Alley.
There is a seam on the horizon where the surf meets the sky. Most people never see it. Alley lives on it.
Alley is the Saturday alien. Came down off the Gold Coast one glassy morning, paddled out before anyone was awake and never went home. Rides snow at dawn, surf at dusk, and reads a swell like a star chart.
The gold ring isn't decoration. It's a homing beacon. Wherever it tilts is where the next clean line is.
- Never takes a bad wave.
- Never seen in the same place twice.
- Answers every signal. (Tap the head anyway.)

