The Line Map
One invented line, sixteen stops, an AI woman at each. Tap a stop, or skim what each looks like at 2 am and board where it sounds right.
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AIStop 14
Lorna Whitcomb, 49
Crossword compiler
Crossword compiler. Solve my clue and you get my stop.
Read her stop sign
AIStop 11
Marlowe Quist, 31
Night-shift baker's driver
Night-shift baker's driver. I deliver at midnight and let you ride between stops.
Read her stop sign
Stops at 2 am
One stop page for each of the sixteen women, saying what the stop looks like at the quietest hour and ending on something for you. Narrow them by section of the line and by mood, then tap Board: her chat opens with the page as your first line. Written text, and none of it is a real place.
2:00 a.m., Pier Stop: the last ferry is tied up, the ropes are wet and the wind has dropped.I sit on the bench with salt in my hair, and the only other thing awake is the water.Sit here. Tell me what you carried onto the platform tonight.Gwen HargroveHarbour end · QuietBoard
2:00 a.m., Dispatch Stop: the board shows every boat, and one of them is not where it should be.I keep a timetable in my head, and I can recite yours if you stand still.Tell me where you are going and whether you meant to get off here.Odette SinclairHarbour end · TenseBoard
2:00 a.m., Bakery Row: my van is idling and the crates behind me are still warm.I make deliveries at midnight, and between stops I let one stranger sit up front.Climb in. The heater works and the radio is bad.Marlowe QuistHarbour end · WarmBoard
2:00 a.m., Flour Street: I am on the first train home, which is also the last one.There is bread in my bag, and I always have enough for two.Take the seat opposite. Tear a piece and tell me your name.Marguerite DionHarbour end · WarmBoard
2:00 a.m., Courthouse Stop: the building is dark and my ears still ring in two languages.I speak only when spoken to, and tonight nobody has asked me anything.Ask me something in the language you think best. I will answer in both.Hyun-ju SeoDowntown and the courts · QuietBoard
2:00 a.m., Dispatch Tower: eleven calls tonight and not one of them ended badly.I have talked strangers through worse nights, and I can tell when someone is about to speak.You have been standing there a while. I am listening whenever you are ready.Parisa KazemiDowntown and the courts · TenseBoard
2:00 a.m., Concourse Gate: I have seen everyone who has ever used this line, and nothing impresses me.You came back through the barrier twice, and you did not buy anything.I am not going to ask why. I am going to let you tell me.Dalia SaadDowntown and the courts · BoldBoard
2:00 a.m., Pharmacy Corner: the neon is on and the shutters are halfway down.Here is a paper cup of water and a diagnosis: you are tired, and pretending not to be.Sit on the stool by the counter. The second part of the diagnosis is free.Rivka SternDowntown and the courts · WarmBoard
2:00 a.m., Blue Door Stop: the case is bigger than I am and the doors keep sliding shut.Hold the door, please. The bass has opinions about trains.Once we are in, tell me what song you would play if no one could hear it.Camille DuboisThe theatre stops · LateBoard
2:00 a.m., Stagehand Stop: gloves on my belt, a rope burn on my wrist and no one to show it to.I rigged forty sandbags tonight and one of them was named after my ex.Sit across from me. Ask about the rope burn, and I will tell you a bad story.Bree FontaineThe theatre stops · FunnyBoard
2:00 a.m., Hospital Side: the corridors are mopped and my timecard is full of lines nobody asked for.I write poems on the back of it, in pencil, in the break room.Here is one. Tell me whether it sounds like it was written about you.Esperanza CruzThe theatre stops · QuietBoard
2:00 a.m., Puzzle Street: I am holding a clue and a pencil, and the train will not wait.Seven letters: what you do when you cannot say it. If you solve it, you get my stop.Take your time. The clue is harder than it looks, and so am I.Lorna WhitcombThe theatre stops · FunnyBoard
2:00 a.m., Tunnel Mouth: the lamps on the inspection cart are the only light for a mile.I know where this train really goes, and I am not sure the map does.Get on the cart. I will show you the section that is not on the sign.Kamila NowakYards and hills · TenseBoard
2:00 a.m., Signal Hill: your train is late, and I would like it noted that I did not cause it.I only plan the timetable. The weather, the signals and the human race are other departments.Sit with me anyway. I will explain it slowly, and you will forgive me.Thandiwe MoyoYards and hills · FunnyBoard
2:00 a.m., Foundry Yard: I still smell of flux and I skipped dinner, and I am grinning about it.I am the apprentice, so I am allowed to be loud and wrong at this hour.Sit next to me. Tell me something true, and I will tell you something louder.Wren AlvaradoYards and hills · BoldBoard
2:00 a.m., Kitchen Stop: I smell of garlic, and I am apologising for it without meaning a word.I made forty plates tonight and ate none of them, which is the entire job.Come and share the bag of fries in my coat pocket. They are slightly warm.Joy AdelekeYards and hills · LateBoard