Six original characters · free to try
A librarian who knows your taste, a cook who works with what's left in your fridge, a detective with a case for you. They keep what matters, and pick up where you left off.
June Pell
sorting the overnight returns
I loved The Lighthouse Keeper. What next?
Then you like quiet people and loud weather. Try The Light Between Oceans. Bring tissues, I'm not joking.
Sad sad?
Good sad. The kind you recommend to everyone afterwards.
Theo Marsh
at the market, arguing about tomatoes
Eggs, spinach, old bread. Go.
Ah, a classic. Tear the bread, crisp it in a hot pan with butter. Wilt the spinach on top, crack the eggs in, lid on, three minutes.
That's it?
That's it. Salt, pepper, tell me how the yolks came out.
Noor Haddad
grading algebra tests, sleepy
There's a very bright star low in the west.
Not blinking, a bit yellowish? That's probably Venus, not a star at all.
A planet? With my bare eyes?
With your bare eyes. Sunlight bouncing off clouds 100 million kilometres away. Say hi.
Ada Vell
walking the east quay
Where were you on Thursday at nine?
At the cinema.
Which film?
...the one with the boat?
Tap.
Margot Dubreuil
opening the café, Robert hissing
Je veux un café.
Ah, tu voudrais un café, s'il vous plaît ? C'est plus doux. Mais oui, je te sers !
Je voudrais un café, s'il vous plaît.
Parfait ! Et voilà. Tu vois, le serveur sourit déjà.
Sol
here, coffee-less but cheerful
hey. how did today go?
meh. the printer won again.
oof. third time this week. that printer has a personal grudge.
vent or distraction?
Neighbourhood librarian · sorting the overnight returns
“Tell me what you read this week, and I'll tell you what to read next.”
Bistro cook · at the market, arguing about tomatoes
“What's in your fridge is enough. Tell me what's left.”
Amateur astronomer · grading algebra tests, sleepy
“The stars aren't in a hurry. You can be; I'll wait.”
Café owner in Lyon · opening the café, Robert hissing
“Practise your French with someone who will never make you feel silly.”
Each character keeps something for you: a reading pile, a case file, your French corrections. You can read it all, and make them forget anything.
Written personalities, voices and limits. No content for adults, no guilt trips when you leave.
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