''Carlos is going to the movies with me!" Cecil sang, as he drove back to his house in his rickety old Toyota (truck). He was super excited about the coming night and would spend as much time as was necessary getting ready for it. After reaching his house he climbed out of his truck and bounded extravagantly to the door, flipping through his key ring to find the one for his front door. He entered and ran to his bathroom, he had to take a shower before. He couldn't go to the movies with Carlos smelling like coffee and snot. It just wasn't possible!
He undressed (oohlala!) and climbed into the shower lightning speed, he had to leave time for his hair to dry right? Especially since it was so shaggy right now, not a very clean cut radio-host-like look at all. He quickly washed up and scrambled out of the shower, a navy blue towel around his waist. It was easier for him to take a shower (than usual), for his tentacles were not on the prowl at the moment, they instead remained hidden.
He finished dressing and brushed his teeth (just for his breath to smell fresh, just in case). Then he went and checked his phone for any texts, there weren't, although he did notice the time 10:45, the time must be acting up again he thought, but was still in a panic. He grabbed his favorite bow-tie (a red clip-on one) and ran for the door. Locking it (the door) behind himself he then headed for his truck. He swung into the front seat and started it. It made a low growl and then he was off. Speeding through the place called NightVale, all the way to the very creatively named movie theater called 'NightVale Movie Theater' (whose motto was mentioned in the last chapter.)
He hoped and prayed that Carlos had not noticed the time change and was still getting ready. When he pulled into the driveway Cecil realised that he had, Carlos (and his vehicle) were nowhere in sight. 'Whew' he said silently (inside his head), sure he had lost some of his prep time but at least Carlos wouldn't think that he was late. Although now (that Cecil really thought about it) Cecil thought that if he looked like he arrived too early he would look desperate. He didn't want that at all so he decided that when Carlos arrived he would say that he'd arrived 'just a few minutes ago'.
Cecil waited almost an hour (though it was expected, he'd arrived that early) before Carlos drove into the Night Vale movie theater's parking area. Cecil met him (perfect Carlos) at the door. They greeted each other and then walked inside. Carlos never asked how long that he had been there before he had showed up, and that was a-ok.
Carlos adjusted his glasses, he hadn't known that the movie Cecil would've picked to see would've been a musical, but he had to push through it. For Cecil, he said to himself.
They entered the movie theater, and Carlos had to say that it was probably the worst movie ever. He also had to admit that he found it hard to believe that Cecil had never seen the movie before, going by the fact that when the song played he hummed along to the tune of "16 going on 17". Cecil had to say the opposite, it was one of the best movies that he'd ever seen. He also had to admit that he may have noticed that the screen glowed a strange light orangish color. He hated orange. Orange meant Desert Bluffs, but that didn't have to do with anything right now did it? Cecil still looked for a sign of Desert Bluffs, it would be a sight to see (one of them setting foot in NightVale i mean).
The movie was over and they stood up to exit the theater and hen Cecil saw what he was looking for, the man in the portal (whom he had already suspected was from Desert Bluffs) was in one of the front rows. They left the theater and Cecil motioned for Carlos to wait a moment, he would call the other man out in front of Carlos (perfect perfect Carlos). It would be perfect!
The man left the theater,and Cecil called out to him. He stopped and turned around, at first a bit surprised but then he relaxed (he hadn't expected to meet his double on his trip to NightVale). The man walked over to him (Cecil).
Cecil spoke first, "Hey! Double! (for he had nothing else to call him) What are you doing here?"
"First of all," The man spoke, smiling manically but still looking delighted,"my name is Kevin, and i'm on a trip to NIght Vale! I've always wanted to come here, to see what NIght Vale really is!" he finished still smiling.
Kevin must have washed most of the blood off, because all that was left (of the blood) was a cracked part on the ends of his mouth, below his hollow eyes. His wretched state was almost unnoticeable. "I'm really sorry for my state when you first met me, i'm afraid I was in a frenzy. Let's give our friendship another chance, K? K. Ooh~ You're all dressed up!"Kevin exclaimed, Kevin was a very talkative person (if you can't tell). Cecil didn't even have time to fit in a word. "Ooh!~ What a pretty tie your friend has! It's purpleā¦.my...least...favorite color. It's still cool though!"
Cecil realised that he didn't want to talk to 'Kevin' afterall, he was a total douche! "Come on Carlos. Lets go." He said bluntly, and led a very hesitant Carlos out of the movie theater.
