short story in the making

Taco Sauce and Semen
(part 1)

Everytime Duncan walks on the street, he keeps his head down and his hands in his pockets. He hasn't owned a watch or a clock in over two years. Duncan's roommate, Rusty, gets up for work at the same time as he needs to be awake, so each morning, Rusty turns on the shower at 7:00 A.M and bangs loudly on the bathroom wall, adjacent to Duncan's head. Rusty doesn't mind the routine. Duncan is a reliable person, he just rejects technology and because of this, feels isolated from the rest of the world. A watch may be considered a basic necessity, but Duncan always says that he "doesn't want to be a slave to the forces that drive the hands in circles."
Luckily, at the senior home Duncan works at as a caretaker, no one seems to be bothered by his inability to track the hours, minutes, even days. Duncan has his most fulfilling discussions and close friendships with the patients, especially Harry. Harry lectures the young caregivers about the state of culture and the world in a way that challenges Duncan's cynical ideals. Their conversations mostly begin when Duncan looks smugly at Harry and tries to make an assertion based on whichever latest philosophy book he was reading at the moment. Yesterday, as The Price is Right began its opening credits Duncan made a comment about television being the "epic novel of our time." Duncan speaks of decline while Harry speaks of hope with a gentle guidance that "all things are as they should be."