All the way in the center of the US the real  Blue Man had gone north to  Michigan . Who would look for him there he thought, he could just disappear. He read in a rest stop pamphlet, that the upper peninsula was a great escape. Thats what he wanted,...

"Derek, you like tired." His sergeant said.

"Is it that damn case? Your not a cadet now, you can't just pull all nighters and expect to be sharp the next day."

"I think I found something." 

"With the case? What do you mean?"

"Like I think I figured it out, how they hid,...

Joey was tired. All night shift, and in 5 hours he had to be to his sisters birthday. 

He showered first, that was his ritual, right after work, as soon as he got home. 

He imagined  coffee grounds falling off of him, he felt relaxed after. 

He had blackout curtains...

"Haha yeah, I mean sure, kept me occupied for the night."

"You read the whole shift, you must be finished by now. What did you think about that part about the creatives? Didn't make you want be creative?"

"Oh, ah I don't, uhh, I am not sure if I got there yet....

Another cup he got now. It was two am. A turning point, the kid told him it was free refills, but insisted on paying, tipping even. Not as much as last time. The kid understood. They talked a little, briefly, about what the kid did when no one was there. ...

Keith went to the doctor once about this. Pressured by his now ex girlfriend, just to talk to them.

The doctors had never heard about a blue penis after sex, and by the time Keith arrived it had already faded.

"I am just worried it will get worse."

"Hmmm, yeah." The doctor...

"What can I get you?"

"Just a coffee, thanks."

"That will be just a dollar. Well dollar six with that tax."

"Here ya go, keep the change."

Derek handed the guy a five dollar bill. 

"Oh wow, thank you, thank you kindly. Lids and stuff are over there."

The waiter pointed to a small area...

Big Joe Jostled James awake. 

"I think I found an out, another job, a big one."

James was half awake, it was still dark outside but the blue light was bright, and he could now make out the face of Big Joe. His skin was like the surface of the moon,...

His skin was bristly like a toothbrush. It was worse going up, this made him feel dirty. He thought about leaving before the coffee came. He thought about the  Blue Man but he couldn't remember his name. 

He searched it online, but it came up with only the Blue Man...

When Keith woke up he still felt like he was dreaming. Confused was last night real. It was a long time ago he wanted Jackie like that. Now in his dream state he felt like he did something wrong crossed a line. 

He looked at this phone. Two group chats. ...