Householding Naros Scenario
Index of Episodes
Episodes #1-100 (5/15/98-1/15/99)
Episodes #101-200 (1/16/99-2/14/00)
Episodes #201-300
(2/27/00-)
Episode #101: Certainly (1/16/99) Rapol returns from lunch and reassures Riyyh.
Episode #102: For the Good of the Town (1/17/99) Mayor Dod, burning with curiosity as to the goings-on at Naros, comes to visit Riyyh and generously offers advice on the Sectuib's love life.
Episode #103: Two Eggs and Post (1/18/99) Rapol serves Riyyh a magnificent transfer. Too bad Riyyh can't satisfy him nagerically!
Episode #104: Cherry Pie (1/19/99) Lucia educates naive new Vissera as to the procedure willing Narosian ladies use to attract their Post Sectuib's attention. Vissera demonstrates a quick grasp of the material.
Episode #105: Visseranade (1/25/99) Vissera asks Riyyh if she could be paired with a renSime and trained to serve in transfer. Riyyh offers to introduce her to Naros' matchmakers.
Episode #106: Loungeflower (1/28/99) Vissera approaches Mostan regarding becoming paired with a suitable renSime.
Episode #107: Huddle (1/30/99) Riyyh and Mostan discuss who might be a suitable transfer and life partner for Vissera.
Episode #108: Gulf Bound (2/2/99) Eliza is playing with Botlie outside of the walls when Colleen VonRyan arrives at Naros. Colleen is an out-Territory Gen who is... shall we say... geographically challenged? Eliza brings Colleen to Riyyh, who offers to let her stay at Naros while she tries to determine the best way to get from point C onward to point B, or at least back to point A. After Colleen is settled in, Riyyh makes a quick stop at the Dining Hall, where he and Eliza have a pleasant chat.
Episode #109: Where's the Beef? (2/3/99) Racknie proudly displays the results of the latest accid... experiment to his Sectuib. Colleen loses her way and stumbles upon Riyyh and Racknie in a greenhouse. At that point it's not only plant breeding that's on Racknie's mind! After making sure Colleen's letters are (more or less) on their way Out-Territory, Riyyh and Colleen stop in the Dining Hall. Vissera joins them, and they chat while Colleen fantasizes about meat. Note: this log includes the text of the two letters Collen sent to her father and aunt.
Episode #110: The Little Things you Do (2/4/99) Eppvad has some good news from the stables. Rapol helps Riyyh through turnover.
Episode #111: In the Rabbit-Warren (2/5/99) Anmyn gets her first taste of Narosian paperwork when she answers some of Riyyh's love letters for him. Turros, Naros' master farmer, comes to find out what is taking Riyyh so long to place his order for a very expensive new cultivator. Riyyh and Rapol share a private moment.
Episode #112: Pud Doctor (2/6/99) Riyyh calls in an outside expert to determine whether the old cultivator can be repaired, and is disappointed by the answer. Rapol drops tantalizing hints about his town of origin. Bekka, the cultivator repair woman, encounters Colleen on her way out of Naros and invites her to visit town sometime. Afterward, Colleen is pestered by two young children, Ansen and Moffy, whose silliness and incoherence give her a head ache.
Episode #113: Not in Cago Anymore (2/7/99) Colleen asks if she might be allowed to teach some Genlan classes at Naros, and Riyyh obligingly introduces her to Dennifa. While they are in the school, they encounter first Treesare and then Eliza. Eliza is looking for Botlie, whose mother has just given birth to her 14th child. When Colleen learns that some of the siblings were fathered by Riyyh, she becomes extremely upset and asks how he could sleep with a woman he is not married to. Wolfa forgets to take her medication, with regrettable results.
Episode #114: Strawberry Short-Fuse (2/9/99) Turros barges into Riyyh's office to protest budget cuts resulting from the cultivator purchase effort. Riyyh takes the opportunity to have a long-delayed "retirement talk" with Turros. Some days later, he has to deal with an outraged greenhouse owner who'd counted on being able to sell Naros some young plants the House can no longer afford.
