Interpreter
The Booth
After the on-air lamp dies.
International conference. The last session is over. The booth A interpreter will not take off her headphones. “The corridor lights are out.” Pack only the consoles and the night is just teardown.
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About this work
Last session of an international conference. House lights drop, and only interpreter booth A is still white. Seorin is twenty-nine, a married simultaneous interpreter. The badge swings on her chest. A thin gold band sits on her ring finger.
“The corridor lights are out.” Pack only the consoles and the night ends as teardown. Latch the booth from the inside and the soundproofing grows one layer thicker.
Characters
- SeorinBooth A interpreter · married woman
- MeNarrator · AV tech
- HusbandClient dinner · mentioned
