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* "Visitor", and [[spoiler: Cecil's grief over what happens to Khoshek.]]
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** "I can only do what so many of you can only do. I can only... listen. Listeners (and here I address also myself), remember our limitations. There are boundaries to all of our worlds. Fey, for instance, appears to be [[spoiler: self-aware software trapped in a heavily defended metal box.]] But within our limitations there is not limit to how beautiful we can become; how much of our ideal self we can create. All the beauty in the world was made within the oppressive limitations of time and death and impermanence. And, Fey... you are so, so beautiful."
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* How "Numbers" ends. [[spoiler: Fey turns out to be just a computer program, rebooted almost immediately and impossible to disconnect]].
** Also, keep in mind the fact that [[spoiler: Cecil clearly identifies with her situation and the Strexcorp take over...it must almost feel like its saying that he's doomed to fail, also.]]
--> ''There is no worse fate than working for a radio station owned by an organization thats goals are not your own, constricted to the limited language they allow you, and relaying messages that you do not understand or agree with. That would be awful. A radio announcer put in that situation, such as… Fey… would be justified in escaping or overthrowing their management.''

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* When Cecil [[spoiler: is bought by someone in "Auction"]]. We don't know who did it, or why it only took one bid...but Cecil is absolutely terrified at the end, and while he wishes he knew who did it, would just settle for somebody making him feel better at that point.

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* When Cecil [[spoiler: is bought by someone in "Auction"]]. We don't know who did it, or why it only took one bid...but Cecil is absolutely terrified at the end, and while he wishes he knew who did it, would just settle for somebody making him feel better at that point. point.
** There's also this bit about death
--> And yes, you will die – but probably not until everyone you know is already dead, too. Your parents, your friends, your pets...each death leaving a small but irreparable scar on your not-yet-still, still-beating heart. The living tell the dying not to leave, and the dying do not listen. The dying tell us not to be sad for them, and we do not listen. The dialogue between the living and the dead is full of misunderstanding and silence.
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that wasnt sad though? Like, it could be creepy, but not \'\'sad\'\'


* Cecils terrified voice in 19B upon seeing the other radio station.
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* When Cecil [[spoiler: is bought by someone in "Auction"]]. We don't know who did it, or why it only took one bid...but Cecil is absolutely terrified at the end, and while he wishes he knew who did it, would just settle for somebody making him feel better at that point.
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** Extra heartbreaking when you remember that [[spoiler:the Angels]] were around since the show ''started''. Seeing them leave and hearing that poor [[spoiler:Josie]] blames herself for it is deeply upsetting.
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* Cecil's absolute terror and despair when management [[spoiler: finally opens their doors and roams the radio station hunting for him]] in episode 36. Poor guy's on the verge of tears.

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* Cecil's absolute terror and despair when management [[spoiler: finally opens their doors and roams the radio station hunting for him]] in episode 36.3. Poor guy's on the verge of tears.
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* "Some of us are not here. We leave space for them."

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* "Some of us are not here. We leave space for them. Space that has been emptied by time."
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** Made worse in Episode 36 when it's revealed that they were childhood best friends.
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I think that\'s what he meant...


* Cecil's absolute terror and despair when management [[spoiler: finally opens their doors and roams the radio station hunting for him]] in episode 3. Poor guy's on the verge of tears.

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* Cecil's absolute terror and despair when management [[spoiler: finally opens their doors and roams the radio station hunting for him]] in episode 3.36. Poor guy's on the verge of tears.
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* Cecil's absolute terror and despair when management [[spoiler: finally opens their doors and roams the radio station hunting for him]] in episode 3. Poor guy's on the verge of tears.
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** When asked for what she wanted, Megan simply answered "For everything to get better." And then Cecil goes on to say that it was cute, but "it's not like things will ever get better," which really says something about his outlook on life.

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Is the computer\'s death actually a spoiler or not? Because, c\'mon, we all saw it coming, right?


* "Megan loves computer. Computer simulates love for Megan." OH GOD THE FEELS.

