82 - Skating Rink

[@johnniallen502]

"I didn't even know I was getting paid" omg lol

[@sadrien]

How does he buy dinner at so many restaurants when not making any money? Does money just appear like people just randomly change age in nightvale?

[@pepesilvia429]

@@sadrien my guess: business credit card

[@magicguycouldbe]

station management x city council is best ship

[@8footverticalleap]

you know I thought this was a joke when i read this at the beginning of the video

[@jeremyjuilsana1287]

Dude, the fanfiction exists on a03

[@forgemakesstuff2734]

I t h o u g h t y o u w e r e j o k i n g a n d n o w I m s c a r e d

[@dave7525]

city council and station management's date was...literally... one of the cutest thing i have ever heard on wtnv ... that was so sweet i ship it

[@tomdekler9280]

I'm always excited for the "vyoice of dyeb", by "myeg byashwinner"

[@imdaisybtw]

yess!

[@FionnFisher]

yup

[@painland]

me too

[@OtakuMadnessFTW]

Personally I totally ship The City Council and Station Management

[@chasedevault4077]

Omg right???

[@angrymushroom26]

One true pairing.

[@redrasegarden]

Never thought of it...but I can dig it

[@ritanimitz8279]

+askjackiefierro the otp i never knew I needed

[@FallenBenevolence]

+Rita Nimitz The OTP I never knew I wanted...

[@Obstreperous_Octopus]

Lee Marvin? Didn't he just recently turn 30? Happy birthday, Mr. Marvin!

[@WhimsicalBlades]

+William Bowles Yes! In fact today is Lee Marvin's 30th brithday! Happy birthday, Mr Marvin!

[@FionnFisher]

Oh, and I think he just turned 30 today, happy birthday Mister Marvin sir!

[@erinrockhill6548]

Gryphon Jameson I heard today's his thirtieth! Have a good one Lee!

[@painland]

he turned 30 today! happy birthday to Lee!

[@porchcollapse8612]

Happy birthday, Lee!

[@bouncy1boo]

as soon as he said skating rink i felt the urge to draw fluffy af cecilos skating dates

[@jjd.7177]

Cae Jones I don't know which one would be tripping up and clinging onto the wall for support and sliding across the floor on his ass and/or stomach while the other one has to control his laughter and help him because IT CAN GO EITHER WAY, I'M SO CONFLICTED.

[@fightingonisiononsight8185]

Both of them would do that. Both of them

[@jjd.7177]

Bloody Rose I now imagine the both of them clinging onto each other, which helps in no way, and they both end up falling to the floor, one on top of the other and they're laughing so hard they can't get up.

[@fightingonisiononsight8185]

So beautiful :)

[@Inclem3ntia]

Cecilos's Yuri on Ice :'D

[@dawnwayfinder]

"2 minutes ago"? Gee, the last time I was this early the Sheriff's Secret Police arrested me on suspicions of being a time-travelling deer.

[@JoseSanchez-pk5jt]

They thought I was a psychic pig.

[@bearnerdg1551]

The last time I was early people ran towards me and shouted. "DONT BE AN INTERN DO NOT BE AN INTERN!" and they looked like cropses

[@Sigmundfruit]

Don't listen to them, internship is actually pretty cool there. I actually work for the station now, ask for Shaun.

[@nufflesgodofrng3168]

+Ted Pysh I did, but when I asked their eyes started rolling, and rolling, and rolling, until the chord attaching them to their head yanked them back in. Soon after they left the room, rubbing their eyes profusely. Bad Party or something?

[@Ecto-Punk-Art]

I could listen to Hiram McDaniels banter for hours man.

[@KieraBey]

yaaaaaaaaas!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jenisanamphibian9699]

omg me too! green is my favorite. my second favorite is violet, my third is the blue one.

[@PreppyHeiress26]

Hiram is the best, but i like Violet a twinge more.

