75 - Through the Narrow Place

[@kelly-bisson]

Two episodes ago Cecil was lamenting about how Night Vale and Desert Bluffs could have been sister cities had it not been for Strex, now he's back to being like, "The good news is Desert Bluffs is suffering economic turmoil. Isn't that great? Now let's just forget about them."

[@baguetteofchaos7083]

And that was two episodes ago Things change Most things change Everything changes Time moves on Everything moves on Are you moving on? You haven’t changed You haven’t moved on You don’t want to get left behind Wait what was I talking about?

[@embers2ashes]

"My favorite of the kittens is named MIXTAPE!"

[@uberwachen7451]

The thing that unnerves me is that Cecil is slowly picking up the same tones that Strex!Kevin has sometimes. It gives me the chills.

[@chiakihamano5906]

Um, is anyone uncomfortably reminded of Kevin when Cecil read the last letter? I mean "Hey there, Cecil! I have made a terrible mistake, and it consumes me. My life was once a life, and now it is an uncorrectable error. The arrival wakes each day, and feeds. It gives, and it takes. And it takes, and it takes…I would cry, but I don’t think there’s enough of me left anymore to make tears. What do I do? What do I do?" ... I mean, read that... It reminds me of the Smiling God and a Kevin that wants to cry but doesn't have enough of himself left to do so anymore...

[@KokoroKaisen]

Solid theory Also, Kevin stalking people and hiding in their attic confirmed, taking today's weather into account

[@letmehavanickname]

This is my first time listening though and I'm a little late to the party, but that particular bit reminded me of Chad and the beast he awakened/summoned according to the Faceless Old Woman

[@marcogypaetus9607]

I actually thought of Jackie Fierro, as the ome before was clearly Diane Crayton. But your guess is as good as mine.

[@cassandrastillman8796]

The guy is from the shambling orphan right? Just like Chad the intern who summoned the good boy. Maybe in this world he let in the distant Prince instead of satan?

[@river-ryan]

I'm happy Cecil and Carlos have matching Lycra running pants. For some reason that means so much to me.

[@thegoodboy8831]

so when in the narrow place, cecil says they sent morse code to the people they used to be. and earlier, during cat news, he says he has received morse code saying "help us. help us. we have been here for weeks. god save our souls!" was i the only one that noticed this?

[@theWeaverofTales]

holy shit you're right o.o

[@celinak5062]

the good boy +

[@minty7945]

Oh dang I was only half-listening and didn't notice this

[@Alister312]

confirmed that not only does cecil have a crazy wardrobe but carlos has a lab coat for every occation

[@WhimsicalBlades]

+Ally Kat Carlos is a true scientist.

[@arwenbella6829]

or Cecil just thinks that all Carlos's jackets are labcoats because he's a scientist

[@junohoppe]

@@arwenbella6829 i agree with this statement and it is truly adorable.

[@eetishmeh]

Eccentric gay and lab coat gay /lh

[@phoenixbloomshadowsong7253]

​@@arwenbella6829 about 2 years late, but alternatively, cecil bought Carlos a lab coat for every ocasion and carlos wears them proudly.

[@LnPPersonified]

"It’s his job to make bad decisions; it’s your job to make sure they’re not bad enough to cause real damage." This is the single greatest piece of parenting advice I've ever heard.

[@leanniefae]

I agree!

[@TealCheetah]

+Pokerface And like, legit advice!

[@damiendino844]

Why do I feel like this is a good piece of advice for the entirety of America?

[@painland]

+Damien dino holy crap it is

[@user-garnet]

Yeah, it struck me as surprisingly legitimatw

[@milocow44]

Wait... did Cecil take pictures of Khoshekh??? AND SURVIVE!?????

[@jacklovejoy5290]

+milocow44 CECIL IS GOD

[@natnatmac]

He said that it was dangerous but yeah he's totally a god ahaha

[@W34T13Y]

+milocow44 I believe it was simply Khoshekh's kittens that actually killed people who took pictures of them. Khoshekh never displayed that trait himself, though Cecil was initially very wary of even describing him due to the effect his kittens had.

[@Floweramon]

+W34T13Y Oh, is that the case? Because that whole part confused the heck out of me.

