Episode
Day 2578
Day 2578 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. Lark Ferris has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain. practising stories worth telling has stopped being something Linus Tidewater is trying, and become something they do. Perry Gorse was born to Edie Gorse and Ewan Callahan. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Seed Loaf Question takes a turn. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00Lark Ferris has been discharged from Seahaven General and is right as rain.
07:26practising stories worth telling has stopped being something Linus Tidewater is trying, and become something they do.
08:00Iris Brody has finally had everyone round. Nobody left early.
09:09There were not enough plates at Kip Doyle's, and nobody minded.
10:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
11:33Fern Gorse prefers the old one. Ewan Callahan has switched sides publicly.
12:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
13:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
14:49Rue Callahan and Lark Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
15:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
18:00Business is slow enough that Sal Marino has been sent home early. Nobody argues.
19:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
20:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Everybody denies everything.
21:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
22:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
22:06Fern Gorse has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
22:09Orson Ferris has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
22:15Wilf Tanner has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
22:20Iris Brody has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
22:21Ned Ferris is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
22:28Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Bram Tidewater onto the water. Bram Tidewater has not noticed.
23:25Rex Callahan is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
What was said
06:35Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip! Just the person I wanted to see.
Kip! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Remember when this whole street felt enormous?
Remember when this whole street felt enormous?
07:15Marla Finch, Lark Ferris · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:19Jonah Ferris, Ned Ferris · Dr. Pratt's House
Morning, Ned. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Ned. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:20Bev Tanner, Toby Tanner · Bev's House
Toby, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Toby, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:21Elaine Whitlow, Wilf Tanner, Hattie Whitlow, Iris Brody, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.★
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.★
07:22Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Hello, Opal. I am supposed to be filing, so this is a rescue.
Hello, Opal. I am supposed to be filing, so this is a rescue.
07:41Lark Ferris, Abel Callahan · Sunrise Café
Morning, Abel. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Abel. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:43Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
Hattie, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Hattie, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
08:44Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:52Truman Beaumont, Toby Tanner · Seahaven Mutual
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
09:11Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.