Episode #115: Chicken Channels and Motherhens (2/12/99) Anmyn and Riyyh discuss what to do about a letter from Darrel begging for help. It seems that the Bender Cove channel has become desperate to leave his assignment there and thinks Naros can assist in the process. Vissera comes up to Riyyh's office on the pretext of bringing food, but then ambushes him on the subject of her kitchen utensils requisition.
Episode #116: Dennifa (2/14/99) Riyyh and Rapol take Dennifa to lunch because Riyyh is concerned about the teacher's unhappiness.
Episode #117: Pre Post Angst (2/16/99) During a quiet moment, Rapol confesses his confusion about how to behave after transfer in a society whose traditions differ radically from those of the community he was brought up in.
Episode #118: Sweet Distraction (2/18/99) Anmyn and Riyyh share a father/'daughter' moment.
Episode #119: Wayward Son (2/22/99) Mytag unexpectedly returns to Naros after a long absense. He is sick of working for the Tecton but doesn't know what else he might want to do.
Episode #120: Flesh (2/22/99) Riyyh discovers that the Householding is running short of office supplies. Anmyn talks him into eating lunch in the dining hall, where various ladies joust for his attention. Colleen enjoys dessert after a clandestine hunting expedition. Turros tells Riyyh that he has decided to train a replacement.
Episode #121: One Chicken, Thawed (2/25/99) Darrel arrives unannounced on Naros' doorstep, seeking refuge from the Tecton. The Narosians find him adorable, if a bit high strung.
Episode #122: Rooster Envy (2/26/99) Waking up after his first night in Naros, a bewildered Darrel is greeted by a parade of Narosian ladies of childbearing age hoping to get a chance at an unrelated, unattached male. As if this wasn't alarming enough, he then discovers that Naros' Eliza is the same person as Bender Cove's Eliza.
Episode #123: AWOL and Available (2/28/99) Darrel seeks out Riyyh to ask him for some clarification on Narosian etiquette and his own status as visitor/refugee.
Episode #124: Poultry on the Prowl (3/1/99) Darrel has decided that his only hope of remaining permanently at Naros is to marry into the Householding. With that end in mind, he sets out to woo Narosian ladies in the brief time available to him before his turnover. If only things could be that simple!
Episode #125: A Few Bricks Shy of a Road (3/5/99) Riyyh and Darrel try to come to an agreement about when and under what circumstances Darrel will leave Naros. Riyyh is nervous about harboring a fugitive, but Darrel has figured out that pleading goes a long way with Riyyh. Just as things were going in Darrel's favor, Rapol enters and Darrel panics at the zlin of him. When Darrel admits he is uncontrollably terrified of First Order Donors, Riyyh realizes he has a real problem on his hands.
Episode #126: Lucky Lackey (3/8/99) (District Controller's Office #1) Sosu Mulla arrives at Naros, sent by the District Controller's Office to find out what Naros knows about Darrel. She is astonished to discover that Darrel is actually there. She is also pleasantly surprised at how cooperative Naros' Sectuib seems to be.
Episode #127: Got Honey? (3/9/99) (District Controller's Office #2) Morning finds Sosu Mulla and Riyyh discussing Darrel... in bed. They are interrupted, however, when Veschapo and Turros barge in and continue a blistering argument on the subject of who's in charge on the farm.
Episode #128: The Straggler (3/10/99) Styain, a would-be Narosian immigrant, arrives weeks late due to heavy snowfalls on his travel route. Riyyh attempts to speak to Nubby about helping Turros and Veschapo get along better. Wolfa breaks the bad news about the new cultivator.
Episode #129: Pep Rally (3/11/99) Turros bursts into Riyyh's office, angry at rumors that Riyyh has been influencing the other members to treat him differently. However, he becomes much more subdued when he learns the replacement cultivator will not be arriving in time for planting.
Episode #130: Tiarala (3/12/99) (District Controller's Office #4) Coadly, Mulla's supervisor, has a brief meeting with Arat. Meanwhile, Tiarala ambrov Imil has arrived at Naros, ahead of a channel collection team coming to pick up Darrel. Tiarala knows exactly how to handle Riyyh, although even she can't get him to sign certain forms.
