1st Proverb - Video

[goodnightdearlisteners]

[When the feed kicks on, a slightly dorky looking young man appears on the screen - another new face, it would seem, but maybe less perturbed than most. In fact, he's beaming, all pretty white (if a little gappy) teeth and three big, bright eyes fixed on the camera.

...Three?

He speaks, his voice almost incongruously velvety.]

Helloooooo?

Hello!

Well, I have to say, this was a bit of a surprise! I was thankful for the welcoming committee, but I wasn't expecting to wake up in anything resembling this! In fact, it's the third largest turtle I have ever encountered! Wonders never cease.

[There isn't a trace of sarcasm to be found anywhere in his tone.]

The suite is much better than my apartment, I must admit. I might grow, in time, to miss the steady chanting in the wee, dark hours of the morning...but for now, I'm going to enjoy the change of pace!

After all - I haven't traveled this far from Night Vale since...well, since I backpacked through Europe when I was younger! And let me tell you, there were no turtles involved in that.

Except the one.

But he was a total. Jerk.

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[kingofthedragons]

...You've met a turtle with a bad personality?

[Yes, that's the bit that confuses her. She's never met one that wasn't fairly placid and benign.]

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[goodnightdearlisteners]

[Wow. Been a while since he's seen a dragon with only one head. He rolls his eyes a little, recalling the turtle.]

I DID. Boy, it was just the most inconsiderate turtle I have ever met! It kept smoking at the campsite, you know how annoying that is, and it ate all the snacks behind everyone's back....

[kingofthedragons]

Adroit as well as rude, then. As turtles go. Though if I went around being offended by smoke I'd never get anything done.

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[eigensinnig]

[ .........................................have a face gaping in disbelief at the screen. ]

Your voice is so pleasant. How the hell is a voice that pleasant?

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[goodnightdearlisteners]

[An even brighter smile - he shows off his inflection, velvety smooth.]

A natural gift, lots of practice, daily blood rituals, and experience with radio!

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[eigensinnig]

...Blood... rituals with Radio? That's. Uh.






Have you hit your head or something?

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[schwitzen]

...You, uh. Is that...an eye on your forehead?

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[goodnightdearlisteners]

[All three eyes blink.]

Yes! Yes, it is.

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[schwitzen]

[He has no idea what to even think about that. Why is everything in this place so weird.]

Sorry, can I just ask...is that normal where you're from?

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[elevenoutoften]

If it helps any, this turtle isn't much of a jerk. More -- rude. Well, I suppose less rude and more aloof. Not really chatty. Which is a shame.

[He's not even bothered by any of that overall strangeness. Seems roughly about average-ish for most non-humans? Or, you know, alternate versions of humans.]

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[goodnightdearlisteners]

That IS a shame. A big one! But, you know, I guess some turtles just don't feel like coming out of their shells.

...Pardon the pun.

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[iguanasolution]

'Third largest turtle'? You mean like, you've seen even bigger turtles?!

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[goodnightdearlisteners]

Of course I have! Haven't you?

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[gathersnomoss]

This turtle's decent, but has a hard time chatting with us. Something about the size difference, and that it speaks telepathically. Which I gather makes it hard to talk to tiny things like us, except in dreams.

[Zel won't comment on the eye: back home, it meant either 'experiment from sorcerer with dubious ethics' or 'mazoku with poor disguise skills', but... this place was weird.]

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[goodnightdearlisteners]

Ooooooooooooh. That makes sense, then! It just goes to show you - you just can't judge a turtle by its shell.

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[doc_holi]

Third largest turtle?

[Oh, hi.]

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[goodnightdearlisteners]

Well, it would be awfully presumptuous to think he's the biggest turtle out there, wouldn't it?

[Hello!]

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[notdreaming]

Hello! [ Kara likes new people. ]

Welcome to Keeliai.

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[goodnightdearlisteners]

[How friendly! Cecil beams, bright and cheerful.]

Hello! Thank you! I've met sooooo many people already - but you're the first to actually greet me!

[structuraldefect]

Chanting?

[Yes, because that's the strange bit here.]

[goodnightdearlisteners]

Oh, yes. I've tried to TALK to them, but you know how it is, right? You tell them, 'hey, could you do your rituals just a liiiiiittle bit earlier in the night?' And they nod, and they tell you they will, but then there you are at three in the morning hearing the whole thing getting started again?

I mean, neighbors. What can you do, right?

[video] what up, he's not really sure why he's greeting but hey

[encephalicious]

[Three eyes. Three eyes. The guy has three eyes. That may be the strangest thing he has seen yet in this festival of culture shocks. Deep breath.]

You should have been here a week ago. Would have really emphasized the... wonders here. [Sans dreaming. No wonders there. Only nightmares.]

I'm Will Graham.

[Video] WHY HELLO THERE TWITCHY LOOKING SWEATY MAN!

[goodnightdearlisteners]

[Oh, dear. Is this guy okay? He fixes all three eyes on the lens with intensity]

Wonders? What was going on a week ago? You have me curious now, and let me tell you - my curiousity will never cease until it is sated!

I'm Cecil Baldwin! I'm sure I'm very pleased to meet you.

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[leviathaned]

[Sei is going to. Stare. For just a moment before speaking.]

...Bit of an odd bird aren't you?

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[goodnightdearlisteners]

[Cecil stares back, grinning away.]

Odd? Me? Well, we're ALL odd in one way or another, aren't we?