The Last Watt

At 21:04 the power goes out. The fridge stops humming. The television dies mid-sentence. Somewhere upstairs a lamp gives up with a small, final click. You do not. You are the last watt still burning in a very dark house: a bare bulb with two springy legs and a distinctly poor attitude about the whole situation. You have one plan, and it is to get to the roof. On the way up, dead lamps hang in the dark. Fly past one and it comes back on, and it stays on behind you. By the time you reach the attic you can look down and see exactly how far you have come, one small light at a time. HOW IT PLAYS Tilt to steer. Tap to flap. Hold to fly. Land clean in the middle of a shelf and you burn brighter. The brighter you burn, the further into the room you can see, and the fuller the music gets. Clip the edge and you go dark, the music thins out to a single note, and the house closes in around you.…