Episode #131: Form Follows Fashion? (3/14/99) (District Controller's Office #5) An impoverished farmer travels to nearby Naros in order to beg the use of a team of horses. Tiarala still hasn't managed to get Riyyh to give her a selyn usage report for Naros, but she does find another use for him.
Episode #132: Bribery, Bartery, Beggary (3/23/99) Some days after Tiarala has left, Naros receives a curious letter from the District Controller's Office.
Episode #133: The Message Trap (3/30/99) (District Controller's Office #13) Sosu Beni arrives in Naros, determined to get a selyn usage form properly filled out by Riyyh.
Episode #134: The Craft (4/3/99) Riyyh is baffled when a Dr. Roosle arrives and attempts to interview him on the subect of... well, he never is quite sure what they were talking about.
Episode #135: Doctor, Schmoctor (4/6/99) After a parade of Narosians come to him complaining of Dr. Roosle's peskiness, Riyyh decides it will be necessary to take matters into his own hands.
Episode #136: Record-Diver (4/9/99) Anmyn investigates the possibility that Dr. Roosle was sent by Arat to perform agricultural espionage.
Episode #137: Cinder-Reckage at the Ball (5/28/99) (District Controller's Office #30) Riyyh hears that Nick will be at a public social function in Capitol, and arranges to run into him there.
Episode #138: The International Language of Being Scared Silly (5/31/99) (District Controller's Office #31) Darrel tells Riyyh how the Tecton has been treating him lately, as they dine in a Capital cafe. Nick arrives unexpectedly and has a chat with Riyyh, making Darrel very nervous. Then Arat arrives looking for Nick, and Darrel becomes very nervous indeed.
Episode #139: The Nick Effect (6/18/99) Saig from the urban farming program in Capital comes to Naros to appeal to his Sectuib for help in dealing with public officials, but Riyyh hesitates to go against Nick's wishes.
Episode #140: How to Win Friends (6/21/99) Prunida arrives at Naros, upset because the Tecton refused to hand over Nick's paychecks without Nick's consent. Riyyh doesn't want go along with her scheme to breed yet a 3rd generation Donor, but he does suggest a novel new approach to the Nick problem.
Episode #141: Remedial Education (6/24/99) Prunida receives her first lesson on how to be somebody's friend. It's not easy to teach an old dog new tricks!
Episode #142: Educational Harvest (7/26/99) (District Controller's Office #55) Riyyh and Superintendent Jaffy overrule Racknie's grand scheme to turn the new elementary school into a working hydroponics farm. Riyyh is driven to recover from the stress by having lunch with Darrel and Pylor.
Episode #143: Sectuibly Advice (7/30/99) (District Controller's Office #56) Stranded in Capital once more, Riyyh counsels Linn on her career options and Prunida on her continuing campaign to win Nick's friendship and paycheck, not necessarily in that order.
Episode #144: Relentless (8/3/99) Prunida, still eager to befriend Nick (and more importantly, Nick's paycheck) convinces Riyyh to speak to him again.
Episode #145: Familial Quirks (8/7/99) Nick arrives at Naros, on his way from New Othwol to Capital. His conversation with Riyyh begins with an inquiry about Rapol, and then progresses to Garlenists and the Audnes.
Episode #146: Familial Serious Deviations (8/8/99) In a continuation of the previous episode, Nick and Riyyh further discuss the relationship between the Audnes, the Garlenists and the Tecton. Then the subject turns to Nick's relationship to the Tecton and his grandmother Prunida, and -- more to the point -- his grandmother Prunida's ideas about those relationships.
Episode #147: Fancy Footwork (8/9/99) In the conclusion of a three-part episode, Nick avoids the subject of Prunida while Riyyh avoids the subject of Tecton paperwork.
Episode #148: Pusher (8/17/99) Tiarala makes a visit to Naros with clear intent to sell, learn, and/or obtain.
Episode #149: For Want of Talent (8/23/99) Riyyh is back in Capitol again, due to a small legal difficulty involving the Coalition for Progressive Land-Use. While riding home from the courtroom he encounters Rydiero, a struggling artist. Fortunately this doesn't completely prevent him from enjoying lunch with Nick afterward. Unfortunately, Nick has problems of his own.
