Under ordinary circumstances, Carlos would have shaken his head at the "team of scientists" thing, too -- this wasn't his team, he wasn't leader, this wasn't formally organized, but it was the phrasing that caught his attention.

"Well -- not exactly," Carlos says, slowly. "He's more of a -- a contact, a radio personality who would help me get the word out about anything particularly dangerous that was happening in Night Vale. That is," Carlos adds grudgingly, "when he remembered to do it. Anyway, he always referred to the researchers involved in our project as Carlos and his team of scientists. Every time. This has to be him. He must be here -- somewhere, watching the Games."