Episode
Day 4783
Day 4783 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. practising stories worth telling has stopped being something Linus Tidewater is trying, and become something they do. The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain. Cole Whitlow is not currently speaking to Perry Gorse. 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.
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07:22practising stories worth telling has stopped being something Linus Tidewater is trying, and become something they do.
08:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
09:11Kip Doyle has finally had everyone round. Nobody left early.
11:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
11:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
12:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
13:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
13:00Three separate neighbours greeted Truman Beaumont with the identical sentence this morning.
14:00Flo Ferris produces a rival route. The difference is seconds, and is defended for hours.
15:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
16:00Business is slow enough that Rex Callahan has been sent home early. Nobody argues.
16:27Truman Beaumont and Flo Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
18:00A seagull has stolen Elaine Whitlow's sandwich near the dock. Again.
19:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
20:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
21:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
22:03Ewan Callahan is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
22:03Ike Tidewater has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
22:17Bram Tidewater is conducting an imaginary orchestra near the dartboard.
22:18Linus Tidewater is negotiating with a bar stool and appears to be losing.
22:18Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Wren Gorse onto the water. Wren Gorse has not noticed.
22:26Ned Ferris has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
22:30Bea Callahan has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:04Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
There you are, Opal. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Opal. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Linus! Just the person I wanted to see.
Linus! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:05Hal Brody, Iris Brody · Sheriff Brody's House
There you are, Iris. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Iris. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:37Bram Tidewater, Flo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Flo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Flo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:49Bea Callahan, Ewan Callahan, Ike Tidewater, Marla Finch, Wren Gorse · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:59Bram Tidewater, Bev Tanner, Ned Ferris, Flo Ferris · Sunrise Café
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.
08:45Truman Beaumont, Perry Gorse · Seahaven Mutual
Perry! Just the person I wanted to see.
Perry! Just the person I wanted to see.
08:46Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
Morning, Milo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Milo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
08:46Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
09:16Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
Good to see you, Ned. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Ned. I'll bring that right over.
11:23Fern Gorse, Bev Tanner, Hal Brody, Elaine Whitlow, Wren Gorse · Sunrise Café
Morning, Bev. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Bev. You are out before the town has finished yawning.