I opened the laptop. Sarah had left a comment on the PR. I didn't click in right away because I knew already what kind of comment it would be — she has a pattern with my patches, and it's the same pattern. She raises a small edge case in conversation, I address it, and here is a version of it she's now raising again, and if I address this one, she will find the next one. I clicked through. Same shape as last week, and the week before that. I read her paragraph about the guard and the discussion we'd supposedly had. Closed the tab. Made coffee. The coffee made a little metallic sound when I set it down. I opened the tab again and started typing the guard.
