Paler Than the Streetlight, Waiting for You by the Vending Machine at Dawn – intro video
An insomniac office worker buys water at a street-corner vending machine in the small hours, when a lazy female voice behind him says, “Can’t sleep? Then keep me company for a while.” Her red eyes shine startlingly under the streetlight, and only then does he notice that her shadow is far fainter than the lamp.
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