The Pilot I: Existence is Tricky
The first hint that the house in Desert Creek, out back of the Night Vale Elementary School didn't exist came from the helicopters.
Carlos hadn't been warned about them before he started his experiments, so obviously, he didn't know what he was supposed to do (Cecil would later tell him that that wasn't an excuse, but at that time, he was still operating according to the old rules). So, of course, he continued with his experiments.
He didn't know why the house fascinated him. It just did, sort of like one of those feelings that crept up from the south (because everyone knew that nothing ever came from the north), and he was compelled to investigate. The others agreed him – they said that their feelings came from the north, which was complete hogwash, of course, considering that nothing came from the north – but they agreed with him, and therefore, an investigation of the house was necessary.
There wasn't anything different about that house at first glance. It was between two other identical houses, so it made complete sense for it to be there – it was just that Carlos doubted that it was actually there.
And then the helicopters came.
The rest of his team ran for cover as soon as they realised that the helicopters weren't just helicopters, but were helicopters painted with complex murals depicting birds of prey diving (further lending support to Cecil's theory that not knowing he should run and hide wasn't an excuse), but he just stood there. He just stood there and noticed, like he liked to do.
He noticed that the helicopters stopped over the perfectly normal houses on either side of the perhaps-not-normal house for several seconds, but passed over their perfectly identical triplet nestled between them.
More experiments were required, of course – one set of results did not mean that it was true. As soon as the helicopters passed and the orange carnations laid out mysteriously on the doorsteps (even though he was noticing, he didn't see how that process took place) and the rest of his team finally emerged from the houses they had taken shelter in, he gathered them towards him and started to draw up plans.
The fact that the house had been ignored by the helicopters was a start. He was nearly certain that that house did not exist, and now they would all have to get together to prove it.
an: I just discovered the perfection of this fandom today, and being a ff writer, well...
This collection is mainly going to be episode reaction pieces, so there might be stuff that contrdicts later established canon...
I hope you guys liked it! This is my first time writing for Welcome to Night Vale, so I'd love to hear you guys' thoughts on it, and how you thought I did with characterisation.