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The Voice of Night Vale (abovethearbys) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-08-06 05:03:00

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The [Voice] of Night Vale
[For a moment, there is only silence -- Then there is the slight, soft sound that is someone putting on their head-set for the very first time. A voice is heard.]

-- Hello?

Hello, Night Vale? This is Cecil, speaking to you from within a massive dome one point zero three miles beneath the surface of what I assume has to be an ocean. Which ocean it happens to be, I am unsure. Have I been taken without my knowledge through a rim in the Pacific Ocean, in which a monstrosity that lives above this dome has otherwise taken my place? I doubt whoever that is has an as svelte voice as I!

From where I am within this dome there is a rich, thick garden. Along with this garden there happens to be a door which to the naked eye seems to absolutely not go anywhere. When I walk around it to the other side there is only even more garden! When I attempt to turn the knob I am unable to, as it happens to be locked... It is unable to be unlocked from either side, so there must be a side in another dimension where it can be. As for the garden? It is floating as if by dark magic! From my vantage upon this floating garden, only what must be the most splendid view of this dome can be seen by me. If only you could see it, too, listeners! If only you could see it, too.

As to how I am speaking to you, dear listeners, I have been given possession of a head-set, which fits quite comfortably upon one of my ears -- Oh! It seems that a greeting has been left for me upon it. By those who say they are my new wardens. I have been mostly correct on my assumptions, for I am one point zero three miles beneath the surface of Saylar Ocean within this dome, which seems to now be my prison for the rest of my natural life. This is what Veridical, one of my new wardens, has told me. There is also a list of the crimes that have brought me here and -- They seem to be in nice order, from what I can glimpse.

Oh, happy day, listeners! The purpose of my stay here is for rehabilitation, how kind of them to give a criminal such as I a chance to redeem myself in their eyes! There is so much to do, so much to report upon to you! Though, I am sad to say... That my darling, perfect Carlos is not here to rehabilitate with me. I hope that, wherever he might be right now, that he is safe. That he will not forget me, until I can one day see him again, whether it be here or elsewhere. Until then, I will just have to be 'okay.'

Night Vale, there is no way for me to know if any of this is getting to you at all. For all I know right now, this is a very realistic dream that I will later wake up from, then will completely forget about a few seconds later in the hustle and bustle that is my consciousness coming straight back to me. Until I know for sure,

I have never seen a tombstone that said, "Died because I didn't forward a message to ten people." That's because they keep sending them to me and I've been using their various parts as nourishment. No one has been any the wiser! If anything, they usually ask me for seconds.

Welcome to MarinaNova Asylum.

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	voice sadistfaction 2013-08-06 10:15 am UTC (link)
	Ever heard of "short and sweet?" You should try it sometime. (Reply to this) (Thread)

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abovethearbys
2013-08-06 01:36 pm UTC (link)

There are times when I have gone on, longer even than I should as a radio host, in which management would begin its squalling from the other side of its door until I cease my words as they see fit. However, as long as there is possibly a listener it is much better to keep them well informed with as many details as I am legally allowed to give, is it not? If I might be allowed to say, without putting down your criticism too hard, what I have said already has actually been quite short and sweet, considering that my shows tend to be a little over twenty minutes long if not close to a half hour long like it has in some cases.

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	voice sadistfaction 2013-08-06 01:40 pm UTC (link)
	Not listening to a damn thing you said because [He snores loudly.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	voice abovethearbys 2013-08-06 01:48 pm UTC (link)
	[As if he would get upset, it actually isn't that new to him that anyone would fall asleep at the lull his voice happens to give when he's going on about any certain subject.] Goodnight, MarinaNova. Goodnight. (Reply to this) (Parent)

!!! VIDEO

perfecthair
2013-08-06 12:18 pm UTC (link)

[Someone inside the Pet Cafe apparently did not get the memo as to where exactly he was...transported? Abducted? How did he get here actually? Where was here? Yes, Night Vale had an adorable vermin problem, sure, but no place in town looked like this one. Unless this was an alternate reality? It wouldn't have been the first time. Where was his clipboard?

