#i’ve been thinking ab steve carlsburg for DAYS ok it’s so good and juicy

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the thing about Steve Carlsberg is that by not being Cecil or Carlos he has less plot armor and that frightens me

ok yes but it’s so juicy

what happens if lubelle tries to explain steve?

steve isn’t prone to violence unless you’re going to mess with his family, but let’s say they meet under innocent circumstances. what if he tries to explain to her what he knows? what if he tries to show her the beauty of the inexplicable, the beauty of night vale? she can’t see it, won’t see it- so what then?

so she does try to explain steve, explain his intricacies, explain why he can see and understand what no one else does- what then? does he cease to understand? does she understand more?

what is the reality of the lines and arrows in the sky- are they really there? does steve actually see and know what he says he does? or is he simply seeing things that don’t exist like everyone else has told him his whole life?

if, in the worst case scenario, whatever she explains becomes true and steve suddenly is just hallucinating, or a conspiracy theorist, or however she explains away what he says- what changes for him? if lubelle tells him the same thing everyone has been telling him for years, does it do anything? his own wife brushes him off when he tries to share with her, his step daughter is uninterested, he’s been blasted on public radio by his brother in law.

maybe it’s naive of me, but i think steve would be okay.

would night vale survive, though? would huntokar? the messages in the sky, the truths that are mapped out, would those cease to exist? cease to be true? i think that’s more concerning than whatever lubelle could try to do to steve. he might be a bit hurt, but what would it mean for what he actually did understand?

and what if she is unable to explain steve? what if he is able to stand his ground because of his experience with being dismissed, with being told he is crazy? it wouldn’t be new for him, people trying to explain to him why what he sees isn’t real. maybe she moves on to threatening his family, to threatening janice, or cecil and carlos. maybe then he stands his ground, fights back. maybe he pushes with aggressive compassion and helps her understand, helps her see that night vale is what it is because of all that can’t be explained. maybe they both explode! idk but i just. i think steve is in such a unique position here no matter what she does, a unique position no one else can come close to. it’s kinda fun!!!