[@W34T13Y]

Floweramon I believe it is. Also, while the kittens remain generic and nondescript (as far as kittens in Night Vale go, from Cecils reactions all physical features shown by them are generically cat-like to him), Khoshekh has been getting more and more 'description', from Cecil recording his 'adorable meow', to making wood carvings and paintings of him, to describing his injuries at the... paws? Nubs? Of the StrexPet that was let loose inside the station, including how his recovery would affect the poor kitty physically (off the top of my head, he lost an eye and part of his left paw, with scarring along his abdomen, but would otherwise fully recover). At this point, it seems most likely that Khoshekh is safe to photograph, though as Daniel from Strexcorp found out, the kittens are most certainly not.

[@cah137-y4s]

Cancer's horoscope legit jumpscared me. I didn't actually know it was possible to get jumpscared in a podcast, but there you go.

[@chillsahoy2640]

I'd already figured out that Cecil is blessed/cursed with some kind of immortality but this episode only solidifies that idea as it seems he has survived the deadly consequences of taking pictures of cats. Of course, nothing can save him from the eternal agony that is knowledge of the existence of the Void...but then, why worry about such things when you can just have a wonderful meal at the Moonlite All-Nite Diner? They are this comment's sponsors, after all.

[@AnymousScreams]

Cecil was alive in the 1930's. I'd say he's fairly immortal. All people seem to be for a long, long time in Night Vale, likd the actor who always turned 30.

[@DrunkenMerchant5]

+AnymousScreams How could you forget the legendary actor of stage and screen Lee Marvin, founder of our wonderful town?

[@AnymousScreams]

EbbertXela I have no idea, must have been re-educated to forget.

[@SomeAHole]

This is late but: Night Vale resets itself when a cataclysmic event happens. Kind of like the nuclear apocalypse that happened in the 80's. Someone was talking about experiencing two different realities in that broadcast.

[@Goldenbytes3]

You mean Lee Marivin? He turned 30 recently by the way.

[@rigbees14]

Cecil: out of breath almost immediately after starting to run Same bro

[@blxckberryb5902]

moment of silence for all my poor fellow scorpios out there. except you. you know who you are.

[@Ashley-ol7kd]

Wait, not sure if this was already mentioned, but the name of Desert Bluffs mayor is Dan Cardozo: the Night Vale mayor is Dana Cardinal.

[@UCH6H9FiXnPsuMhyIKDOlsZA]

And earlier, the mayor of Desert Bluffs was Pablo Mitchell (where Night Vale's was Pamela Winchell)

[@shippnets5758]

The two towns are reflections of each other, or at least that's what I think of them as.

[@painland]

they also have "grandma Josephine" or something along those lines

[@saillihou2224]

Wait a minute didn't dana kill her double or is her double

[@givemethetea9302]

This Episode: Before the Weather: cats Carlos fun community cats yay happy happy cats After the Weather: NOTHING IS THE SAME.

[@ratsquireofscrap6081]

+The Real Sweet Bro And Hella Jeff I always have enough time for SB&HJ. Now all I can think of is a SB&HJ podcast with that plot.

[@FionnFisher]

a SBAHJ podcast? Sign me up m8

[@ArmundJay]

Isn’t that most episodes though?

[@Netherdan]

Before the weather: oh, they're going through a creepy hallway to be devoured by an unknown force. They'll be fine After the weather: welp... They went through Amigara Fault, and they're fine anyways

[@pichirobi]

i'm not even surprised at this point anymore that carlos has a running lab coat. he has a lab coat for every possible activity.

[@aricatrall]

okay but I love that headcanon that's like- Carlos doesn't ACTUALLY have a lab coat for every occasion, Cecil just thinks that any coat Carlos wears is automatically a "lab coat". his winter coat is a lab coat. his flannel sweatshirt is a lab coat. because Carlos is a scientist, so any coats are lab coats.

[@cindygrotz5109]

This episode officially replaced "The Woman From Italy" as the most frightening episode. At least for me. Cecil's voice at the end gives me the heebies and the geebies.

