Everyday on my way to work at Onett public library where my job is head librarian, I also lend maps to adventuring little kids, I have the unpleasant task of walking near the hint stand. He even sleeps at his stand! Isn't there a law about that? I talked to Ness our resident hero to ask if the hints he was given helped him at all on his adventure. Guess what I found, he didn't stop off to ask for a single hint. Since no heroes have come shortly before or after Ness did, that leads me to ask what they do all day. With a bit of encouragement from coworkers I proceeded to find out.

His day began when his alarm clock went off, I can't in print describe what it sounded like when it went off, but I can say with certainty that it is weirder than any sound I've heard before. He hit the snooze a few times which brought the sound back again and again. He was awoken by the complaints of people walking on the sidewalk. When he did wake up finally he fell out of the chair he was sleeping in, which I laughed at. Unfortunately for him, the fall broke his glasses, amazingly he opened a drawer and at least a hundred pairs of glasses were laying within. He threw the broken glasses into the trash and put on a fresh pair. I suppose that happens often.

After the fiasco, he set off to get breakfast. He proceeded to venture into our local bakery to purchase a bread roll. He ate it rather quickly and tried to throw the wrapper into the trash from a distance but missed and it fell to the ground. A kid ran up and kicked him in his butt while he was bending over to pick up the wrapper. He fell to the ground with a loud thud. I had to cover my mouth to keep from making any noise while laughing.

After he got up, he went back to the stand to wait for potential customers. Though on the way he got distracted and went the wrong way. He ended up near the arcade and went in. A whole hour passed by and he came out. Again he tried to find his way back and did. Hours passed without any customers, although some kids came by to ask what a hint stand was. He gave them a very long winded explanation and it was quite obvious that they were confused. They ran off as quickly as they came and he was again lonely. He tried hard to appear pleasant and welcoming.

At about three o'clock without a single customer all day, I began to really wonder why he keeps this job. I decided that I had seen enough and asked for a hint. His eyes opened wide and he was very excited. He gave me all the information I asked for and more. I was so impressed with his enthusiasm. I did learn to appreciate his hard work and thanked him for his valuable information. When I asked about the cost of the hint he smiled. I think he knew I was merely trying to make him feel better. I really gained a lot of appreciation for him. What a genuinely good guy, I sure do feel sorry for laughing at his misfortunes during the day. A few days later I bought him an alarm clock with a much more normal sound to it. He said he likes the larger numbers it shows as well, although he was wondering where I got the idea to buy him an alarm clock.