It's Decided

Open by saying it's done now, either way. Push off from this if it helps: roundabouts.

It’s done now. Either way. Just like those awful roundabouts downtown. I had to take the third exit, missed the turn, circled back twice while my left knee throbbed. Weirdly, it felt… efficient? In a twisted way. You…

Open by congratulating them. Push off from this if it helps: escalators.

Congrats on the promotion, Gil. Seriously. It’s wild. I was just on the escalator downtown, watching the way the metal teeth bite into each other, rhythmic, inescapable, and I thought about how we just accept those…

Open by congratulating them. Push off from this if it helps: a locked door in a building you work in.

Congrats. Seriously. You actually did it. It’s weird seeing you relaxed, though. I’ve been stuck in that old library annex all week. There’s this door at the end of the hall, the one with the peeling green paint? I’ve…

Open by saying it's done now, either way. Push off from this if it helps: an unattended microphone.

It’s done now, either way. I left the mic running just in case, though probably no one’s listening. That thing’s been gathering dust since last Tuesday. I should’ve tossed it. Anyway, I made the call. It was the only…

Open by saying it's done now, either way. Push off from this if it helps: the deep end.

It's done now, either way. I made the call because the alternative was just rotting in the hallway. You didn't see the logic, but staying put would have been a much messier failure. If you want to talk about the deep…