, telling him that "after everything that happened, I just wanted to see you." They go on a date a couple of weeks later, and it's very sweet and tender (despite shadows apparently taking over the town). They kiss, and Cecil is on cloud nine, reporting on the whole thing afterward.
-In "Yellow Helicopters," Strexcorp buys out the station. What this means for the station is unclear, but since Strexcorp owns Desert Bluffs, it can't be anything good. It hasn't been mentioned since, but in my opinion, Cecil is starting to act a little odd during advertisements....
- In "Cassette," Cecil discovers tapes from when he was 15 that he doesn't remember recording at all. In the tapes, his younger self talks about being fated to be a radio host someday (it's on a tablet at City Hall), his internship, his disapproving brother and strange mother, his family leaving him after he interns, and - most notably - the strange flickering out of the corner of his eye that eventually brings him to a terrible fate. He doesn't remember any of this, and it plainly rattles him.
Welcome...to Night Vale.
Night Vale is a sleepy little desert town with many, many fun things for you to do or see while the Secret Police keep a watchful eye over you. Let me give you a list of things that you might want to visit while you're touring our sleepy little burg (which is SO much better than Desert Bluffs - trust me, I've been there, there was blood and viscera EVERYWHERE and it was just...really gross). You have, after all, an indefinite amount of time to do it, seeing as none of our clocks are real, and Monday has been delayed due to lack of interest. We apologize for the inconvenience.
-Visit the Desert Flower Bowling Alley and Fun Complex! Indulge in a game, enjoy one dollar beer night, and be cautious about Lane 5, where there is a tiny city, populated by tiny warmongering people, approximately ten feet below a small hole near the pin retrieval unit.
-Dine at many fine establishments, such as Rico's Pizza (where the residents eat! As sanctioned by law.), Jerry's Tacos (do NOT order off of the Forsaken menu), the Arby's (ignore the strange lights), Geno's Italian Dining Experience and Restaurant and Bar, and Wendy's!
-Are you a Scientist? Join the flawless and beautiful Carlos in one of the most - according to him and I have FULL FAITH IN HIM - scientifically interesting towns in the nation. See the sights, such as crippling earthquakes that none of us can feel, a house that doesn't actually exist, and clocks that aren't actually real! Also, enjoy basking in the glow of Carlos, who is perfect in every way. He's taken, though! We're dating! That is a thing that happened recently and it. Is. WONDERFUL.
-Visit the Night Vale Public Library! I don't have to give you directions - you will simply find yourself there from time to time. But watch out for the Librarians...we've lost more than a few residents to their ravenous maws. Even Old Woman Josie and the throng of Angels that speak with her agree - the Library is...actually just a terrifying inevitability.
-Take a walk through Mission Grove Park and engage in the favorite pastime of point at the sky and screaming in horror! It's a wonderful place for dates. Did I mention that I went there with Carlos? I did. It was a wonderful night.
-We have a wonderful state-of-the-art Dog Park! Remember, only public officials and mysterious hooded figures are allowed near the Dog Park. No dogs are allowed in the Dog Park.
-Observe any major holiday with us! We have antidotes available for any holiday that comes our way, and sturdy locks on all of our doors! Everything you need for a holiday that will not kill you!
-And much more!
Remember - Night Vale! You'll probably just kind of wind up here.
---
The nature of the podcast is such that while there are plotlines, there aren't very many that directly impact Cecil as a person. There are only two that come near to that:
-During "The Sandstorm," a vortex opens in the wall of the radio station that leads into another radio station. This station is a mirror image to Cecil's, only the floors are covered in blood and teeth inches deep, the soundboard is covered in animal viscera, and the booth window is smashed open with hair and skin clinging to the shards of glass. This freaks Cecil out, as does the photo on the desk of a man who he describes as looking like him, except with eyes "black as obsidian" and a smile that is, somehow, all wrong. According to the mirror podcast, this is actually Desert Bluffs, the neighboring town that is painted as a rival to Night Vale throughout the podcast. Desert Bluffs seems to be controlled by something called "StrexCorp," but we don't have many details at that point. The doppelgänger to Cecil is actually Kevin, the eerily cheerful host of Desert Bluff's radio show. On his way back through the vortex, Cecil is faced with Kevin, and they struggle, Cecil trying to strangle the "grotesque devil of a man" before deciding to let him go. On Kevin's end, Kevin says that they "shared a moment" and that Cecil "gave him a hug." Eesh.
-The ongoing romance with Carlos comes to a head in "One Year Later" and "First Date." In the former, Carlos almost dies, and Cecil is actually worked into helpless tears - but then he is saved, and he calls Cecil to meet him, telling him that "after everything that happened, I just wanted to see you." They go on a date a couple of weeks later, and it's very sweet and tender (despite shadows apparently taking over the town). They kiss, and Cecil is on cloud nine, reporting on the whole thing afterward.
-In "Yellow Helicopters," Strexcorp buys out the station. What this means for the station is unclear, but since Strexcorp owns Desert Bluffs, it can't be anything good. It hasn't been mentioned since, but in my opinion, Cecil is starting to act a little odd during advertisements....
- In "Cassette," Cecil discovers tapes from when he was 15 that he doesn't remember recording at all. In the tapes, his younger self talks about being fated to be a radio host someday (it's on a tablet at City Hall), his internship, his disapproving brother and strange mother, his family leaving him after he interns, and - most notably - the strange flickering out of the corner of his eye that eventually brings him to a terrible fate. He doesn't remember any of this, and it plainly rattles him.
