For tonight’s tale, we meet our hapless drunk. He is standing on the street at dusk. He is alone and without his crew, but he is not aimless. For he is there to execute the duties of his office. The hapless drunk has moved up in the world, and he somehow managed to assume the role of liaison to the board of education for the ruined village. At least, that’s the way he remembers it. He is there to confront the teacher who sent a young writer into the next of vipers that is the ruined village. The acting liaison will enact his scheme to teach this cowardly teacher the importance of manners and honesty when one walks the river road. However, this teacher is far from lost, and him and his student came to the ruined village for a reason. This reason may prove greater than even a hapless drunk can imagine. This tale contains profanity, antisocial behavior, references to previous episodes, and references to crime, murder, and mutilation. Listener discretion is advised.