'Twas quite a night, even for seasoned members of the watch. Our impassioned pleas did not fall on deaf ears, for the friends of the bus rallied to meet a total of $200,000 raised during the run thus far. And just to match it, this was also the shift where we got 200 lifetime points in Desert Bus! But how we got there... well, it was a winding path. One that started, of course, with the news.

We also celebrated a welcome but belated Beer Fest with Ian. Seems only right to do something nice with/for him, considering we spent the entire evening listening to random punctuations of him crying out in pain from that time last year when he sat on himself.

Our faith in Ian was rewarded, too, when he guided us to a rare night time bus stop. 17 years we've been playing this game and it still manages to surprise us. Are we sure it's not actually the best game ever made?

Speaking of the best things ever made: Boomer made us beards so that everyone on Nightwatch could be equally hirsute. We liked them so much, we did a little fashion show.

It's our second-to-last night with the wonderful Rachel. She's already fitting in great: for example, she can 360noscope the plot to every Gundam. And she's now thoroughly steeped in the rich cultural heritage of Canadian PSAs.

Meanwhile, Graham may have outdone himself (and that is NOT a compliment) on this Dump Truck featuring a giant gummy turkey leg. The texture alone is cause for concern.

As the night wore to a close, it was time. Time to DO IT.

We danced, we yelled, and we shamelessly begged for donations because we were just so close to hitting that $200,000 mark for the year. And by goodness, we got there! 10/10 would debase ourselves again. And will, tomorrow and the next day and the next day and the next...

Over to you, Zeta! Nightwatch out.