The optimist says the glass is half full. The pessimist says the glass is half empty. It is only the truth-seeker who wonders, 'Why is the glass there? Why is there water all over the floor? Why is it covering every other surface of the house? Who -- or what -- is doing this to us?' Welcome to Night Vale. |
— Cecil |
"The Traveler" is the 18th episode of Welcome to Night Vale. It was released on March 1, 2013.
Synopsis[]
A traveler arrives in Night Vale. What does he want? Why has Jerry's Tacos returned? Plus, the mayor calls an emergency press conference, another round of corrections, and a look at the community calendar.
Plot Developments[]
- Time travel: The Traveler is a time traveler.
Recurring Segments[]
A Word From Our Sponsors[]
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Community Calendar[]
Here's a look at the community calendar.
8pm, Thursday, at Dark Owl Records: Curtis Mayfield reads from his new book, “Where Am I? I Cannot See, Cannot Feel, Do Not Know Who I Am Or How Long I Have Been Here: A Memoir”
Friday afternoon is free admission day at the Children's Science Museum. After school, take the kids to the newest exhibit: “Frogs: Truth or Legend.” They've also installed a new interactive learning room, where young scientists can play freely with such scientific items as paint thinner, nail polish remover, glass cleaner, and a half-empty bucket of grout starter.
Saturday has been merged with Sunday to create Superday.
Monday will not harm you, but you should stock up on latex gloves nonetheless.
And Tuesday is Hornet-Free dining at the Olive Garden.
Corrections[]
And now for corrections. In a previous report, we at Night Vale Community Radio were talking about the commonly held belief that there is such a thing as “mountains”. We scoffed at this belief, and bellowed repeatedly “IT IS FLAT ALL THE WAY ROUND. IT IS FLAT ALL THE WAY ROUND.” We wrote lists of friends we knew to believe in mountains and sent the lists to the City Council, recommending that all of them be put into indefinite detention. We got physically violent with an effigy labeled “Mountain Believer”, punching it repeatedly before burning it in our station’s bloodstone circle. In fact, we devoted a full day of our programming to getting together the entire station staff and screaming in unison “MOUNTAINS? MORE LIKE NOTHINGS” into the microphone.
Recently one of our previously mentioned friends, who thankfully had not yet been apprehended by the Council, took us for a drive out to a mountain. We looked at the mountain and even touched it, and it was definitely real. Therefore, we are forced to admit, there is indeed at least one mountain in this world, and we apologize for our previous energetic assertions to the contrary.
I’m still not completely sold on there being more than one mountain. It’s possible that the mountain-apologists built a single mountain in order to prove their skewed world view. Not certain, listeners. Not certain. But possible. This has been corrections.
Proverb
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