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.

Comments

[goodnightdearlisteners]

He really, really was. You know, if I could do it all again, I think I would look at that turtle and tell him, "Hey. You could be a much nicer turtle."

Cigarette smoke is a different monster from dragon smoke, though! No formaldehyde in your breath, I'll bet!

[kingofthedragons]

No, but it can be a bit caustic if someone has an allergy attack in an enclosed space. Burned handkerchiefs are awful.

[goodnightdearlisteners]

Fair enough!

So. How long have you been here?

[kingofthedragons]

Not too long. Still getting the hang of things. The place is occasionally stranger than the Enchanted Forest, so that's interesting.

[goodnightdearlisteners]

It is a LITTLE weird. Where are the Secret Police? I haven't seen them yet!

[kingofthedragons]

Well, now I've no notion of what you're talking about again. Though I do have to bring up a semantic point. What sort of secret police would I be able to tell you about? That's a terrible job of secrets.

[goodnightdearlisteners]

Well - we all know about the Secret Police. They're everywhere! They're Secret, but we know about them.

...You...really don't know about them?