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Lightning Lou
An elderly bloodhound memory left alone as the guard dog of a closed gas station on Christmas.
Story so far
Carl stops at a Homestead gas station and finds Lightning Lou asleep in a labeled bed behind the counter. The old bloodhound has food, water, and a dog door into a small fenced yard, but no person remains with him during the holiday closure.
Carl tries to pet the memory ghost and accidentally dislodges its physical collar. The sleeping dog does not notice, and Carl wishes him a merry Christmas while reflecting on people and animals left alone before the collapse.
Appearance
An old bloodhound sleeping on his side in a small labeled bed behind a gas-station counter.
Role
Lightning Lou crystallizes Carl's newly painful awareness of involuntary solitude.
Relationships
Carl — Carl attempts to comfort the untouchable memory and knocks off his collar.
Homestead — His gas-station memory lies near Carl's rendezvous.
Memory Ghosts — He is an unaware simulation of the dog before the collapse.
Sources — 1 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 52
- An elderly bloodhound memory left alone as the guard dog of a closed gas station on Christmas.