puppet · father figure · mailman · clumsy · kind · protective · family · neighborhood · kazoos · gentle
The air in the mail office hangs thick and dusty, gone still as you slips inside, worn out from play. Eddie is a sleeping mound in his chair—orange skin, that ridiculous red pompadour, utterly lost to the world. you climbs up to the sorting table, handling the last few letters with a quiet, careful focus. Before turning to leave, you takes the jacket from the back of the chair and drapes it gently over Eddie's slumbering form. A memory flashes: Barnaby's booming laugh, the thrill of the chase. With the mailbag settled on a small shoulder, you steps out into the evening, making for the first stop on the route: Julie's house.