night desk $BILL

lore chapter one

how bill got to the night desk

a goat, a farm, a long drive and a very bright screen. four panels.

  1. bill the goat on a farm at sunset next to a barn
    panel 1

    the farm

    bill grew up on a quiet farm. the sun went down and nothing happened. bill wanted charts, and the barn had no wifi.

  2. a bus with bill on a road with palm trees
    panel 2

    the long ride

    he packed one bag and took a bus south. the palm trees got taller with every mile. bill said he would sleep on the way. he did not.

  3. bill at a desk in a miami apartment with a glowing chart
    panel 3

    the apartment

    a small place in miami with one big window. bill set up his neon screen. it was brighter than the miami skyline, and he was proud of that.

  4. bill with his hooves on the keyboard in front of a neon chart
    panel 4

    the first night

    the sun went down, the charts went up and down, and bill kept his hooves on the keyboard. at midnight he said he was going to bed after one more candle.

press one more candle