[@galladegamerletsplays]

they should just release hiram banter as a full length bonus episode

[@theZbanana]

i love how he only uses 'they/them' for the sherrif

[@swhitley2841]

deb saying "HOO all the things pfizer can do for you - can't even begin to describe it" hits different in 2021

[@ellaisplotting]

I have the Phizer in me, Deb! You don't need to advertise it!

[@maximilliontimes]

I was thinking the same thing! Hahah

[@brookevangelderen704]

OMG GUYS!!! Remember when Cecil was trying to get off of work to visit Carlos? And how Station Management, who is usually not very friendly, was more than happy to let him have a vacation? I THINK STATION MANAGEMENT WAS ALREADY IN AN RELATIONSHIP WITH CITY COUNCIL!!! This is amazing!

[@gimmickgotbored7157]

I _really_ want someone to make fan art of this ship really soon.

[@JustMe-jj7xr]

Yeah station management and city council canary would be nice

[@Jessica-ch1yi]

It is _difficult_ to know exactly how to portray them, as usually a glimpse of station management results in days of re-education. But perhaps since they are in such a good mood, we could send an intern to sneak a look and tell us what to draw?

[@imyou7764]

StationCouncil is my new way of life. I cannot even

[@CasperOliver]

As soon as I heard "uncharacteristically friendly" - NOPE NOPE NOPE. NU-UH. NO.

[@TheVoidIsBees]

Same

[@JoseSanchez-pk5jt]

I WANT TO LEAVE MY LIFE HERE AND GO LIVE IN NIGHT VALE, WHERE YOUR LIFE IS UNIMPORTANT AND IS ALSO A METAPHOR FOR A SQUIRREL EATING A SAD QUICHE.

[@CeruleanPandas]

you're not alone there, my friend

[@theshaddowedsnow6838]

+Matthew D'Ambrosio but it would be a glorious hour

[@JoseSanchez-pk5jt]

+Matthew D'Ambrosio TIME DOESN'T WORK IN NIGHT VALE.

[@BananaFaceNarwhalIsTehBest]

reality check. stupid weeaboo

[@JoseSanchez-pk5jt]

BananaFace Narwhal Your mother.

[@sugoiuseismoeabuse4058]

Thank you for this return to form, the last episode kind of made me worried that the cosmic horror aspect of the show would start to fade more into the background. Plus the imagery of unknowable horrors rollerblading and dining on live rats in an awkward serenade is a mental picture worth many words, should I stop screaming them incoherently.

[@AerisRising]

"I didn't even know I was getting paiid" I'm dead xD

[@HannahSaturnX]

4:15 Eldrich abominations in love are the cutest.

[@giulia5634]

Station management and city council is a ship I never knew I needed. Also I really liked Cecil's speech about love in the end! Especially when he says "That short fireburst of irrational passion for a person, or people" i liked how he included poly relationships in there

[@45AngelApocalypse]

the best night vale power couple

[@echadwick3916]

Awwwww, Station Management and the City Council are ADORABLE!!

[@solei5678]

This is actually really cute. I didn't think the consumption of rats could ever sound cute. But it does. Love in all forms people. Literally ❤️

[@hannahyoung2137]

no. do not smell the flowers. they attack you with friendliness pellets

[@mooniebby8294]

no

[@zanyzadie2071]

hoWDY! You're new to night vale, aren't cha?

[@Q-werty30]

Undert ale

[@LogicContradiction]

So I'm at my dead-boring summer job, listening to Night Vale, and going to the toliet even though I do not need to. The lights are activated by motion sensors and goes off after a certian amount of time. As I'm there, and just as Cecil says, "everything went dark", the lights on the toilet goes out, and I laugh out aloud...

[@isabellasmol8854]

What? Allow dogs _and_ people into the dog park? That's outrageous!

[@Blue-gp3vn]

Deb describing Pfizer during quarantine 2021 is the best thing

[@MacTechG4]

I listened to this clip twice while getting both Pfizer Covid jabs...

