[Robert]

Robert's head is on the table and he is asleep now, with drool oozing from his mouth as he snores away. How long has it been? Robert has been sleeping for days now. He occasionally cry's out some nonsensical words, but he is only talking in his sleep. The club patrons are worried, but politely keep their distance. The forum diagram is now finished after many hours, in fact days, of non-stop work by Robert. It was a heroic effort and now Robert sleeps...

"You are sooo beautiful", Robert cries out in his sleep as he rubs his forum diagram that he has drawn on the table top. "I love you soo much.." Robert now puckers his lips as he kisses the table top, which is covered with spilt coffee, peanut shells, and the occasional roach". Others are noticing Robert's strange and odd behavior and start gathering around his table. The attractive waitress says to Robert, "Robert, are you ok? Are you awake? I think you are still dreaming". Robert thinks, "My forums are talking to me" and smiles. As Robert slowly raises his head the fog clears, and he can see that it is the waitress, and not his forum diagram, who is talking to him. "Robert, please wake up! You have been sleeping for days now!", the waitress says. Robert has his head up now, and the crowd giggles and point at Robert's face where the forum diagram has been imprinted in black ink on the side of Robert's face!

Every so slowly, but now, picking up speed, Robert's consciousness returns to him in a flash. Adrenaline surges in Robert's veins as he realizes the task before him. Robert yell's, "How long have I been asleep!", "Why didn't anyone wake me!", "I have work to do!". Robert stands, hair sticking straight up on one side of his head, and accidentally knocks his chair over backwards with a loud bang. Next Robert takes his arms and sweeps everything off of his table so he can see his forum design clearly. Coffee cups, beer mugs, coffee stained sheets of notebook paper, and peanut shells, all fall to the floor. "I have work to do!", Robert yells again. "I have new forums to create, categories to open, sub-forums to start!! Everybody, out of my way!". Robert takes out his digital camera, takes several pictures of his forum design he so nicely drew on the table top.

The crowd is silent, all eyes focused on Robert, wondering what he will do next. "I must go now!" Robert says loudly. "I have work to do!" Robert says yet a third time. Robert turns to the door, eyes wide in anticipation, and makes his way towards the door. Stumbling a little at first, Robert knocks over a couple of tables, but regains his balance and picks up speed. Now Robert is running as he exits the Pub, swinging the bar room doors open with a loud bang. All club patrons are also running to the exit to watch Robert go. As everyone in the club exits to the sidewalk they can see Robert running down the street, into the night, slowly swallowed up by the night mist until he can be seen no more. "I have work to do" is heard faintly, one last time as it echos through the night air.

The pub patrons look at each other in joyful glee and they all raise their drinks in the air and shout in unison, "Here's to Robert and the new ToeQuest Forums". Bottoms are tipped up and the drinks are drained. The crowd re-enters the Many-Worlds Pub for refills, and the night goes on...