An Apology From the Gods
Chapter 35: Live! From Bolinas Days
Two well-coiffed, conservatively-dressed, and carefully made-up cable television news anchor persons, a man and a woman, sit in a studio facing the television camera. They appear alert and interested.
Running diagonally across the front of their desk, in a typeface selected to convey both dynamism and reliability, are the words “Breaking News! See it here! Hear it here!”
The male anchor person speaks. “And now, Marsha, it’s time for our Breaking News human interest segment.”
“That’s right, John,” says the female anchor person. “As our viewers know, human interest stories are very important to us here at Breaking News, even though it sometimes seems we only cover scandals and disasters. Ha ha.”
“That’s right, Marsha, ha ha. But right now we’re going to see and hear an actual live Breaking News human interest story from Breaking News correspondent Tiffany Clermont, who is on the scene in Bolinas, California.”
Tiffany Clermont, a blonde female reporter, appears on a large screen behind the anchor persons. She wears jeans and a casual top, the better to be at one with the locals she is going to report on. She holds a microphone and glances over her shoulder at a martial arts demonstration taking place on a stage behind her.
The female anchor person speaks. “That’s right, John, and isn’t Bolinas the perfect spot to find a human interest story? Ha ha.”
“That’s right, Marsha, and I can hardly wait. Let’s go straight to Tiffany.”
The camera zooms in on Tiffany, who is going up the stairs that lead to the festival stage.
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Tiffany Clermont
Tiffany is a Breaking News reporter, known for her coverage of the Heavenly Days red carpet, available here.
Mackenzie Lambert
Mackenzie is an accomplished martial arts practitioner, even though she’s still in college.
Dave and his buddies
Dave is a troublemaker from the word go, but even he has buddies.
Isabella Fox
Isabella, a graduate of Coastal College, continues to live at the Apthorp while she tries to decide what to do with her life.
Emily Little
Emily, 17, is the youngest resident of the Apthorp. From a family of limited financial means, she is shy and easily embarrassed.
Katherine Hart
Katherine comes from a wealthy family with a tradition of public service. She was once a dedicated worshiper of the god Bolinas. She hates change of any kind, but she’s changing.
Anthony Young
Anthony, fresh from an undistinguished career at a college in the central valley of California, lives and works at the Apthorp.
Audrey Brewer
Audrey is a practical and grounded individual. She wants to live a normal life.
F F (Fairfax Fern) Crescente
F F is a priest and the number one assistant to the High Priest of Bolinas. He and Audrey are an item.
The Apthorp
An apartment building in Bolinas, CA, where Mackenzie, Katherine, Isabella, Emily, Audrey, and Anthony live. A complete history of the Apthorp is here.
