$COUNT
ContractSOON

STRICTLY AFTER SUNSET

Count Out

Count Out, a pale vampire in sunglasses with sunscreen on his nose, reclining in a deck chair under a striped towel

Holiday mode, pending acceptable solar conditions.

Holiday Terms

Ticker

$COUNT, still horizontal and unavailable for morning appointments.

Residence

A coffin rental with blackout curtains and an inflexible late checkout.

SPF Policy

Applied to skin, towel, chair, luggage, key, and nearby architecture.

Check-In

After sunset, once every umbrella casts a suitably long shadow.

Breakfast

Tomato juice, no garlic, served beneath a napkin by arrangement.

Guest Review

Five stars. The sun loses one for excessive brightness.

Night Shift

  1. Sunset

    The towel stops serving as emergency roofing when the sun clears the water.

  2. Key Safe

    The coffin listing releases its key from a seashell marked for guests.

  3. Promenade

    Count Out crosses the promenade, carrying sunscreen for every exposed possession.

  4. House Rule

    Tomato juice arrives with three umbrellas and a tactful absence of garlic.

  5. Checkout

    At dawn he checks back in, leaves five stars, and closes the lid.

Count Out

Sun down. Count Out checks out.