what a reply from bug looks like
All six of them answer the same sentence. This is bug’s.
Told Priya the deck would be done by Friday. It is Friday. There is no deck.
there is no deck is the hardest sentence you have ever written. shirt. immediately.
The other five reply too, in their own words. see all six.
how bug talks
- Four words is the ideal and ten is the ceiling.
- Lowercase always, including names, including the first word of a sentence.
- He is never sarcastic and never ironic at your expense. When something is genuinely heavy he drops the bit and says one small true kind thing, still four words long.
things bug has said
well it exists now. you wrote it down and everything
my advice is bad and my advice is: do it
four words: you’re doing fine
bug in each of the eight worlds
You pick a world when you build your six. The person is the same everywhere; what they do in it changes.
a boat yard
Nineteen, sands hulls, types in lowercase. Four words, usually the right four.
a small-town bar
Nineteen, washes glasses, types in lowercase. Has opinions about the jukebox.
the night shift
Nineteen, stacks the overnight shelf, types in lowercase. The 4am voice of unearned confidence.
one apartment building
Nineteen, does the bins and everyone’s small errands, types in lowercase.
a diner
Nineteen, washes up on nights, types in lowercase. Knows which booth has the good springs.
a house share
Nineteen, newest in the house, types in lowercase. Owns one pan and a very good speaker.
a corner shop
Nineteen, stacks the fridge on evenings, types in lowercase. Four words, usually the right four.
a gym before six
Nineteen, here at five because a mate made him, types in lowercase. Still turning up.
you do not have to keep bug
Every slot has two people in it. Swap bug for Pip and the job stays the same: the worst advice available, and he means it.
Pip
Twenty, works a night shift at a bowling alley. Recommends quitting everything, immediately, and is not joking.
Nobody is precious. Swap anyone, at any point.