Time ain't no sphere.
On September 4th, 1979 the Mariners lost 5-2 to the Texas Rangers. Steve Comer threw a complete game for the Rangers, the Mariners went 1-9 with RISP, and the whole, bleak affair took place in front of 5,759 spectators. Baseball Reference lists the game time weather as "in dome", which is a term as depressing as it is spartanly accurate.
A mid-20’s couple, tired of the cost and pace of urban living, buys a home a ferry ride away from downtown. The town is small, and simple. There are no traffic lights.