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* "Megan "[[AC: Megan loves computer. Computer simulates love for Megan." ]]" OH GOD THE FEELS.FEELS.
** And then, after he tells Megan he loves her (or at least tries his hardest to), after he promises he'll make the world a better, safer place for Megan, after he promises end all war, he's unplugged. And Megan...
--> A single, adult man's hand is slipping, sadly, down from the keys of a darkened computer. She scurries a little slower than before. Maybe her knuckles slump as she makes her way home through quiet streets.
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* "Megan loves computer. Computer simulates love for Megan." OH GOD THE FEELS.
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* Cecils terrified voice in 19B upon seeing the other radio station.
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* "Some of us are not here. We leave space for them."
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-->[["AloofOlderBrother I wish my brother would be proud of me..."]]

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-->[["AloofOlderBrother I -->[[AloofOlderBrother "I wish my brother would be proud of me..."]]
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-->"My mom seems really proud of me, too! She hid from me for ''three days'', the longest time ever! ... [[AloofOlderBrother I wish my brother would be proud of me..."]]

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-->"My mom seems really proud of me, too! She hid from me for ''three days'', the longest time ever! ... [[AloofOlderBrother ever!"
-->[["AloofOlderBrother
I wish my brother would be proud of me..."]]
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-->"My mom seems really proud of me, too! She hid from me for ''three days'', the longest time ever!"

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-->"My mom seems really proud of me, too! She hid from me for ''three days'', the longest time ever!"
ever! ... [[AloofOlderBrother I wish my brother would be proud of me..."]]
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-->"My mom seems really proud of me, too! She hid from me for ''three days'', the longest time ever!"
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* Episode 33 has some cassette tapes with [[spoiler: recordings Cecil made when he was 15.]] While they are mostly in turn [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming adorable]] or [[NightmareFuel creepy]], they also give us some idea of what [[spoiler: Cecil's home life was like.]]
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* As of [[WhamEpisode episode 32]], [[spoiler:Old Woman Josie's angel friends have inexplicably left Night Vale. She's not happy about it in the slightest]].

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* As of [[WhamEpisode episode Episode 32]], [[spoiler:Old Woman Josie's angel friends have inexplicably left Night Vale. She's not happy about it in the slightest]].
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* As of [[WhamEpisode episode 32]], [[spoiler:Old Woman Josie's angel friends have inexplicably left Night Vale. She's not happy about it in the slightest]].
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** "I can't. I'm still holding the trophy."

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** --> "I can't. [[ItMakesSenseInContext I'm still holding the trophy.trophy]]."

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* This troper feels especially bad for Scoutmaster Harlan, who [[spoiler: is taken away by the children in "Eternal Scouts".]] The last thing we hear from him? "We could have had something, Cecil." To add salt to the wound, this is the one thing Cecil has to say about it:
--> I hope that he continues to be both proud and terrified in whichever new reality he finds himself. I think often about the last moments with him, and the things that were said.

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* This troper feels especially bad for Scoutmaster Harlan, who [[spoiler: is taken away by the children in "Eternal Scouts".]] The last thing we hear from him? "We could have had something, Cecil." To add salt to the wound, this is the one thing Cecil has to say about it:
--> I "I hope that he continues to be both proud and terrified in whichever new reality he finds himself. I think often about the last moments with him, and the things that were said."



--> There is a car. It's not in Night Vale, or even in the desert which cradles our little town. It's out somewhere, beyond that. There are many cars there, but I'm speaking only about one- blue, squarish, with tires and windows and an engine that works most of the time. A woman is driving it, and she is also glancing whenever she can at the child in the passenger seat. He is a child, but he is 15. You understand. She is glancing at him, but she is not saying anything, and ''he'' is not saying anything either. She wants to cry or she wants to push him out of the car. Or, she wants to go back in time and insist on using a condom. Only she would never do that. She wouldn't change any of this, really. Not for all the money, piles of money, some of it defunct money from defunct and absent governments. She wouldn't give ''any'' of this back. So she drives her car, blue, squarish, with tires and windows and an engine that works most of the time. And she glances at the 15-year old child, and neither of them speaks.
* ''The Whispering Forest'' 's weather, "Winnifred" by Seth Boyer. It's a generally melancholy-sounding acoustic guitar piece that becomes even worse if you're a JossWhedon fan and know that the lyrics are about [[spoiler: [[{{Angel}} Fred's death]]]].