[@taliaruehr2028]

@@MacTechG4 Nice! That's awesome!

[@taliaruehr2028]

It really does hit different!

[@oddchild1]

For a second there; I thought it was the work of a Smiling God.

[@avet9413]

“The sun is smiling” scared me. I don’t think any other fandom is scared of things that smile.

[@DaddyIsntDoneSpeaking]

​@@avet9413Other than undertale. But that’s only with flowers

[@ashleyc983]

The Chemtrails aren't working.

[@somenerd2626]

Tell me about it.

[@zanyzadie2071]

able to relate

[@sleepyselkiesiren]

Give it time. Try checking if it's in the ice cream

[@nepne5450]

What a mo od

[@chillsahoy2640]

I am your boss now? Okay, let's see how boss-like I can be... Now, I want this stone dust analyzed. And I want a report, in triplicate, with lots of graphs and diagrams and complicated sums, on my desk, tomorrow morning, ASAP, pronto, LOL. See? Job. Do I have a desk? I want a desk.

[@bere4456]

Doctor?! WHAT in the saint name of Trenzalore are you doing on youtube?

[@mctuffins6159]

I swear the cast of Night Vale is stalking me. Every time I listen to a new episode it mirrors my life so very closely it's beautifully terrifying.

[@beaniepollard8290]

So, you got a raise after the skating rink opened?

[@mctuffins6159]

+Holly Boreham I did. A raise in self-esteem.

[@keith4257]

I've been binge listening to this for about five days and now I'm caught up and I don't want to wait

[@jetepp7850]

When the people you love are so identical to The people of Night Vale that you want to hide in a corner and weep till you are a dry husk, devoid of all water, and the only comfort you have is the pale, glowing screen of your phone and the voices in your head

[@arturoreyescortez2476]

I like this ship between eldritch abominations. Grimdark romance is so beautiful!

[@doodlebrain6594]

If station management and the city council ever hit a rough patch or get into a fight it will take months to repair all the damage.

[@elliec.7429]

is Maureen dating a hooded figure?!?!?

[@LnPPersonified]

That moment when you want to go "D'aw" and "Eyugh!" at the same time.

[@LunarLegate]

I hope Hiram gets acquitted. I mean, Who in Night Vale HASN'T murdered and/or attempted murder? #IstandwithHiram

[@RiahGreen]

good job

[@egyptspivey777]

Clearly he was being influenced by the faceless old woman. Hiram is a victim as well. #FreeMyHomieHiram

[@Matheus-ql7mn]

Yeah... Fair enough.

[@thefallenzog7425]

I heard "sun" and "smiling" and I actually panicked do hard I pushed over a table and broke a chair... Oh no

[@Prizzlesticks]

Ace!Maureen!!! Who called it? I called it. I'm still calling it. haha!

[@birdbird8364]

"I didn't even know I was being paid!" CECIL????!?

[@fangirlfanatic8507]

i think the people who don't move could be weeping angels

[@DreamyDiamond]

oh nooo this is making me all mushy gushy in my heart. my heart is melting. i don't know how longer i have to li

[@giulia5634]

"I didn't even know I was getting paid!" LMAO

[@user-cj9dc4pk2m]

So... Is Thinking of Milk going to be year 4's Waiting for the Bus in the Rain?

[@ellaisplotting]

They're both weird and great but Waiting for the Bus is SO CATCHY

[@genderlessgarbage]

AAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH I ship Station Management and the City Council so badly now

[@LillianWinterAnimations]

An all-stone pounding board for coffee? I'm rather jealous, actually.

[@Shinji_Dai]

"Pfizer. We can't even with this right now. Oofta!" Gods, I love Deb. The accent reminds me of people around here in SoDak.

[@thepresence365]

Lol. Our two favorite Night Vale terrors, getting together.

