Snake and Grasshopper: the marriage, the split, the binges

Every great romance starts somewhere, and this pairing seems to have started at a party. On Day 125, Snake Rato attended a party thrown by Reiraborvas 'Grasshopper' Canga.Day 125, 06h tale Snake Rato attended a party thrown by Reiraborvas 'Grasshopper' Canga.

Just a week later, on Day 132, Snake married Grasshopper, who took his name and became Grasshopper Rato. Day 132, 00h tale Snake Rato married Reiraborvas 'Grasshopper' Rato.The newlyweds kept the social calendar full: Snake went to a party Grasshopper threw on Day 150, and she returned the favour at his party on Day 220.Day 150, 21h tale Snake Rato attended a party thrown by Reiraborvas 'Grasshopper' Rato.Day 220, 06h tale Reiraborvas 'Grasshopper' Rato attended a party thrown by Snake Rato.

Then the music stopped. On Day 252, Snake broke up with Grasshopper, and the records have her back under the name Canga. Day 252, 23h tale Snake Rato broke up with Reiraborvas 'Grasshopper' Canga.What went wrong? The files don't say, and this paper won't guess.

The fallout was not pretty. On Day 265 Grasshopper was caught pigging out on food because of poor mood, and the final straw, per the colony's own report, was being divorced by Snake. Day 265, 01h letter Food binge: Grasshopper. Grasshopper is pigging out on food. This happened because of poor mood. The final straw was: Divorced by SnakeOn Day 277 it happened again, with the very same final straw: divorced by Snake.Day 277, 12h letter Food binge: Grasshopper. Grasshopper is pigging out on food. This happened because of poor mood. The final straw was: Divorced by Snake

The other side of the split wasn't exactly tranquil either. Late on Day 265, the same day as that first binge, Snake got into a fist fight with Rocaniraalbo Ambmea. Day 265, 23h tale Snake Rato got into a fist fight with Rocaniraalbo Ambmea.Day 265, 01h letter Food binge: Grasshopper. Grasshopper is pigging out on food. This happened because of poor mood. The final straw was: Divorced by SnakeCoincidence? We only report the calendar.

And now the part the whole colony is whispering about. On Day 305, Snake chatted with Grasshopper, and a few hours later Grasshopper chatted right back with Snake. Day 305, 09h talk Snake Rato chatted with Reiraborvas 'Grasshopper' Canga.Day 305, 13h talk Reiraborvas 'Grasshopper' Canga chatted with Snake Rato.Small talk, or the first thaw of a long winter? Watch this space.