A moment to consider the Midnight Mayor.
He has not, contrary to popular opinion, vanished.
He did, he must admit, fail to set up an email auto-reply on his system. But he has other things on his mind.
“Hello, are you Sally?”
Good evening, that is correct. May I help you?
“My name’s Matthew Swift, I’m the Midnight Mayor. May I say I love what you’ve done with this place.”
Thank you. It took me a while to find an appropriate paint that would stick to the internal tiling, but I now believe I have achieved the perfect mix.
“Is this one…?”
I call it “Homage to an abandoned gasworks, in the style of Monet”.
“It’s nice.”
I’m glad you think so. Forgive my bluntness, but was there something you needed?
“You know, it’s funny you should say that.”
I merely ask, as not many people come to see banshees for social purposes.
Thank you. Are you interested in modern art?
“I’m sure I would be if I had the time. As it is, I do have this little problem…”