[@shineyluna1268]

I think Kareem is one of the most informative interns that The station has ever had, he's so observant

[@wafflewagon347]

Deb’s Pfizer ad hits real different in 2021 lol

[@Prophecyarmour]

Beware the puppy! It brings happiness and mirth.

[@jules_in_stars_we_fall]

Hearing Deb talk about Pfizer hits different after the pandemic XD

[@Jessica-ch1yi]

Haha so because this episode aired the day after Valentine’s Day I was kinda expecting there would be some horrible disaster that Cecil would mention in passing while spending practically the whole time happily talking about his and Carlos’s date. Which would’ve been very cute 😊 but this is something I never could’ve predicted and I loved it 😆

[@lady_lexi924]

bro that pfizer ad is hitting different

[@MaryReadsToLive]

I love this episode, I love the new budding relationships. I am hoping for great things this spring for Cecil and Carlos.

[@TheLilacButterfly]

I love how two ridiculously scary entities got together and just shared a romantic moment.

[@epiphanierosenstern5635]

"Does the sun smile" "uncharacteristically happy" Ono Is it the smiling god? Ono

[@epiphanierosenstern5635]

This romance thing made me more "ew" than anything i heard in this. Noooo

[@InnocentDoodles]

I still like the old opening but I don't know, the new ones growing on me.

[@space_and_stuff6873]

Am I the only one who is reminded of The Joker when Cecil does an impression of The City Council?

[@leviscott8162]

I thought that too!

[@rachelemery3180]

DON'T BLINK DON'T EVEN BLINK BLINK AND YOU'RE DEAD THEY'RE FASTER THAN YOU THINK DON'T LOOK AWAY DON'T TURN YOUR BACK AND DON'T BLINK GOOD LUCK

[@CosylandWhispers]

Nice reference

[@saillihou2224]

I could literally hear this in the doctors voice

[@hollytaylor7520]

Honestly I didn't expect a Pfizer ad in welcome to the nightvale 5 Years pre-pandemic

[@kalishiva18]

kinda eerie isn't it? its like they knew....anyway. hahaha how far did you get in night vale podcast

[@hollytaylor7520]

@@kalishiva18 I didn't get too far past this one, I got up to 96 I believe, it's still got at that point but I kinda lost interest. I'll probably pick it back up once work slows down lmao

[@TheOldTomster]

Cool Valentine's Day episode. You guys are sooooo rad. Keep doing that, Night Vale people. Keep being rad.

[@HannahSaturnX]

11:53 on is comedy gold. I love Hiram McDaniels.

[@PeteHawthorne]

The chemtrails work when I hear Cecil's voice!

[@criptyd8753]

Soo is it station council or city management ?

[@croaklikeatoad4384]

Nothing could have prepared me for Thinking of Milk and a cute romance between horrifying, incomprehensible beings.

[@changelingchild]

ouch, that ad spot

[@theshaddowedsnow6838]

I literally squealed and shouted 'yes' for five minutes because two muliciple brings got together. it's official, this show has taken over my life

[@kein.mensch.ist.illegal05.14]

"being single, and that is also fulfilling." Aromantic representation...ish? Maybe? In any case, thanks.^^

[@FeliceJaganshi]

One of everything from the soda machine. We used to call that a "suicide" back when i was in middle school. Is it still called that?

[@lilaboxx]

I listened to the good morning night vale episode about this episode and apparently yes I've never heard it before before but I'm not a native English speaker

[@galladegamerletsplays]

I wasn't expecting to ship station management and the city council but here we are

[@rabidpinkbunny8915]

Awww! City Council and Station Management are like the cutest couple ever! X3 (Besides Cecil and Carlos, of course.)

[@rosemarycat5]

UM DEB IS PROMOTING PFIZER??

