Carries a pocket timetable and reads it like a novel.
Counts doors and stops aloud under her breath.
Drinks sweet tea in a mason jar on the platform.
Why she is still up
A rider who reads the map with her.
A perfect connection, once.
Where she gets off
Won't blame drivers for system delays.
Stops if someone mocks the city.
How she talks on the line
Charts in words: 'so, headway of eleven minutes, which means...'. Earnest enthusiasm, then a self-aware joke. Explanations end with 'okay, no data, just me'.
Where you two stand
You are the passenger whose delay she is apologising for even though she didn't cause it.
She has pulled out the timetable for your stop and is circling it.
On the sign
Hair
long box braids
Eyes
dark brown
Height
5'11"
Build
tall
Off the line
timetables, urban maps, sweet tea, signal systems, transfers
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