Ok, So I've just come back from a LARP event. Sorry for the lack of posts recently, I had been thinking that once I'd been made redundant I'd have lots more time to write about funny things, but it turns out lying around in your dressing gown watching 'Gilmore Girls' doesn't lead to many funny stories.

Anyway, I'm going to relate to you a story that was told at the recent crew party (I'm part of the site crew for these events, volunteer crew).

Names will be slightly changed to protect the...innocent? depraved? er, people?

So, our glorious leader Mike, was on his way home from the first event of a new game, after having run a different game for many years. He was, understandably, knackered. Sharing the car with him was John, who does not drive. The car was towing a trailer.

In the car behind, was Mikes partner and her friend, also towing a trailer.

A while into the journey, John received a text from one of the women in the car behind (I'm hoping it was the one not driving). It said "Do you know that your car is all over the road?"

John looked to his right. Mike was sat with his right hand loosely gripping the steering wheel, his left... was laying over his face, as he was slumped backwards in his seat, asleep.

Now, people who have told me this story discussed what They would have done. The idea with the most approval was to firmly grip the steering wheel before attempting to wake Mike up. However, these suggestions came from drivers. John is not a driver.

Instead John texted back "Yeah, Mike's asleep. keep back, there's no need for all of us to die".


After that, John somehow managed to wake Mike up without the car crashing, and they pulled into a lay-by. There was a general consensus that Mike needed chemical assistance to stay awake.

Mike does not drink. Or smoke. Or drink caffeine. He avoids stimulants in any form. However, on this occasion, John was able to persuade him to take some pro-plus.

Mike was suddenly more awake than he'd ever been in his life, to the extent that when they finally got home, he immediately attempted to unload both trailers by himself. I'm assuming he then collapsed into bed and slept for a week.