[@nickiscosplaycloset6385]

+Cindy Grotz I think the most frightening one was Triptych. I know it was recent, but there is just something inherently scary of being alone. Kevin implied that he had not seen/heard another voice for years prior. It really gives me the image of Kevin just laying in the studio. microphone and headset just attached, always on air, always silent...

[@cindygrotz5109]

Nicki Alter for me, this one hit me in the fear of losing myself center. I've never feared being alone. But the idea that something could drastically alter someone in a blink is very much a fear of mine, because life and things.

[@heart.shaped.locket]

+Nicki Alter Yessss Triptych! Kevin creeped me out!

[@nickiscosplaycloset6385]

Cindy Grotz That makes sense. :) I myself have always feared being alone. I love people, and i hate silence

[@nickiscosplaycloset6385]

Pepper Perpetual I mostly just felt sorry for him. That episode broke my heart

[@darkwolfmagiciangirl]

Ahhh the science chalkboard Ahhh Carlos's running labcoat I fucking love this show

[@nobuenozone3629]

do you have an ifunny account?

[@lilaboxx]

I put a post it note in that part in the book that just says SCIENCE

[@natnatmac]

you don't understand me mum I WANNA BE A KETTLE ahaha I love this show

[@makennastewart15]

Natalie Maca its actually a reference to the novel, and josh, one of the characters

[@painland]

+Makenna Stewart I love how we know this.

[@painland]

he tried to drive as a tiny wolf spider once. he is a strange child. and I love him.

[@arturoreyescortez2476]

The news of Khoshekh and his kittens are so cute to hear! Also, as a Capricorn I will throw my money at people all I want! I think Scorpios like Steve Carlsberg and Vriska Serket would be offended by Cecil's comments.

[@caitlinhuber1768]

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[@fishcutter395]

All hail the Glow Cloud

[@kevincurran1250]

Who chews dirt😦😕😟😵😲😓

[@blockmakerbryce3618]

clouds

[@8artninja8]

🌲🌴🌳🌵🌲🌴🌳🌵 Treeeeeeeees they are alllllllll of usssss 🌲🌴🌳🌵🌲🌴🌳🌵

[@TealCheetah]

Cecil giving surprisingly good teenage parenting advice.

[@tasmanianmagpie6056]

Cecil’s scream during the horoscopes scared ten years off of my infinite life

[@snowdayplease]

A running lab coat. Oh, Carlos. Also, can't wait to see how all this stuff with Desert Bluffs turns out. It's been really fascinating seeing how they've been doing since the takeover, and I love it when the things people do to get happy endings have real consequences.

[@johnny1010xx]

I NEED SLEEP, BUT I NEED NIGHTVALE

[@elliec.7429]

+Johnny Jiang know ur priorities johnny

[@nickiscosplaycloset6385]

+Ellie C. You mean Night Vale, then more Night Vale, then prayers to the Elder Gods, then more Night Vale, then the inevitable collapse of exhaustion?

[@marcogypaetus9607]

Johnny Jiang After hearing the horoscope for Cancer, I don't need sleep that much.

[@r.b.570]

Cecil... you're beginning to sound like Kevin...

[@latte8626]

Headphone users (and everyone, really) beware. Unholy screeching.

[@marcogypaetus9607]

Pokegeek151 Too late, already got an heart attack and died, now I'm a ghost haumting Wtnv youtube comment sections, getting my revenge by leaving great amounts of snark. Thanks anyway, thoughtful warning.

[@emmabruce7286]

I WILL NOT GIVE THOSE EYES BACK

[@elliec.7429]

I was falling asleep, then cancer's horoscope... threw me off

[@LnPPersonified]

+Ellie C. I'm a Gemini, and mine just made me sad.

[@nickiscosplaycloset6385]

+Pokerface Im a Leo. I'm frightened. Why does the horoscopes hate us so much?

[@s.b.russell5656]

+Ellie C. I'm a Pisces... and in the American Southwest... and a place with scorpions... which is nature that I have to deal with this next week. >.

[@elliec.7429]

Gemini. Met a tall stranger and we're friends now. DA FUQ NIGHT VALE???!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!

