Sime~Gen Roleplaying: Householding Naros Scenario
Episode #153: Dawn of Pigs (9/1/99)
Riyyh wakes up gradually, with a raging headache, a fuzzy tongue, and various sore body parts.
Riyyh vaguely recalls something about going to a party he really hadn't intended to go to.
Max grunts and snuggles closer.
Riyyh extracts one arm and pushes back his hair, vaguely noticing something odd about his bed partner. Well, perhaps couch-partner would be more appropriate, given the distinct sagging-middle-high-back characteristics of the furniture they seem to have been deposited upon.
Riyyh opens his eyes, prepared for the worst --
Riyyh: -- and laughs as he realizes he's in bed with a pig, not a preadolescent kid.
Riyyh: Oh, Max.
Max decides to investigate Riyyh's hair with his snout, just in case it's edible.
Riyyh brushes his hair back again, freeing up some of the popcorn and other debris which has accumulated there since the wee hours in the morning when the party was still going strong.
Riyyh notices that what's left of the living room of the nice house is similarly festooned.
Max has, of course, removed the rest of the popcorn in Riyyh's immediate vicinity, but there are limits even to a pig's appetite.
Riyyh zlins about, to determine if anybody else is in the house, and if they are, if they're conscious.
Max is a hospitable pig at heart, and tries to assist Riyyh in the popcorn removal.
Riyyh does kind of wonder how he ended up sleeping with Max instead of Max's mistress.
Riyyh of course is fairly confident sleeping was all that happened.
Scoddy is only marginally conscious as he staggers into the living room, trips over a misplaced stool, and crashes to the floor.
Riyyh laughs again, trying to avoid getting bitten or slobbered on, then looks up in surprise at Scoddy's sudden entrance.
Riyyh: Are you all right?
Riyyh squirms off of the couch and gets to his feet.
Riyyh goes over to Scoddy to inspect the damage.
Scoddy: ~~ throbbing elbow, but splitting headache and severe nausea ~~
Riyyh: Oh, dear.
Riyyh rather wishes he hadn't zlinned.
Scoddy: I think I'm gonna live.
Scoddy isn't so sure yet whether that's a good or a bad thing.
Riyyh: Perhaps you'd better sit down. [kindly]
Scoddy: It must've been some party.
Scoddy is not quite clear on that point.
Riyyh helps Scoddy over to the couch.
Scoddy blinks at Max.
Scoddy: Is that really a pig?
Riyyh: Did you see where... [pauses, then realizes to his astonishment that he can't remember Max's mistresses name.]
Riyyh: Er, yes, I believe it is.
Scoddy: What's it doing on the couch?
Riyyh runs over the events of the previous day in some perplexity, but the name refuses to come to him.
Scoddy is pretty sure that his mother would not be happy to have a pig on her couch.
Riyyh remembers a nearly interminable afternoon of strolls and quiet conversation, mostly of a rather dreary but perfectly amiable nature.
Riyyh: Oh... Max? He isn't doing any harm, is he?
Riyyh nonetheless gently shoos Max off of his perch.
Riyyh: There's a good pig, now. [kindly]
Riyyh remembers using the party as an excuse to escape Max's mistress's attentions.
Max is happy enough to leave the couch; there is more popcorn on the floor.
Max varies the popcorn with bits of pretzels and peanuts, the occasional chip and so on.
Riyyh hopes he hadn't promised to take care of Max and return him promptly at any particular time, or anything.
Riyyh: Oh, dear. [to himself]
Riyyh: I'll go get you something nice to drink and settle your stomach. [to Scoddy]
Scoddy kind of doubts it; as far as he can recall, it was the supply of alcoholic beverages that was being preferentially consumed.
Scoddy peers around blearily.
Scoddy: Where did everyone else go?
Scoddy is pretty sure it took more than himself and Riyyh to make such a mess.
Riyyh: They probably went home.
Scoddy grunts, causing Max to respond in like fashion.
Riyyh makes sure Scoddy is steady and then turns and goes into what's left of the kitchen.
Riyyh hopes to find some orange juice or some such in the refrigerator - if there's any left after all the screwdrivers that were served last night.
Riyyh notices his reflection in a small mirror in the hallway.
Riyyh: Oh, my!
Riyyh spends a few minutes removing the remainder of the party snacks from his tousled hair, during the course of which he remembers having told the hotel he'd be there for another two or three days.
Riyyh thinks it might be a good idea to go back to the hotel and repair his look before anybody he knows sees him.