And then there is a voice. Oh, that voice... that wonderful, familiar voice... Cecil's voice. It sounds so far away. But that's probably because his headset is being sat on by a puppy.

He gently moves the puppy and puts on his headset. Cecil says that they're in prison?! Under the ocean?!? As he is currently covered with adorable kittens, it takes Carlos a few, fumbling moments to get the headset working.]

Cecil! Cecil, are you there? Can you hear and see me? There are puppies and kittens all over but this doesn't seem to be anywhere in Night Vale, Cecil. I don't know how we got here. I need to run some tests on this place and maybe I'll be able to figure out away to get us back.

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! VOICE EVEN IF HE SEEMS TO BE VIBRATING IN PLACE NOW

abovethearbys
2013-08-06 01:46 pm UTC (link)

[There's a sharp intake of what must be his breath (one would hope), then he lets it all out with the most gleeful of noises! A noise which happens to be lovingly rolled up into a ball so that it can simply be thrown towards one name only:]

Carlos! Most wonderful and smart, Carlos!

[ -- That's it, that's all he's able to say at the moment. He's gushing way too hard to be able to say anything else. Let alone how happy he is that Carlos was there to rehabilitate with him and to possibly science them out.]

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video forever so cecil can look upon his perfection

perfecthair
2013-08-07 03:35 am UTC (link)

[If Cecil is paying attention, he'll notice the faintest darkening of those already dark (and beautiful) cheeks. He softly, awkwardly clears his throat and runs a hand through his (perfect) hair.]

Hi Cecil.

[But his voice is warm (and oaky). After a pause, he smiles, touching the headset gently. Affectionately.]

I'm really glad to hear your voice...because at first I thought some sort of rift between dimensions must have opened in the several feet separating my lab and Big Rico's, since that's where I was headed before I ended up here. But seeing as you're here too, that's obviously not the explanation. Unless a rift opened simultaneously in your studio? But then they said this was a prison...

Cecil, did you forget to submit the report on our date?!

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voice still sorry perfect carlos

abovethearbys
2013-08-07 01:16 pm UTC (link)

[Cecil was basically paying the utmost attention to every detail of Carlos he could see on the tiny screen in front of his eye. The faintest blush upon those dark cheeks, the way Carlos' throat moves as he clears his throat and then the way he runs a hand through his perfect, oh so perfect hair! At hearing his name from those lips, lips that have been against his own lips, Cecil lets out the softest of pleased noises from those lips! Even at the touch of the head-set, to Cecil, it felt like he was the one being touched by Carlos instead.]

This is a prison, yes. A prison that we can not escape from for our own 'rehabilitation.'

While I have not been able to figure out how exactly we got here... Especially, this deep under an ocean from which I can only assume is from another universe entirely... I can assure you, my most perfect Carlos, that my report on our date had gone through to the correct authorities and is not the reason we are here. I have already gone over the list they have given me and it is not there as a reason for my permanent rehabilitation.

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	[voice] first_xo 2013-08-06 01:15 pm UTC (link)
	I think, perhaps, your listening audience is not the one you intended. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	[voice] abovethearbys 2013-08-06 01:58 pm UTC (link)
	You are correct in your, of course, very legal thoughts. I am very far away from my little desert town. However, as long as there happens to be an audience, my voice will be heard by those who would be so willing to listen. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[voice] first_xo 2013-08-06 02:41 pm UTC (link)
	Considering the circumstances, I'm not sure I'm confident of the legality of my thoughts, as I'm not clear whose laws we're to be judged by. Evidently there's a reasonably complex communications system in place, wherever this might be, so I expect you aren't short of listeners. What sort of information do you broadcast, if you don't mind my asking? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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abovethearbys
2013-08-06 05:52 pm UTC (link)

As we are not within Night Vale's boundaries or anywhere near those boundaries from what I can surmise, I am also not as confident of the legality of our thoughts. As I can not see any shadowy figures from my vantage point, I have to assume there are none to not look at.

