Midnight Pals: Velvet Night (Patreon)

Silvia Moreno-Garcia: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the velvet nightMoreno-Garcia: i mean the night that is velvetMoreno-Garcia: the night that was velvetMoreno-Garcia: i mean velvet was the nightMoreno-Garcia: yeah that sounds goodMoreno-Garcia: let's go with that

Moreno-Garcia: this story takes place in the 1970sMoreno-Garcia: in america, a time of disco and bellbottom pantsMoreno-Garcia: but in MexicoMoreno-Garcia: a time of turmoil

Moreno-Garcia: this was during the time of the dirty warMoreno-Garcia: a time of government repressionMoreno-Garcia: when they banned rock music for being too subversiveKoontz: OMG! like in footloose?!Moreno-Garcia: exactly like in footlooseMoreno-Garcia: except that they were also killing people

King: you know, i know a little about this myselfKing: being a musician and allKing: i know what it's like to tweak the noses of the establishmentKing: and run afoul of the town fathersMoreno-Garcia:

King: yep yep seems The Man didn't appreciate our rebellious, antiauthoritarian attitudeBarker: to be clearBarker: you're talking about your time with the rockbottom remaindersKing: oh yeah we were quite the fearless truth tellersMoreno-Garcia: that is not the same thing at all

Moreno-Garcia: in the midst of all this, there's this incredibly basic secretaryMoreno-Garcia: she spends all her time reading adventure thriller comicsMoreno-Garcia: but when she gets involved in a real life adventure thrillerMoreno-Garcia: she's about to find out that being in an adventure thriller isn't everything it's cracked up to be

Moreno-Garcia: this secretary is always reading pulp romance comicsMary Shelley: comics?Shelley: sounds like a nerdMoreno-Garcia: you don't like nerds?Shelley: noShelley: no i don'tShelley: kinda my thing, reallyShelley: not liking nerds

Barker: mary isn't percy a nerd?Shelley: you take that back or i'll fuckin end you barkerShelley: don't think i won'tBarker: [sweats] iBarker: [sweating intensifies] i would never think that, mary

Moreno-Garcia: this secretary suddenly finds herself caught up in government intrigueMoreno-Garcia: with sexy resultsMoreno-Garcia: when she's asked to pet sit the cat of a student revolutionaryJunji Ito: oh no i hope the cat is okPoe: yeah the cat better be okLovecraft: i too am concerned about this cat

Moreno-Garcia: the cat's not really the important partJunji Ito: b-but the catIto: cats are god's perfect little gentlemenIto: [crying] i would die for my catMoreno-Garcia:

Moreno-Garcia: stop fixating on the cat!Moreno-Garcia: the cat is not the issue!Moreno-Garcia: the issue is the government violenceIto: i'd feel better if i knew the cat was going to be okUrsula Vernon: see, there's an easy way to avoid all this