Pendleton County, Where the store at the Rocks has been trading in the same building since 1902. Where a filling station has a bakery, and the pepperoni rolls are the reason you stopped. Where the pizza is upstairs and the view out of the window is Seneca Rocks. Where the gym is open at three in the morning, if three in the morning is when you are up. Where the county was made in 1788 out of pieces of three others. Korner Shop Cafe in Franklin, where you are sure to run into someone you know. Where the drive-in at Ruddle is the only movie in town. Where Starlink is the only service that works, on Tuesday at 2:41 in the afternoon. Where Fort Seybert is a place, a date, and a thing people still bring up. Where you might not know your next-door neighbour, but you are related to them. Where "directly" means in a little while, and everybody is content with that. Where the iPhone only really became a thing in 2025.