Unwakeupable

It's five o'clock in the morning.

Here we are! says Letitia. It's been a long night. Now go and catch up on some sleep.

No need, says Gaius. We've been dozing. But you will be weary.

No way, says Letitia. I'm pumped. Finding that knowlesi!

A shame it got injured, says Gaius.

Yes, says Letitia. Frogs are delicate creatures and seldom recover from fractures.

What would you like us to do with it? asks Gaius. Or will you take it?

How about you keep it in your room until later, says Letitia. I could do with a nap.

Fine, says Gaius. 

He picks up the knowlesi and inserts it into its tubular frog box.

Wake up, Ludwig! says Katherine. 

She and Ludwig get out of the Toyota.

What's that I see over there? says Wittgenstein.

The camper! says Katherine.

She hurries over, and knocks on the side door.

There are stumbling sounds, one or two Fucks! and some crashings.

The door slides open.

Sweezus appears in his shorts.

Hello, dear, says Katherine. Did I wake you?

Yeah, says Sweezus. 

Sorry, says Katherine. I was just a bit surprised to see you. 

We're over the surfing, says Sweezus. Arthur's got heaps of cuts. And we figured we ought to start thinking about Copenhagen.

What about it? asks Katherine.

The Tour, says Sweezus. Team Condor's on the start list. I'm captain.

You boys! says Katherine. You always leave things till the last minute.

Three weeks! says Sweezus That's not the last minute.

Hmm, says Katherine. David and Vello have been practising for months.

They're old guys, says Sweezus. Anyway, we wanted to drop off the camper and borrow the Mazda.

Then you'll have to see Ludwig, says Katherine. 

Yeah, says Sweezus. 

Come up, says Katherine. We've got a room in the residential college. And later on today I'm cooking Baked Emu and Crushed Pumpkin. 

Baked Emu, says Sweezus. You stopped off in Emu Heaven?

I did, says Katherine. The frogs came out with lovely feathers.

Cool, says Sweezus. How'd they go? Did they meet up with any Slender Bleating tree frogs?

They did, says Katherine. We had such a great night. They won the competition, and not only that, we've come back with a knowlesi. 

Whatever that is, says Sweezus. Okay I'll come up.

He goes back into the camper to wake Arthur.

But Arthur is unwakeupable.

Sweezus pulls on a jumper, and follows Katherine into the residential college.

They go up the stairs.

Halfway up, Katherine finds two short blue silicone straws, with no legs in.