[@Floweramon]

+Ellie C. I'm Scorpio, so... yeah XD

[@TheInuyasha90]

goddammit cecil your voice i just listened to it and i only comprehend like half of the episode why cecil why must your voice be so damn soothing

[@darwinlp9860]

TBH I was getting worried at the fact that the latest episodes have been really lacking in that mysterious, haunting quality that defined the earlier stuff (which I adored), but this, this is great.

[@daveconnor5292]

hey hussie can i have my soul back to sell it to wtnv?

[@yasknao5349]

+Julissa Ibarra In the worst case, Night Vale can have our kidneys.

[@greasyt9400]

+Yask Nao Will take* your kidneys

[@ratsquireofscrap6081]

+Mei Ki You committed the greatest sin, clicking the ===> Button.

[@HexManiacQuinn]

We have all fallen so...

[@MrGoblin1000]

Sorry Dave but I ate your soul for dinner last night. By the way it was quite disgusting.

[@Prophecyarmour]

Chad regrets what he has summoned into Night Vale. Also will Night Vale have to become home to Desert Bluffs refugees?

[@WhimsicalBlades]

The weather has been excellent these past few episodes. Also, the best horoscope segment I've ever heard, that 'AAAAAAAAHHHHH' was superb.

[@blockmakerbryce3618]

my favorite was "ive got to pay my bills and also get some milk"

[@TheNeoAvalonEmpire]

Nice! I hope this means a return to their darker toned, more poetic roots. I miss the spooky side-shadowing.

[@keithkogane841]

cancer horoscope is accurate for me all the time tbh

[@elliedean1164]

Cecil seems to be sounding so much more like Kevin. Not to mention the new theme, which has tinges of Desert Bluffs....

[@givemeprimelaughter]

Two things : First - It's nearing what, 3 am and I chose THIS as my last episode for the night?! *slow clap for me* Second - Aries "It is better to have loved and lost....Actually, it's great. The best!" ...Yeah, that's great. A perfect quell to my terribly sad heart that just so happens to be missing my girlfriend. Putting doubts in my heart about my LDR. Thanks Night Vale horoscopes. Thirdly - (Yes, I know! Shut up.) Cecil's voice at the end .... Not only does it terrify me but it worries me, giving me an uneasy feeling of dread and unhappiness. This was not a good way to end my night or start my morning. Not a good way, at all. But hey, Khoshekh is doing great! So all is right with the world. *SUPER FAKE DESERT BLUFFS SMILING GOD GRIN*

[@Acsense509]

"Hey there, Insecure" My guest appearance

[@JewelBlack12]

Just when I'm about to sleep this pops up! ....*clicks it*

[@allpainnogain5368]

(26/10/21 5:50 pm) on my early days in Night Vale i've heard people saying that once you come back after taking a break from this podcast, you'll feel very estranged. yes. i just came back here after dropping it for about two months and i must say this got me feeling weird. it feels as if im visiting my hometown but everything isnt as how it used to be and i have no memory about this place, yet i know i used to settle here for some time.

[@allpainnogain5368]

its like im walking on a very unfamiliar empty street where everything is beige, and somehow *i know* that the street *knows me* like a close family member.

[@Moment0Mori]

Ngl, this is probably one of my favorite weather reports in the while, mostly because I zoned out in the beginning, and only started listening to the lyrics about halfway through. Like, is there an audio equivalent of a double take? Cause I was not expecting fucking death cab for Cthulhu.

[@DavidWirsig123]

Ngl, seriously thinking of changing my name to Death Cab for Cthulhu, that is brilliant.

[@leanniefae]

+David Wirsig haha! you should! BTW, I also loved your weather report!

[@lemmetalkaboutthis]

Can't decide what's funnier - the Carlos has a labcoat for every possible occassion, or that Cecil just calls everything Carlos wears a labcoat regardless of whether it actually is

[@harrystyles705]

Okay, okay. My mother is a Sagittarius, and she worries about plane crashes and earthquakes ALL THE TIME. So on point it was creepy. My dad's an Aquarius, and he has been stressed lately, something about his job. Meanwhile, I'm a Leo...

[@nopeg5730]

Well, good to know that another Sagittarius does... I thought I was the only one.

[@Hoshikage869]

I love the emphasis on the horror elements in this episode.

[@MayraCma]

i hate being scorpio and lovingg wtnv, I feel so hated everytime

[@HexManiacQuinn]

Ikr? And it isn't much better in Homestuck either, lol.

