Episode
Day 4736
Day 4736 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Kip Doyle is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning. Control has sent an old friend to sit with Truman Beaumont for a while. Nothing calms him faster. learning the orchard properly has stopped being something Perry Gorse is trying, and become something they do. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Shortcut reaches its conclusion. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00Control has sent an old friend to sit with Truman Beaumont for a while. Nothing calms him faster.
01:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
01:18learning the orchard properly has stopped being something Perry Gorse is trying, and become something they do.
02:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
07:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
08:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
09:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
09:41Whatever Flo Ferris and Bram Tidewater were circling, they have landed on it.
09:58Milo Ferris and Bev Tanner have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
10:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
11:11Flo Ferris produces a rival route. The difference is seconds, and is defended for hours.
14:00Kip Doyle is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
14:00Perry Gorse noticed the greetings had gone identical and improvised badly but successfully.
14:16Alma Callahan is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
15:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
15:39Truman Beaumont and Flo Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
16:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
18:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
19:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
19:33Lark Ferris and Abel Callahan have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
20:48Milo Ferris is conducting an imaginary orchestra near the dartboard.
22:07Dell Tanner has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
22:08Bea Callahan has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
22:15Ned Ferris is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
22:30Ewan Callahan is conducting an imaginary orchestra near the dartboard.
22:37Abel Callahan is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
What was said
00:54Perry Gorse, Truman Beaumont · Truman's House
I nearly did it your way, and then I did it properly.
I nearly did it your way, and then I did it properly.
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip! Sunshine on every windowsill.
Kip! Sunshine on every windowsill.
07:03Cole Whitlow, Mabel Tidewater · Rex's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:04Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Well if it isn't Opal. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Opal. How's the day treating you?
07:21Elaine Whitlow, Milo Ferris, Ewan Callahan, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.
07:54Elaine Whitlow, Jonah Ferris, Truman Beaumont, Bea Callahan, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
Morning, Jonah. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
Morning, Jonah. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
08:31Gil Ferris, Flo Ferris · June's House
Flo, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Flo, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
08:49Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
Ned! Just the person I wanted to see.
Ned! Just the person I wanted to see.
08:50Hal Brody, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Milo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Milo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:53Wilf Tanner, Dell Tanner · Seahaven Mutual
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
09:08Linus Tidewater, Gil Ferris · Community Orchard & Gardens
Gil! Just the person I wanted to see.
Gil! Just the person I wanted to see.
09:13Bram Tidewater, Flo Ferris · Founders Park
Flo! Sun's out again. Like clockwork.
Flo! Sun's out again. Like clockwork.