It all began at O’Malley’s Pub on a Tuesday. The trivia question was: “What is the largest organ in the human body?” The correct answer is the skin, obviously. But Jason, drunk on two ciders and misplaced confidence, slammed his hand on the table and shouted, “The pancreas!”
Bryn corrected him, politely at first. She even showed him Google results. But Jason doubled down, claiming his “gut feeling” was backed by a documentary he half-watched. Bryn, a former biology TA, felt her eye twitch. This was the first crack in the friendship, a fault line no larger than a pub napkin.
Enter Iggy the Iguana
Fast forward to the following Saturday. Jason, in an attempt to be “interesting,” bought a pet iguana named Iggy. He swore it was to “connect with his reptilian side.” Bryn, who is terrified of lizards (a fact Jason knew), came over for a scheduled board game night. Jason, without warning, placed Iggy on the Monopoly board.
The iguana, naturally, pooped directly on Boardwalk. Bryn shrieked, jumped back, and accidentally knocked over a shelf. It wasn’t just any shelf—it was Jason’s trophy shelf, holding his 2003 “Best Attendance” award from a summer camp. The frame shattered. The rift grew wider.