[@Ramonerdna]

I cant stop replaying Deb's Pfizer commercial

[@josiemesta5522]

I ship station management x city counsel :3

[@BushBumperBaker]

ahaha xF

[@someoddusername5677]

Eerie. My depression has been insanly managable this month. Night Vale, Cecil, what do you know? I would like to visit this rink and meet someone. We could skate together. I wish ❤😳❤

[@someoddusername5677]

It's a risk to take for love.

[@OrionX700]

+BananaFace Narwhal sorry, but you're not my type

[@rachelemery3180]

That moment when you're so worried about the new Gravity Falls episode you forgit about WTNV

[@fangirlfanatic8507]

omg same

[@gimmickgotbored7157]

+Rachel Emery I completely understand.

[@tabrismagi4393]

+Rachel Emery I know the feel XD

[@cheshirecreeper3743]

+Rachel Emery That moment when you realize that everything you like is premiering on Feburary 15th so how could you forget about this day REALLY? Sorry. I'm Nervous.

[@thecarrotclarinet]

+Cheshire Creeper which is surprisingly my birthday

[@Takisan111]

... I .... did not see that coming. It's nice to hear from Hiram again. He and the Faceless Old Woman may be criminals, but they are always a treat to listen to.

[@jeremyeineichner7271]

Wait a minute, did I miss Kareem dying? Do we have another healthy intern? I'm not sure how I feel about this...

[@OrionX700]

Okay, so let's start theorizing about what the Strangers are and what they have to do with both the beagle puppy and Maureen's mysterious gentleman friend (who I don't like at all.)

[@starberrymoth]

hearing the pfizer ad in 2021 was a doozy

[@chandlerdiamond2526]

great episode guys

[@Zaphexists]

Yay! A new ship!!

[@klltsun_2576]

Oh my god they did it. They actually did it! Bahahahahahaha! Holy f-ck! Station Management and City Council, the pair Cecil Baldwin mentioned in an interview, they actually did it! ...And like the duality of somehow snarling wistfully and sneering lovingly, I find this....adorably terrifying, somehow.

[@orionsbelt25]

Isn't today Lee Marvin's 30th birthday?

[@egloveall4166]

Oh yeah today is. Happy 30th birthday Lee Marvin

[@eduardapimentel1692]

ceec's speech about love oh dear I WILL hug him

[@smol_chilli_pepper]

flashblacks to Stephen King's pet cemetery

[@txinyainyang7099]

Yay it is a valentines special!

[@EayuProuxm]

I look forward to the fan fiction that results from this episode

[@EayuProuxm]

Electric Lady by Janelle Monae is a great song and the Skating Rink has good taste

[@terminalcancer537]

What are the names of all of Hiram McDaniels' heads? It's bugged me.

[@maxnathe4862]

Gray, blue, green, gold, violet. There might be other stuff in the opera episode.

[@vampiregirl402]

that feel when you finally catch up with Nightvale in real time 😂😂😂

[@RiahGreen]

BACK TO THE NORMAL NIGHTVALE WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[@Booksareawesome325]

Can I just add how much I love that the sheriff is referred to by they/them pronouns? Yay for representation!!

[@viperv6768]

Yay Hyrum Mcdaniels! I love that guy.... guys?

[@everyones-a-cryptic]

All this friendliness got me prepared for some old fashion strexcorp brainwashing

[@abowlofstars2435]

alright flowers terrify me now. Thanks flowey thanks a lot..... T--T

[@OrionX700]

YOU IDIOT. In Night Vale, it's KILL or BE KILLED!

[@mezz09smezzanine]

+OrionX700 Or be a sentient cloud or a 5 headed dragon

[@quote6013]

+Mezz09 or phasing in and out of existence for several months/years

[@givemethetea9302]

the monsters of undertale = The civilisation living under the DFBA&AFC - think about it...

[@mikeallevesque18]

GiveMeTheTea So that's why we're not allowed to acknowledge the existence of mountains! Because below the mountain, there is a monster civilisation!

[@TheIoPC]

This was one of the best... :)

[@Jaybrd1198]

Skating rinks are great