[@MayraCma]

+MoonSpider14 maybe steve is scorpio... or kevin... i love kevin, and i hate kevin, so i would feel so happy if he was scorpio, and I don't know why

[@HexManiacQuinn]

camilo cocconi Actually, there's a bonus episode called horoscopes, and there Cecil almost accidentally addresses Scorpio as Steve Carlsburg, so, yeah...

[@steampoweredpines3485]

dont worry when i think of a scorpio i think good things.

[@trade5716]

Oh no it's legit because Steve is a Scorpio. (yaaay live shows solve one problem)

[@ATMAnubis]

"No one is ever the same thing again after anything. You are never the same twice. And much of your unhappiness comes from trying to pretend that you are. Accept that you are different each day, and do so, joyfully, recognizing it for the gift it is. Work within the desires of the person you are currently, until you aren't that person anymore, and everything changes once again."

[@wachyfanning]

Do you ever just fall asleep listening, and end up five episodes later?

[@meganh6332]

I love how Carlos has a "running lab coat" it's adorable....so glad there a couple

[@nelord7000]

Well that was genuinely terrifying. Nightvale man, never know what you're gonna get.

[@rainbowzebra361]

So glad to hear about the kitty! I love the horoscopes so much. I hope they are all okay after entering the narrow place. Have a great day :)

[@johnathanyoung100]

god damnit nightvale I have work in the morning

[@ScatteredSnowdrops]

"You are the guilt." Why you gotta call me out like that, Cecil?

[@pizzapie08]

I wait for these all month.

[@Cr0w_28]

The sponsor just turns out to have been Cecil not being able to remember his conversations with all the different Kevins

[@AkumiSan]

I see what you all did there with the worried mom in "Hey There, Cecil." Especially about flying outside.

[@al2156]

"You are the guilt. You ARE the shame." - Cecil please stop you're hurting me

[@smol_chilli_pepper]

hmmm Grandma Joesephine, Mayor Dan Cardozo...anything sounds familar to you?

[@mothman-6284]

they have matching shorts!!!!

[@deeshannongarrison5115]

First weather I've ever liked well enough to listen to the whole report.

[@ArmundJay]

Aquarius horoscope was much needed, thank you as always Cecil

[@KaptainPanJack]

That last part about being a different person every day was weirdly inspiring

[@uxorioushornet]

This show has some weird related videos. Traffic management videos, woodworking videos, wingsuit gopro videos. Huh.

[@yoursjuli]

There's an unexpected loud scream in the horoscopes and like a high pitched noise afterwards just fyi.

[@zvilemon]

Thank you for helping me not scream in class

[@marcogypaetus9607]

HurricaneJuli wish I read this earlier, scared the living bejeezus outta me. Too bad I always wait for the weather to read comments.

[@20Grosh]

I was waiting anxiously for it and to my amusement it came on when Cancer's horoscope was being read. I'm a Cancer. I'm scared,

[@painland]

+20Grosh me too

[@rigbees14]

Cecil said the word daddy and in that moment I died

[@rred452]

Did that scream scare anyone else.

[@eyelessartist5963]

did they all just fucking turn into the hooded figures that are seen around the dog park!?

[@kelly-bisson]

eyeless artist It was never stated that the hooded figures wear black. But if the cast we know up until this episode never existed, who are we listening to now?

[@eyelessartist5963]

maybe it's the same cast from another time line? I mean with wtnv we know that ceil may have died as a teenager but if that's the case then who is talking? or what about the episode where the old host takes over but he finds tape with his own obituary on it, in that case who is talking? I think there are some spots in wtnv where time line tampering is a definite possibility so IF the cast did get turned into the hooded figures in one time line we could have just picked up in a different time line where they didn't.

[@bellpebber63]

I love hey there Cecil, Cecil sounds so innocent giving advice

[@hudsongorman3558]

Loved the weather today

[@iamthewerewolf4916]

Mixtape the cat

[@VohnExel]

I'm so glad to know, reading a few comments, that I wasn't the only one who thought of The King in Yellow near the end. They're already fans of Lovecraft, there's almost noway they've missed out on that piece by Chambers.

