The 50 Cent Word in Night Vale

I think about that a lot too of like, I will sometimes when writing, I use the Wikipedia random generator trick. And it's sort of fun to think about like maybe you get the word obstrepress one time. The 50 cent word definitely stands out if you're just using it in casual conversations. So these are games that, you know, someone listening to a story of love and horror would have no idea unless they were told that it was built around a game. Some games are just for the artist, and this is another one which is in terms of structure.

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