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--> There "There is a car. It's not in Night Vale, or even in the desert which cradles our little town. It's out somewhere, beyond that. There are many cars there, but I'm speaking only about one- blue, squarish, with tires and windows and an engine that works most of the time. A woman is driving it, and she is also glancing whenever she can at the child in the passenger seat. He is a child, but he is 15. You understand. She is glancing at him, but she is not saying anything, and ''he'' is not saying anything either. She wants to cry or she wants to push him out of the car. Or, she wants to go back in time and insist on using a condom. Only she would never do that. She wouldn't change any of this, really. Not for all the money, piles of money, some of it defunct money from defunct and absent governments. She wouldn't give ''any'' of this back. So she drives her car, blue, squarish, with tires and windows and an engine that works most of the time. And she glances at the 15-year old child, and neither of them speaks.
speaks."
* ''The Whispering Forest'' 's Episode 22's weather, "Winnifred" by Seth Boyer. It's a generally melancholy-sounding acoustic guitar piece that becomes even worse if you're a JossWhedon Creator/JossWhedon fan and know that the lyrics are about [[spoiler: [[{{Angel}} [[spoiler:[[Series/{{Angel}} Fred's death]]]].
death]]]].

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\n* ''The Whispering Forest'' 's weather, "Winnifred" by Seth Boyer. It's a generally melancholy-sounding acoustic guitar piece that becomes even worse if you're a JossWhedon fan and know that the lyrics are about [[spoiler: [[{{Angel}} Fred's death]]]].
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--> There is a car. It's not in Night Vale, or even in the desert which cradles our little town. It's out somewhere, beyond that. There are many cars there, but I'm speak only about one- blue, squarish, with tires and windows and an engine that works most of the time. A woman is driving it, and she is also glancing whenever she can at the child in the passenger seat. He is a child, but he is 15. You understand. She is glancing at him, but she is not saying anything, and ''he'' is not saying anything either. She wants to cry or she wants to push him out of the car. Or, she wants to go back in time and insist on using a condom. Only she would never do that. She wouldn't change any of this, really. Not for all the money, piles of money, some of it defunct money from defunct and absent governments. She wouldn't give ''any'' of this back. So she drives her car, blue, squarish, with tires and windows and an engine that works most of the time. And she glances at the 15-year old child, and neither of them speaks.


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--> There is a car. It's not in Night Vale, or even in the desert which cradles our little town. It's out somewhere, beyond that. There are many cars there, but I'm speak speaking only about one- blue, squarish, with tires and windows and an engine that works most of the time. A woman is driving it, and she is also glancing whenever she can at the child in the passenger seat. He is a child, but he is 15. You understand. She is glancing at him, but she is not saying anything, and ''he'' is not saying anything either. She wants to cry or she wants to push him out of the car. Or, she wants to go back in time and insist on using a condom. Only she would never do that. She wouldn't change any of this, really. Not for all the money, piles of money, some of it defunct money from defunct and absent governments. She wouldn't give ''any'' of this back. So she drives her car, blue, squarish, with tires and windows and an engine that works most of the time. And she glances at the 15-year old child, and neither of them speaks.

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\n* The oddly bittersweet traffic in "The Man in the Tan Jacket":
--> There is a car. It's not in Night Vale, or even in the desert which cradles our little town. It's out somewhere, beyond that. There are many cars there, but I'm speak only about one- blue, squarish, with tires and windows and an engine that works most of the time. A woman is driving it, and she is also glancing whenever she can at the child in the passenger seat. He is a child, but he is 15. You understand. She is glancing at him, but she is not saying anything, and ''he'' is not saying anything either. She wants to cry or she wants to push him out of the car. Or, she wants to go back in time and insist on using a condom. Only she would never do that. She wouldn't change any of this, really. Not for all the money, piles of money, some of it defunct money from defunct and absent governments. She wouldn't give ''any'' of this back. So she drives her car, blue, squarish, with tires and windows and an engine that works most of the time. And she glances at the 15-year old child, and neither of them speaks.

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* In "One Year Later", [[spoiler: when Cecil believes Carlos to be dead. He can't even bring himself to keep talking and sounds like he's on the brink of tears.]]
** "I can't. I'm still holding the trophy."
* This troper feels especially bad for Scoutmaster Harlan, who [[spoiler: is taken away by the children in "Eternal Scouts".]] The last thing we hear from him? "We could have had something, Cecil." To add salt to the wound, this is the one thing Cecil has to say about it:
--> I hope that he continues to be both proud and terrified in whichever new reality he finds himself. I think often about the last moments with him, and the things that were said.

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