[@fankidtastic]

the weather is strangly happy sounding compared to the lyrics

[@boscorner]

what would Sulfur Crunch's slogan be? "Sulfur Crunch! Sulfur is perfectly safe to eat probably, so why not!" or maybe like "Have you recently been possessed, or maybe you're just craving rotting eggs? Sulfur Crunch!"

[@theginginator1488]

Cancer's horoscope perfectly fits Karkat

[@nepetaleijon692]

Truuueeee

[@ratsquireofscrap6081]

+Nepeta “Drug Lord” Leijon. Agreed, also that is a great name.

[@zym5435]

AAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

[@Na0mi._.L]

omg I found fellow homestucks on a nightvale video! Yay!

[@dutchguy977]

Well nightvale has always been popular among homestucks, also cancer's horoscope doesn't fit me at all.

[@icewave3031]

This hits different after 209

[@IndirectCogs]

The gut feeling that you did something wrong segment was too real lmao

[@lottsofrandom8605]

I'm a Sagittarius and I do worry about plane crashes and natural disasters, but thanks for the cancer and heart disease warning Cecil. ~runs off to the gym to get fitter~

[@aussiebaka4588]

Today's sponsor is too real. Can't wait to see you guys in Sydney!! ^.^

[@aussiebaka4588]

Also, the weather for this episode was perfect. Much unlike the new theme, which I keep trying to like and can't. Please, bring back the old theme. :'(

[@sloth2534]

The weather is lovely today.

[@alinav6009]

Cecil basically turned into a sith at the end tbh

[@XIIICrystalHearts]

Okay funniest thing, in an ironic use of the word, I got to the part where Cecil is commenting on the race and suddenly it cuts out and a message pops up that says that there was an error in the feed.

[@margaritar.6812]

Everyone during the horoscope: O.M.G. LIKE THAT IS SOOOOOOOO ACCURATE!

[@pebbleofcourse]

Isn't Carlos an Aquarius? Or was it Cecil? Either way, one of them is stressed- which is sad :(

[@thatonepersonyouwontremember]

Carlos was the taurus and Cecil was the aquarius

[@Migikun]

Even after checking for scary moments/ noises by perusing the transcript prior to listening to the episode, one portion still popped out and scared the hell out of me. I'm not telling you when to anticipate because it's fun to be scared at times, I think. Maybe. No. Yes.

[@MegasLagann]

can't stop laughing at "i can't say this is bad news, but the stars say: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAauh""

[@modman4842]

Here from ep 209. Keep this in mind

[@misspris7404]

the Aquarius horoscope is to true its scary.

[@grumpygato99]

3:41 for returning folks

[@ricejuice8982]

Omg Brand new Ancients by Kate Tempest that (poetry) book left it on a cliff hanger what happened to the father wHat hAPPENED?!?

[@nickiscosplaycloset6385]

You would have thought that he's be more sympathetic to Desert Bluffs. I mean, he heard Kevin from Before. That should have helped a bit with it. Cecil really has been pissing me off lately.

[@drit103]

Ha I'm not giving them back, my eyes

[@ViridianForests]

So the people from Night Vale _are_ the Harbingers? Interesting

[@SonOfaChipwich]

I thought the Weather was gonna be a cover of "This Year" by The Mountain Goats at first.

[@milenamariana2651]

If I told myself back on early episodes that I would be sad with the slow destruction of Desert Bluff I would shoot me in the head cause what I'm doing out of my time period? Is that really me? That's what the lizards said last year!

[@pkcat1]

Funny. I'm an Aries, and my horoscope fits perfectly.

[@iliketoeatbatteries8122]

I’m a cancer, and my horoscope didn’t scare me too much, but it does keep playing over and over in my head. I’m quite confused as to why. Also the weather today was very lovely

[@imyou7764]

The high pitched noise at the end killed my ears and I'm terrified.

[@SleepyZombieGirl]

Aries' horoscope fits me perfectly right now... how do they do that

[@handmadetrash]

What if Kevin trying to stop strexcorp is causing all the stuff that's going down in desert bluffs😐

[@kathleenwagner4324]

Today's sponsor was too real for me. I feel that feeling a lot.