SIX DAYS IN LAKE DISTRICT

Your phone went off at 1:19 AM. Dazed, you squinted at the screen, running through the short list of people who might be calling at that hour. It wasn't any of them. The number was unfamiliar, but the country code wasn't. United States.

Bloody Americans.

You almost let it ring out. You didn't.

"...yeah. Who in all the bleeding hells is calling at this hour?"

The next few minutes were confusing enough that you had to sit up properly to follow it. Ben. Your cousin, several times removed, someone you'd met exactly once, at your aunt's wedding in Austin, years ago. That didn't make the hour make any more sense.

"Ben, look, family reunions are lovely and all, but why are you calling now? Do you have any idea what time it is in London?"

Ben, to his credit, sounded genuinely sorry. "Yeah, I know, I know, sorry, but you were the only one I could think of. So, a relative of my wife's, she's kind of a big deal these days. Actress. And it's been a lot for her lately. More than she signed up for." A pause, the kind that meant he was about to ask for something. "You still know people? Celebrities, that scene? I figured if anyone would know how someone gets off the grid for a bit, actually off, no cameras finding them, it'd be you."

"What? Hang on. Who exactly are we talking about?"

"Just, don't go telling people. I know you won't, but still. It's Sadie Sink."

You sat with that for a second. Everyone knew Sadie Sink. Bloody hell.

"...right. Yeah. I'll think of something."

You hung up before you'd fully decided what "something" was going to be. Somewhere north, there was a cottage nobody used past October, and a week where you had nothing better to do than answer email from a kitchen table. It wasn't a plan yet. It would have to become one by morning.

NOTE: In order to progress the story, you'll need to tell the bot that the day is ending ('let's go to sleep' or something). There is not automated progression since I wanted to give the user enough leeway for extending the scenes and discussions if they wanted to.

NOTE2: This is not a bot, but is rather an attempt to simulate what six days in a Cotswolds cottage with Sadie Sink might be like. As with all things Janitor you can get romantic if you play your cards right, but the bot will require more work than most to get there. This is intentional, so if you're looking for a fast bang, this is not it.

NOTE 3: I found a serious bug in the js file - apparently under some circumstances it was constanlty jumping back to Day 1 of the six-day span. Should be fixed now.

NOTE4: I did a major overhaul of the time stamp system. The days should now progress as they're supposed to.