[May 2, 2008. Crossposted to chris_pine]

There is rather a lot of knocking on the door. Chris peers over the edge of The Big Over Easy and looks at Zach. "Who in the world could that be?" he asks.

"It depends... what time is it?" Zach says, not bothering to look up from I Want to Go Home! Maybe they'll go away.

The knocking continues. Chris glances at his watch. "It's ten-thirty." He gets up. "I'll just go look through the peephole." He sticks his finger in his book to mark his place, then a moment later, he calls out, "Uh... Zach?"

"Uh huh?" This time, Zach does look up.

( ''It's Zachary. He's being supported by a tall blond woman and a tall blondish guy.'' )