Story Time

Story Time was a daily ritual celebrated by those on the 'school' bus. Initiated in 2014 by a group consisting of Lloyd, Tim and Barney, it involved one member of the group telling the other members the "story of their day".

The Story Time ritual began daily on the bus ride home after a day of school. It started at 4:05pm, dubbed "Story o'clock", which roughly coincided with the bus getting onto the highway. The storyteller rotated each day, often nominating themselves if they had a particularly interesting day. The stories told were always ridiculously detailed, frequently describing sleep patterns and a comprehensive account of breakfast. If ever someone listening was mentioned there would be the excited cry "You're in Story Time!" The perfect-length story last of the entire length of the bus ride, ending as the bus pulled up at the destination. Each story invariably ended with some variant of "told the story of my day to three strapping young lads".

After Lloyd moved to the back of the bus in early 2015, the Story Time group changed, often including other friends and younger students. Tim was widely regarded as the master of Story Time, with his sagas always involving a lengthy recitation of times when he was sleeping and an elaborate retelling of his 6 Weetbix breakfast.

Story Time fruit
One part of the Story Time ritual was the Story Time fruit. Often participants, both the storyteller and listeners, snacked on a piece of fruit during the story recital. The most common fruits were apples, bananas, mandarins and tangelos.

Story Time today
Story Time virtually died off after 2015, as the group no longer needed something to pass their time on a daily long bus trip. It resurfaces occasionally, sometimes at parties after Tim is asked if his day was particularly interesting.