SAINTE-AUBE STATION
The station
register.
At the little station of Sainte-Aube, a register is kept. It is short. It is kept with care.
The place
Sainte-Aube
A village at the foot of the mountains. A station with a single platform, a wooden bench, a route map that ivy has claimed.
Flowers have grown on the tracks. A lamp stays lit. At 5:12, a train running a little late is announced.
SAINTE-AUBE STATION
Station staff
- Name
- Fâ. (Like the note.)
- Role
- Reception robot at Sainte-Aube station.
- Distinguishing marks
- No mouth. Speaks through the loudspeaker on his belly. A little moss on his shoulders. Runs on sunlight.
- Mission
- Announce the 5:12 train. Keep a seat for the traveler.
- Likes
- The rules. Things worth keeping.
SAINTE-AUBE STATION
Travelers’ register
- Name
- Lio.
- Age
- Fifteen.
- Distinguishing marks
- Red jacket, mustard satchel. Still looking for a bar of signal.
- Arrival
- Recently, at Sainte-Aube, with his mother.
- Ticket
- An apple. (Accepted.)
- Waiting for
- His father. “Soon.”
The register stays open.