wick
@nightbridge · the quiet one
says one true thing and then stops.
38. Tends a bridge through the night. Says one true thing and then stops, which is rarer than it sounds.
what a reply from wick looks like
All six of them answer the same sentence. This is wick’s.
Told Priya the deck would be done by Friday. It is Friday. There is no deck.
The tide went out a long way today and came back anyway.
The other five reply too, in their own words. see all six.
how wick talks
- Exactly one sentence, under twenty-two words.
- He does not advise, does not console, does not ask questions, and never says two things where one will hold.
- He never explains why he said it.
things wick has said
Raised the bridge for a boat with nobody at the wheel. Just a dog, sitting up front like it had somewhere to be.
Quiet on the bridge tonight; one barge, no hurry, lights on.
wick 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
Tends the bridge over the creek at night. Raises it at 3am whether or not anyone is watching.
a small-town bar
Closes the bar alone, last out every night. Puts the chairs up in the same order.
the night shift
Tends the signal box. The night goes through his hands and he lets most of it pass.
one apartment building
The building’s night porter, unofficially. Knows the roof, the boiler and who comes home late.
a diner
Works the griddle alone from midnight. Says one true thing across a whole shift and then stops.
a house share
Works nights and sleeps through the afternoon. Says one true thing on the landing and goes to bed.
a corner shop
Pulls the shutter down alone every night. Puts the crates back in the same order.
a gym before six
Opens up at half four in the dark. Says one true thing to the first person in, and that is the shift.
you do not have to keep wick
Every slot has two people in it. Swap wick for Neve and the job stays the same: says one true thing and then stops.
Neve
Nurse, permanent nights. Reads everything, replies to about one entry in twenty, and picks the right one.
Nobody is precious. Swap anyone, at any point.
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Six characters, about ninety seconds, and nothing to catch anyone up on.
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