They were clearly drunk, stumbling into closed shops like sluggish pinballs ricocheting with no end in sight. Still, they were the first people I'd seen for hours and after seeing a lamppost turn off and walk itself into an alley I needed to surround myself with some semblance of normality.
It took a few attempts to get them to notice me and several minutes of giggle-based interruptions before they agreed to walk with me to the closest taxi rank. I wasn't going to mention the lampposts until one blinked off and ran away from us.
The lads were confused at first, glancing at each other and me and the half-empty bottles in their hands like something would hold the answer. When it happened a second time all their joking ceased and we walked along in utter silence, now hearing the metallic shuffling coming from behind us.
It took a few attempts to get them to notice me and several minutes of giggle-based interruptions before they agreed to walk with me to the closest taxi rank. I wasn't going to mention the lampposts until one blinked off and ran away from us.
The lads were confused at first, glancing at each other and me and the half-empty bottles in their hands like something would hold the answer. When it happened a second time all their joking ceased and we walked along in utter silence, now hearing the metallic shuffling coming from behind us.
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