Dock Man
The Dock Man refers to the man August met in Oshkosh, Wisconsin about three weeks into their stay in the city. Met on the docks, the man was slightly older than August and about 6'3, staying in a duplex apartment over by the college campus. They would bond over shared trauma of trying to help victims of human trafficking, though the situations they'd both experienced were dramatically different in scope among other key differences. The Dock man was never considered any threat to August's safety, despite his odd mannerisms and unnerving demeanor at times.
While August found them a bit weird, mostly harmless, and would on occasion shower at their apartment and/or eat when texted an offer to do so - August would eventually ghost them after a string of strange, possibly homosexual text messages which were in relation to his prior shower. This would happen about 3/4 of the way through his stay in the city, so it wasn't much of a loss. August would only sleep here twice, both times being without incident but just a bit awkward and uncomfortable.
Fun Facts
[edit | edit source]- All but two of the showers August was able to take in their entire stay in WI were here
- The man would explain he knew he could trust August because of how they explained their reasons for being in Oshkosh; both because of everything that had happened back in IL with the Nazis and because of how they felt about Arenda and helping her out.
- The apartment would remain almost completely empty the entire time August would see it. Even the silverware was only 1-2 pairs available, and the bed was just a yoga mat on a floor with pillows and a blanket. Still, all this was much nicer than the Wisconsin oncoming winter, so it was the best option ever presented when it was.