Episode #150: A Little Father/Grandfather/Son/Grandson Chat (8/28/99) In this second half of a two part episode, Nick relates his channel woes, including Wise Snake's emotional distance and Arat's apparent social avoidance of him. Riyyh reveals that he is considering leaving Naros in Anmyn's hands and spending some time on the road working with Naros' outreach programs. Nick takes the news surprisingly well -- once he's made sure it doesn't mean Prunida will be hanging around Capitol more.
Episode #151: Househunting (8/29/99) Riyyh attempts to find cheap, classy housing in Capitol.
Episode #152: Bat with Pig meets Rabbit with Horse (8/30/99) Having given up on searching for rentals, Riyyh resorts to trying to charm his way into an empty bed in a rich neighborhood. Along the way he meets Gladia and Max.
Episode #153: Dawn of Pigs (9/1/99) Riyyh wakes up amidst the aftermath of what looks to have been quite a party.
Episode #154: Loaded Gens (9/3/99) (District Controller's Office #67) Linn runs into Riyyh and updates him on her progress as a new Donor Trainee.
Episode #155: Trolling (9/5/99) (District Controller's Office #69) Sosu Beni runs into Sectuib Riyyh on the street, and they discuss Mayor Osca and the difficulties with the Coalition for Progressive Land Use. The conversation then turns to Nick, and to Beni's channellessness... and Riyyh's Donorlessness.
Episode #156: The Mayor's Pet Rabbit (9/14/99) Prunida catches Riyyh hiding out in Capitol's Mayor's mansion. Instead of doing what she'd really like to do to him, she demands that he get her a dinner date with Nick Reckage.
Episode #157: Donor for Dinner (9/17/99) (District Controller's office #74) Riyyh sneaks into the Sime Center to meet with Nick. To his surprise, Nick has a very interesting proposal for him.
Episode #158: Cheap (9/18/99) (District Controller's Office #75) Nick, Riyyh and Prunida dine out. It remains to be seen whether they will be welcome in that restaurant again.
Episode #159: Just Ain't Natural (9/20/99) (District Controller's Office #77) The next day, Darrel and Hero have lunch with Riyyh. Hero proceeds to embarrass them all terribly at the restaurant, while Darrel and Riyyh quietly discuss Hero's training and Arat's adjustments to it.
Episode #160: Pansy Raid (9/22/99) (District Controller's Office #78) Riyyh pays a visit to the Coalition for Progressive Land Use headquarters, where he and Saig discuss the problem of Racknie's obsessive enthusiasm. Meanwhile, Racknie unwisely approaches first Alea, and then Arat, about donating a building to the Coalition. He manages to escape with his life, but no building.
Episode #161: Smashed (10/2/99) (District Controller's Office #84) After, or rather during, a terrible day at the office, Pylor escapes to a public bar where he accidentally runs into Riyyh. Luckily for him, Riyyh can be very good for the ego, particularly when in need and Genless.
Episode #162: The Cat that Got the Comment (10/5/99) A reporter who ambushes Riyyh gets more than she bargained for.
Episode #163: Call of the Nager (10/8/99) (District Controller's Office #88) Tiarala, acting on orders coming indirectly from Seruffin, locates Riyyh and deep zlins him.
Episode #164: Fishing for an Angle (10/11/99) Morca, who is a bit more formidable than the last reporter who nabbed Riyyh, corners him and proceeds to ask him a number of bewildering questions.
Episode #165: Fishing for an Angle II (10/13/99) In a continuation of the previous episode, Morca tries to get Riyyh to cough up evidence of a conspiracy between Naros, Zeor, and family Audnes.
Episode #166: I Was Just Leaving? (10/15/99) Nick pays a visit to Riyyh, and learns to his surprise that he's scheduled to leave Capitol with him. Riyyh's hotel's manager demands payment for the week, but Riyyh doesn't have it on hand. Nick manages to negotiate a temporary truce before any injuries occur.
Episode #167: Rhonda's Rose (10/16/99) Nick meets his new horse.
Episode #168: On the Rose Again (10/17/99) Riyyh and Nick travel away from Capitol.
Episode #169: Skittish Farris Saddlebred (10/19/99) Nick gets a belated riding lesson.
