Book 15 of 16

Getting out of a family thing

They will take it personally. Reasons calibrated for people who have known you your whole life.

407 verses across 19 chapters

1. 1 I've become unfit for company in a way I can't fix by eight Unverifiable
2. 2 I've got nothing new to report and they'll want something new Concerning
3. 3 I've been social twice this week and that's the allocation Concerning
4. 4 I'm in the middle of a thing that started yesterday Not reassuring
5. 5 I have to be up at an hour that makes tonight impossible Unverifiable
6. 6 I've started something I can't leave in the middle of Concerning
7. 7 I've done my hours with that side of the family this quarter Concerning
8. 8 I've spent the day being agreeable and I have nothing left Concerning
9. 9 I've overcommitted to a bath Concerning
10. 10 I've been asleep in a chair since four and I've only just surfaced Concerning
11. 11 I looked at the invitation again and I've reconsidered Concerning
12. 12 I'm not in a state to be asked how work is going Unverifiable
13. 13 I've been asked to bring something and I can't face the bringing Unverifiable
14. 14 I can't do another one of those this month Unverifiable
15. 15 I've committed to being horizontal Concerning
16. 16 I've gone too far indoors to come back out Not reassuring
17. 17 I said I'd think about it and I have thought about it Unverifiable
18. 18 Last time I went I didn't recover until Tuesday Unverifiable