It’s because of the things they went through together in the Scouts that the phrase “Scout’s honor” still means something serious to both of them. Trust me.

And “the weasels were already in the kitchen when I got there, sir” makes me giggle entirely too much.

In reply to Richie .

I need to rewatch the Monkees now.

In reply to Richie .

It was partly his driving, and some sort of reaction to the anti-gravity field. Doesn’t happen to everyone.

In reply to Charlie .

I remember the Monkeemobile!

I also remember Larry’s driving; that’s how Edison’s hair turned white…

In reply to Charlie .

It’s the deadpan expressions while they lie their young butts off that crack me up.

Not to mention the nature of the incidents…

In reply to Delta-v .

“So I throw the ball to Naturally….”

Yes, Larry is literally clue-free, here. As for trustworthy, I think Toivo is utterly trustworthy, in his own way. It’s just such an UNEXPECTED way….

I have long snickered over the phrase “Behave yourself” used without the qualifying “well”. This means it is possible to behave badly and still be said to be “behaving yourself”–well played, Reade. 🙂

And, yes, I got that they were observing “Honor” on a theoretical basis only. 😀

In reply to melaredblu .

With Stephanie at one end of the Trustworthy Spectrum, and Eleanor at the other, I’d rank them:
Stephanie, Larry, Toivo, Robespierre, Edison, Nelson, Reade, Anya… Eleanor.

In reply to Klem .

Headaches, mostly. Headaches and great stories.

In reply to Dragonsreach .

Ain’t they a pair?
There’s some bacon waffles in that stack. We all know how Robespierre feels about bacon .