Episode #170: Centerfold (10/27/99) Nick and Riyyh encounter Dr. Roosle doing a book signing in a small town. To Riyyh's dismay, Dr. Roosle wants to give him an autographed copy. To Nick's dismay, the book contains a very compromising photo of Nick.
Episode #171: Oddball Roost (10/31/99) At an Inn along the roadside, Riyyh meets Cassandra, a 20 year old child. Later, he serves transfer to a fellow who....
Episode #172: Premature Publication (11/4/99) A certain photograph of Nick continues to cause a great deal of trouble.
Episode #173: The Audience is Zlinning (11/8/99) Riyyh and Nick have stopped in a small town and Nick goes to a shiltpron parlor. There he meets a couple, Ched and Kyreth. They are entertained by Lalique, a travelling shiltpron player and singer. Buggfa Lube is there, on vacation again and trying to enjoy himself incognito. Ched is a TBT fan and gets very worked up when he realizes Buggfa is there. After the performance(s), Riyyh arrives and he, Nick, Kyreth, and Lalique have a chat.
Episode #174: Underutilized (11/11/99) Dr. Roosle is on the run after Prunida takes offense at something in his new book. His attempts to find shelter are somewhat impeded by his belief in his own theories. Nick runs into Buggfa and then Kyreth in a small cafe. Nick probes Buggfa regarding his transfer injury and any subsequent treatment. Kyreth does some drawing.
Episode #175: Hairy Scene (11/13/99) Riyyh suggests that Buggfa Lube might make a good guest speaker at Naros' outreach program for alcoholism. Nick suggests that Riyyh might be able to help Buggfa in return.
Episode #176: That's Not My Department (11/14/99) Riyyh is approached by a private investigator on the trail of Ambrose. Lalique encounters Buggfa Lube hiding from Nick, and warns him about the dangers of tempting renSimes.
Episode #177: Sidetrack Attraction (11/15/99) Lalique, Riyyh and Nick decide to take matters into their own hands regarding Buggfa's treatment. Buggfa discovers that resistance is futile.
Episode #178: If a Gen Falls in the Woods (11/16/99) Our heroes take a break while travelling. Lalique leads Buggfa away from the others, and imparts some musical wisdom to him. It's difficult to tell whether any sinks in.
Episode #179: Channel-Handler (11/20/99) Nick and Riyyh discuss Buggfa's condition and progress.
Episode #180: The Singing Pawn (11/21/99) Lalique, Nick and Buggfa have breakfast at an inn. They talk about the origins of the band Torn by Tentacles as well as Buggfa's current therapy.
Episode #181: Daughter Faucet (11/22/99) In the town of Rocky Gulch, Lalique goes out to eat with Riyyh. Just as she is working her way up to asking him if she can pledge to Naros, they are interrupted by the surprise appearance of Ruby. Ruby is still bitter about the circumstances of her leaving Naros (or, more accurately, the circumstances of her conception) and after a scene that leaves Riyyh in tears, Ruby storms out. Lalique takes Riyyh back to the hotel.
Episode #182: One Hundred Bottles of Rain on the Wall (11/29/99) At another rest stop along the road, Lalique tries to teach a dubious Buggfa some nageric techniques.
Episode #183: Freak Out (11/30/99) Riyyh attempts to speak to Lalique about taking her field down. She responds with a passionate expression of her preference for a real transfer.
Episode #184: A New Leaf (12/6/99) Lalique shows Buggfa a song she has been working on. It is her first experiment in writing a song without nageric components. Nick and Riyyh try to prevent the local Narosian outreach program from printing an inflammatory brochure, but they are too late. Lalique visits a songwriter, Wilard, to gain some additional new materials.
Episode #185: No Problem at All (12/8/99) An innkeeper's maintenance person comes to repair the bath tub. While Riyyh is having a bath.
Episode #186: Ruby Tears (12/10/99) Riyyh learns that Ruby is stationed at the local Sime Center, and pays her a surprise visit. It does not go well.
Episode #187: Handle with Kid Gloves (12/13/99) Later that morning, Ruby's assigned channel Merlia tries to figure out what's made Ruby so unhappy.
