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Welcome to Night Vale

77 - A Stranger

Welcome to Night Vale

Welcome to Night Vale

Science Fiction, Fiction

4.829K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2015

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

A stranger's presence disturbs the radio station. Plus, an appeal for support from the mayor, another edition of Children's Fun Fact Science Corner, and a look at the community calendar. The voice of Dana was Jasika Nicole. Weather: "Meet You at the Gate" by Jayne Trimble (jaynetrimble.com) Music: Disparition, disparition.info. Logo: Rob Wilson, robwilsonwork.com. Produced by Night Vale Presents. Written by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor. Narrated by Cecil Baldwin. More Info: welcometonightvale.com, and follow @NightValeRadio on Twitter or Facebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I'll keep this short. We have a Patreon. And lately the amount on that Patreon has gone down.

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While income from live shows and merch do obviously help, the Patreon is still the main way that

0:11.0

we make this show and pay all the people involved, both behind the scenes and, you know, in front of

0:17.1

the scenes. Is that the phrase? So if you are able to and have not yet supported us on Patreon,

0:22.8

please consider it. It helps the show exist. And we have all sorts of cool rewards, like

0:28.6

Director's Notes on every episode, Zoom Hangs with the Cast and Crew, add free versions of every

0:34.8

episode, and even having yourself inserted as a character into the show, yes, you could become

0:42.0

an actual citizen of Nightfail. To help us out, go to welcometonightfail.com and click on donate.

0:48.8

Please consider doing that and enjoy the show goodbye.

0:51.2

When a window closes, so does a door. So do all the other doors and windows. The house is alive,

1:02.4

and it doesn't know you, and it is scared. Welcome to Nightfail.

1:32.4

Today's top story. There's a strange person standing in the lobby of our radio station.

1:45.9

This person is standing still in front of the reception counter. A receptionist, Lance,

1:52.8

keeps asking the stranger if they need anything or if they are here to see anyone.

1:58.0

The stranger has not moved. Lance said that he never saw the stranger enter. He looked up,

2:05.9

and the stranger was just there, about eight feet away from Lance's desk. The stranger has eyes

2:13.2

that are darker than some people's eyes, but lighter than other people's eyes. The same could be

2:18.8

said about the stranger's hair, teeth, clothing, lips, and skin. The stranger stands with their

2:26.8

arms at their side. Weight distributed evenly across the hips, a rigid but casual stance.

2:34.9

The stranger can be seen breathing. It is hard to say what exactly the stranger is looking at.

2:41.4

It is even harder to say what the stranger wants. Lance told me he would update me on the stranger,

2:48.3

and I will do the same for you, listeners. Now it's time for another children's fun-backed

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