I broadcast basically any information that is worthwhile. Local weather, news, announcements from the Sheriff's Secret Police, mysterious lights in the night sky, dark hooded figures with unknowable powers, and cultural events as only a few examples. While I am here, I will possibly set up a way for me to collect information to report upon on my broadcasts.

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	[voice] first_xo 2013-08-06 07:20 pm UTC (link)
	Shadowy figures? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[voice] abovethearbys 2013-08-07 01:03 am UTC (link)
	Oh, yes. They are just as much residents in Night Vale as anyone else would be. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[voice] first_xo 2013-08-07 09:22 am UTC (link)
	I'm not familiar with the location, I'm afraid. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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abovethearbys
2013-08-07 01:24 pm UTC (link)

That is not too surprising to me, as disappointing not being familiar with Night Vale may be! Not many know that Night Vale even exists. It is not on any map, you see. No matter how many times you might check the atlas, unless you check at the exact moment an angel that does not even exist spreads its wings and a shooting star falls through the void, shattering it from existence. Only then will Night Vale clearly be upon the atlas you happen to be looking at about twenty days later when you will otherwise have long forgotten about checking an atlas.

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	[voice] first_xo 2013-08-07 01:38 pm UTC (link)
	[ . . . ] Have you eaten or drunk anything unusual since you arrived here? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[voice] abovethearbys 2013-08-07 05:56 pm UTC (link)
	Not at all! I have not been able to leave this garden, as there is no conceivable way for me to get down. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[voice] first_xo 2013-08-07 07:08 pm UTC (link)
	I see. [So he's... always like this.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[voice] abovethearbys 2013-08-08 05:02 pm UTC (link)
	[Oh, yes. Always.] This prison, MarinaNova, how long have you been a resident here? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[voice] first_xo 2013-08-08 06:12 pm UTC (link)
	I wouldn't call myself a resident at all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[voice] abovethearbys 2013-08-08 06:17 pm UTC (link)
	You are here for the rehabilitation, then? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[voice] first_xo 2013-08-08 06:33 pm UTC (link)
	I am here against my will, taken without any warning or opportunity to defend myself against these accusations. [She's not incensed about this, at least not judging from her tone of voice. These are facts.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[voice] abovethearbys 2013-08-08 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	Then we are all in the same boat. I wonder how 'permanent' our rehabilitation here will really be? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[voice] first_xo 2013-08-09 10:15 am UTC (link)
	Unfortunately, that is a topic few seem willing to discuss. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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ophiuchus
2013-08-07 12:57 am UTC (link)

[Calliope did not entirely follow that. It was straightforward enough at first, even if a bit odd that some pleasantly-voiced man was narrating himself. And then it eventually turned into something akin to one of Roxy's rants, pumped up and put on a heavy course of steroids.]

[That's fine, though. She can address the parts she did fully follow.]

It is a tad strange at first, isn't it? You seem to be taking it well, nonetheless.

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abovethearbys
2013-08-07 02:38 am UTC (link)

It is strange at first, in that it is actually not so strange. It is a lot less strange here than when I had been back in my little desert town. Want to know what is most strange, to me? That there are no screams in the distance, that there doesn't seem to be any hooded figures anywhere! Not even a dog park to not know about and keep away from. Other than the wardens, there is not much of a government anywhere. Not even a vague one that knows how to keep a low profile except everyone still knows they are out there. How does this prison not fall apart at the seams?

I suppose that in the end, no matter how strange it is here to me, there is no point being unprofessional while there are still those out there who will listen.

