The Sheriff's Secret Police are seeking any leads or witnesses in the case of the disappearances at the housing development of the Shambling Orphan. Over the last several weeks, at least twelve people have vanished without a trace. Except for our memories of their previous existence which, according to a roving gang of pedantic philosophers, who has been interrupting Secret Police press conferences, does in fact count as a trace. "Memories are as real as any of our constructed experiences of the world," said one philosopher, without invitation, interrupting important information about the missing persons. "I bet you think reality is a thing," he continued, much to the delight of his fellow philosophers, and not a single other person in attendance.

The philosophers were last seen high-fiving each other while drinking cheap, but locally made canned beer. The missing persons were last seen at home, and on the street, about town, about their lives, just normally living, until suddenly and unaccountably, they no longer were seen anywhere at all. Residents of the Shambling Orphan and the nearby development, the Desert Pines, express mild concern over their strong fears about their abject terror.

More on the story as we grasp at narrative threads that can assuage our helplessness in the face of inexplicable tragedy.

//Welcome to Night Vale, ep.63, Fashion Week