Inspired by a Tumblr post that said, basically, what if Carlos talked about Cecil in his recording notes as much as Cecil talked about him. It's written as if we were reading the transcript of the recording. Includes my personal headcanon that Carlos is from Eureka (of the titular tv show) but knowledge of the show shouldn't be needed beyond knowing what GD is. For reference, GD = Global Dynamics and is where all of the scientists in town work.


Day One in Night Vale.

Drove into town with Drs. Finch, Donovan, and Vorpal. Drs. Green, Cameron, Jacobs, and Tyler were in the other car. We headed first to the rented lab that we'll be using for the next year. As we drove in, the radio switched itself on to a local news station. We were unable to either turn it off or find a station with a differing broadcast.

The broadcaster, whom we later found out is named Cecil Baldwin, began his program – at least, the section to which our radio tuned into – by describing a dog park that no one's allowed to enter because of the "hooded figures" residing inside it. He continued by mentioning angels appearing in an "Old Woman Josie's" house. Those must be city-wide inside jokes. It's the only thing that makes sense.

Then he added that a team of scientists – us – had entered Night Vale. Someone from GD must've called ahead or something. Anyway, Cecil…er, Mr. Baldwin talked about us entering the town, where the lab was that we were renting – apparently "no one" makes pizza like Big Rico. Weird. – and continued by saying that one of the scientists' hair is, quote, "perfect".

He was either talking about myself, Dr. Donovan, Dr. Cameron, or Dr. Jacobs, as he was using "his" and we're the only male scientists with hair.

More on track, we had drawn straws to see who would officially announce our arrival. I had the shortest one, so I had to go up and talk. (even though they all know I hate public speaking). I introduced myself and told them that I and my team had come to Night Vale because they were the most scientifically interesting town in the US. I then added that we wanted to know just what was going on around here.

Mr. Baldwin was not there, but somehow he was able to describe the events of the meeting. He apparently was talking about me earlier as he said that the new scientist is named Carlos. Mr. Baldwin went on to talk about my appearance, of all things, and told how he "fell in love instantly" when I smiled. What is up with him? Is he trying to provoke me or is he being earnest? It's kind of creepy either way.

Unrelated to Mr. Baldwin, we inspected a house that, by all rights, should not exist. Wind was blowing through it, no heat signatures were detected, and a bird – I think it was a bird – flew right through the brick chimney. We were unable to get concrete evidence.

On a semi-related note, Dr. Tyler set up our seismic monitors and the needle immediately begin to jerk up and down. We checked, double-checked, and even triple-checked, but the monitors were working perfectly fine. I called the radio station, so Mr. Baldwin could warn the town, but I was brushed off. He just told the town to send in an insurance claim and moved on.

Ghost cars are also apparently no cause for alarm – note to self to inspect that later – and the weather is apparently music. *annoyed sigh*

I went into the station during the break to test for radiation and other abnormal materials. The Geiger counter I brought with started beeping the moment I stepped in the building. I thought it might be broken –even though I knew new batteries had been put in it earlier – but it was fine. The counter got more excited once I stepped into Mr. Baldwin's broadcasting room, and got really crazy when I put it up to the microphone. I tried warning them, saying that they could all die – that they should be dead – but no one listened. Mr. Baldwin actually laughed.

Even the sun has something wrong with it. Sunset occurred ten minutes later than it was supposed to. My team and I checked every clock we could – analog, digital, cellphone – and it definitely was late. Do I even need to say what happened when we tried warning the town?

That's all for today. This is Dr. Carlos Munoz, recording from Night Vale.