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	ophiuchus 2013-08-08 01:09 pm UTC (link)
	... [what] I suppose we all manage somehow. You could always go to the graveyard, if you truly need a creepy-things fix. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

abovethearbys
2013-08-08 05:00 pm UTC (link)

There is a graveyard here? Well, I suppose that without any vast, open desert to bury the dead in they just have to make do with what they can get here. Having the dead all in once place must also help immensely in subduing them when they rise to the surface every Halloween. How thoughtful!

I will have to take a visit there, sometime. There are so many other sights to see, much more creepy ones! I will have to pace myself, there is only so much I can do in one day.

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	ophiuchus 2013-08-08 05:09 pm UTC (link)
	Um... Yes, be certain to pace yourself out. You don't want to run out of creepy sights too quickly. [Especially since there are only, like, three tops.] [Maybe.] So, you're...? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

abovethearbys
2013-08-08 05:22 pm UTC (link)

What an excellent point! From where I am everything seems as normal as anything could be, ever. I am sure there must be more to experience while actually down there!

[After all, Night Vale basically looks like a normal, small desert town... Until you enter it, that is.]

I am the Voice of Night Vale, [He basically purrs that out, what a lovely tone his voice was] except you can call me Cecil.

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	ophiuchus 2013-08-08 07:02 pm UTC (link)
	I see! It's a pleasure to meet you, Cecil. [She thinks. This whole conversation has left her with a peculiar feeling not unlike sitting sideways on a slanted surface.] Please call me Callie. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	abovethearbys 2013-08-08 10:31 pm UTC (link)
	It is a pleasure to meet you as well, Callie. You have been a very lovely presence to talk to! If only we could meet, as I would shake your hand in gratitude. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ophiuchus 2013-08-09 11:26 am UTC (link)
	[She doubts that.] "If only"? —oh, right. You're trapped above the kiosk. I'm sure someone will try to get you down sooner or later! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	[Video] bluemoondog 2013-08-08 04:20 pm UTC (link)
	wow, was it really necessary for you to narrate everything you did upon arrival? (Reply to this) (Thread)

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abovethearbys
2013-08-08 05:12 pm UTC (link)

As a radio host for a small desert town such as Night Vale, as long as there could possibly be a listener it is much better to keep them well informed with as many details as I am legally allowed to give than to keep them in the dark.

... As I had only moments before been in the middle of one of my usual shows, I could only assume I had an audience at the time of my arrival. From the various replies I have gotten, I can only say now that my assumption had been correct.

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	[Voice] bluemoondog 2013-08-08 09:34 pm UTC (link)
	Uhh... yeah, I guess, but I doubt your Night Vale can hear you anymore. Just us. Sheesh, I guess you are are normally just long-winded. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	abovethearbys 2013-08-08 10:49 pm UTC (link)
	That seems to be the case, as I am immensely far away from my planet, let alone my place of work and home. I am also rather far away from the ground, as I am still upon this floating garden. [He... Doesn't sound to be too distraught about the predicament he happens to be in. If anything, he sounds quite all right with it.] Am I that bad? I could be worse. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bluemoondog 2013-08-14 06:16 pm UTC (link)
	Sucks to be you. And I don't know anyone that can fly. [A pause.] Yeah, you don't have to prove me right on that one. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	I love you - voice; pushedback 2013-08-08 05:36 pm UTC (link)
	You have a very soothing voice. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	abovethearbys 2013-08-08 05:51 pm UTC (link)
	How kind of you to say, listener! Where I work, having such a soothing voice is a must. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2013-08-08 06:36 pm UTC (link)
	Well, you're doing a bang-up job of it, that's for sure. I've never heard of Night Vale before though. Where is it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	abovethearbys 2013-08-08 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	Night Vale is a small desert town in the southwestern United States area. Unfortunately, it is not to be found on a map, so you will have to take my word for it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2013-08-09 04:57 pm UTC (link)
	Really? I come from a small town too —Coeur d'Coeurs. It's on the West Coast. Not so much desert but plenty of coast. (Reply to this) (Parent)