How It All Goes Down
- It isn't long before Faye is completely bored with Homer, who's as wimpy as a "cringing, clumsy dog" (20.3).
- Tod learns this firsthand when Homer and Faye show up at his apartment unannounced, telling him to join them for a night on the town.
- Faye is feeling some type of way. She demands that Homer drink booze, despite the fact that he doesn't, and even forces the liquid down his throat when he refuses.
- Tod and Faye start dancing. Tod lays his cards on the table, begging her to "sleep with [him]" (20.32). Faye says no—she doesn't love him.
- The dance ends awkwardly, and Tod and Faye return to the table to find Homer wasted. After a while, a man comes up and asks Faye to dance, which she accepts readily.
- Homer asks Tod if he knows Earle Shoop, a guy he speaks of with derision. He also complains about Miguel and the "dirty black hen" he's always walking around with (20.79).
- To Tod's surprise, Homer reveals that both men now live in his garage—Faye had convinced him to do it after Earle and Miguel lost their jobs. Homie is such a pushover.
- Tod suggests reporting the chickens to the authorities, as it's illegal to raise them in a city neighborhood. Homer seems hesitant.
- Faye returns, and it's clear that Homer isn't going to mention the whole garage thing. Tod doesn't care, though, and shoots straight.
- Faye is aghast—if the Earle and Miguel go, she goes, too. Plus, she says, they host killer cockfights. Tod should come over the following night and check one out.
- Still, Tod notices a definite change in her mood and a sudden increase in her affection towards Homer.