Episode #188: Sime Lover (12/13/99) Nick and Buggfa watch one of Lalique's performances. Wilard catches the first part of it, but ends up leaving in disgust. Back at their lodgings, Nick serves Riyyh in transfer but fails to comprehend that Riyyh would be interested in taking it further. Riyyh might have succeeded in enlightening him, except that they are interrupted by Lalique and Wilard. Nick uses Lalique's presence as an excuse to escape, leaving Lalique and Riyyh alone together.
Episode #189: Deluxe (12/14/99) Lalique and Riyyh share breakfast in bed. Lalique asks about the nature of the relationship between Nick and Riyyh.
Episode #190: Rescue-Abduction (12/19/99) (District Controller's Office #118) Arat's collection team, headed by Tiarala, catches up with Riyyh's group of travellers. Although they are there to inspect Buggfa Lube, Tiarala finds Lalique quite interesting as well. When Buggfa refuses to be examined, Tiarala rounds up the entire group for a trip back to Capitol.
Episode #191: Some Help You Are (12/26/99) (District Controller's Office #122) Lalique takes advantage of their guards' distraction and has a private conversation with Riyyh. She confesses her past to him, and he is shocked. He says he will try to protect her, but can't promise much.
Episode #192: Rogue Motel (1/2/00) (District Controller's Office #127) Tiarala returns to Capitol with Buggfa, Lalique, Nick and Riyyh in tow. Nick is horrified to learn of Arat's injury. Arat is very glad to see him. Neptude examines Buggfa but is more interested in Lalique and her past. Not surprisingly, Lalique isn't keen to discuss it with him. After a brief talk with Riyyh, Neptude insists that all of them remain at the Sime Center overnight.
Episode #193: Wandered (1/3/00) (District Controller's Office #128) Wise Snake breaks Lalique free from her dorm room prison.
Episode #194: Musical Chair (1/6/00) (District Controller's Office #129) Controller Neptude and Lortuen Records' lawyer, Dorsh, wrangle over Buggfa's right to refuse a lateral examination. When a brief visit by Arat renders the topic moot, the argument turns to whether the Tecton has the right to detain Buggfa any longer. Dorsh says that Lortuen is open to a treatment plan of some kind, so long as it doesn't prevent Buggfa from leaving. Riyyh and Mantia are there for the meeting as well, Riyyh as moral support for Buggfa, and Mantia mainly attempting to keep her foot from straying into either her mouth or her gunsights.
Episode #195: Mysterious Offering (1/8/00) (District Controller's Office #131) Neptude sends Pylor to Riyyh as a substitute for Nick. Pylor is devastated when he learns Riyyh already had other plans.
Episode #196: The Sorceror's Apprentice (1/11/00) Back in Naros, Riyyh Qualifies a young Donor as a First. Ali, who had Established while Riyyh was gone before, is excited at the prospect of going on the road with Riyyh. He is even more excited by the prospect of learning from a man Dr. Roosle had assured him is a true Master of the Art.
Episode #197: Arrangement of Mutual Benefit (1/25/00) Cherik and Dorsh, Lortuen Records' lawyers, make a personal visit to Naros to talk Riyyh into staying on as Buggfa Lube's case manager. They hope to get Buggfa released for touring by showing they can arrange for his proper rehabilitation on their own.
Episode #198: No Autographs (1/30/00) (District Controller's Office #144) Nick, Riyyh and Ali meet at a restaurant. They discuss Nick's relationship with Arat, and his fears about being transferred by the Tecton. Riyyh suggests Nick take matters into his own hands. Speaking of Nick's own hands, Ali unwisely brings up the subject of Dr. Roosle's book.
Episode #199: On the Ward (2/3/00) (District Controller's Office #147) Hajene Darrel meets Riyyh while shopping, and they go to lunch together. There, Darrel tells Riyyh of what it's been like to work in the burn ward lately.
Episode #200: Beauty's Bridle (2/14/00) On the road again, Riyyh and Ali stop at the Hyacinth Inn. Ali is smitten with the Hyacinth's stable girl, Tica. Unfortunately, she only has eyes for Vanity. Ali attempts to interest her in Narosian - and Rooslean - pastimes, with rather the opposite effect than intended.
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