"Because it was the most scientifically interesting place I had ever seen," answered Carlos honestly. "Weird things happened there, things I can only begin to describe. There were pyramids that broadcast telepathic messages, glowing clouds that dropped dead animals onto streets and buildings -- one week, all the wheat and wheat by-products in the entire town turned into three-foot-long venomous snakes. It was all so interesting! But it was also very dangerous," he added, a little more soberly. "Conceivably anything could kill you in Night Vale. I was only there for a year, but I couldn't even begin to count how many people died during that period." A little quieter: "I guess I'm one of them now."