A young man stands alone in his bedroom, surveying the mess he would have to clean within the hour. His name is John Egbert and he is having a sleepover with all of his friends. Rose Lalonde, Jade Harley, and Dave Strider all live in his house, but their other friends, like Karkat Vantas and Feferi Peixes, live about two to three blocks away. They are coming over around six. By then, Rose will have made dinner, Dave will have the candy all sorted, and Jade will have picked out a few games to play. John, however, would have to clean the house. Top to bottom. All four bedrooms, Dave's studio, Rose's library/witchcraft area, Jade's lab, his own 'office', Casey's play area, all three of the bathrooms, the kitchen, and the living room. They had built this house to compensate for all their individual needs and interests, as well as Casey and Bec, although Casey often slept in John's room and Bec in Jade's. Sighing, John started picking things up from the floor and putting them back where they belonged. Two hours later, John was done with bedrooms. Rose's room had been the easiest; she'd picked up all of her knitting, so all John had to do was make her bed and dust. Jade's room was a little more difficult as she'd forgotten to pick up he dolls and squiddles. Dave's room, though, was the worst. he had empty apple juice bottles littering the floor, full ones left open, and stains on the carpet which may or may not have been piss. John lumped against the wall, weary from so much cleaning. He groaned as he realized he still had the next floor down to do, as well as the bottom floor. 'Time to get to work,' he thiught. John picked up his mop and trudged down the stairs.