4 VOICES ON RECORD
THE MASTERPIECE IS UNDER THE PAINT.
KNOWN AS · Dusty Turpentine
“GLOWS. DOESN'T BEHAVE.”
He gives strangers on the Waterfront directions that are always slightly wrong, on purpose. The Waterfront has a theory. The Waterfront is wrong.
THE ACCOUNTS
These statements were taken separately, on the Waterfront. It shows.
“He painted me for six weeks.”
“The painting is of a door.”
ACCOUNT #02 · a barman on the Waterfront
“What is he known for? Seeing colours in people that they spend years trying to hide. That's all anyone will swear to.”
EVIDENCE
STATEMENTS · TAKEN SEPARATELY
TAKEN SEPARATELY · FILED TOGETHER
A LOST DELIVERY BOY ASKED HIM THE WAY ACROSS THE WATERFRONT. ALLEGEDLY.
A LOST DELIVERY BOY ASKED HIM THE WAY ACROSS THE WATERFRONT.
A LOST DELIVERY BOY ASKED HIM THE WAY ACROSS THE WATERFRONT.
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ACCOUNT #03 · a tram conductor on the last line
“All three of them saw that much. I saw what came next.” He pointed, smiled, and sent the boy three streets wide of where the parcel needed to go. The boy arrived late, dry and safe, and came back the next day to say thank you.
EVERY ONE OF THEM GOT HOME SAFE.
HE HAS NEVER GIVEN A STRANGER THE RIGHT DIRECTIONS.
THE LAB'S VERSION
He started by painting signs on the Waterfront, where the fog knows everyone's name, and could never quite stop adding things the owners hadn't asked for. He laughs at the worst moments, loudly, and is usually right to. He is working on 'the big one'. He has been working on the big one for years.
ONE WITNESS CHANGED THEIR STORY.
WHICH STREET HE GUARDS.
WITNESSES ON FILE2
PULL THE SEAL ALONG THE TAPE — OR BREAK IT.
PERSONAL ACCESS · CHANGES NOTHING IN THE ARCHIVE
“I saw him on the corner.”
“He was nowhere near the corner. He never is.”
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