"Breathe deep. Deeper than that. Get far below sea level and breathe. Breathe in a cave. Breathe in a deeper cave. Breathe deeper and deeper until you can’t find your way back. Welcome to Night Vale."
Do you remember that list you were given to memorize? You should have memorized that list exactly. Plus, a finding in the desert, what is opera, and meatless mondays.
Tropes present in The List include:
- Bait-and-Switch Comment:The Greater Night Vale Medical Community, in conjunction with the mayor’s office, announced the new city-wide campaign for Meatless Mondays. Each week, in recognition of the immense impact of meat on the environment and public health, Meatless Mondays will be the days we all set aside to try not to be made of meat.
- Continuity Nod:
- The list from "The Phone Call" is a plot point.
- Cecil apparently followed through on his promise to start going bowling with Old Woman Josie again in "Yellow Helicopters".
- "Shaggy Dog" Story: The whole thing was a drill. The day when the list will actually be needed is yet to come.
"Today's proverb: Beware of Greeks bearing gifts. Also beware of gifts of Greek bears. Gifted and bare Greeks are totally OK."
