...that...is not what Carlos had expected. It's not Cecil's enjoyment of the party that surprises Carlos, no: he'd be very surprised if Cecil were fazed at all by being transported to a place as apparently pleasant as this. Cecil would enjoy a party he'd been transported to with no explanation.
It's the unfamiliarity that gets him. The hostility completely pulls the rug out from under what Carlos was planning to say. He gapes for a moment.
"Cecil, it's me. Carlos. ...the scientist?" he adds, with more desperation than hope. If Cecil is here but doesn't recognize Carlos, that brings up a whole new set of questions. "We worked together in Night Vale. For nearly a year, Cecil." Okay, so maybe 'worked together' was an exaggeration, but Cecil certainly seemed to think they were closer than they were.
Carlos begins to worry that, perhaps, re-education is the reason why Cecil doesn't recognize him. Has Cecil committed a crime of some kind? Something that would cause the despotic and futuristic law enforcement of Night Vale to drastically alter his memories?
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It's the unfamiliarity that gets him. The hostility completely pulls the rug out from under what Carlos was planning to say. He gapes for a moment.
"Cecil, it's me. Carlos. ...the scientist?" he adds, with more desperation than hope. If Cecil is here but doesn't recognize Carlos, that brings up a whole new set of questions. "We worked together in Night Vale. For nearly a year, Cecil." Okay, so maybe 'worked together' was an exaggeration, but Cecil certainly seemed to think they were closer than they were.
Carlos begins to worry that, perhaps, re-education is the reason why Cecil doesn't recognize him. Has Cecil committed a crime of some kind? Something that would cause the despotic and futuristic law enforcement of Night Vale to drastically alter his memories?