Tensions rise when the guys struggle to complete their Air Force project on time and are forced to work around the clock, leaving Sheldon fighting to stay awake. Penny and Amy attend a university gathering at the home of Bert the geologist.
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Penny and Amy were making small talk as they made breakfast for their partners, since they had hardly seen them for quite a time. They've been talking about how they miss their nerds, particularly Penny.
"... and you know what I miss the most?... Sex..." Penny was saying.
"Oh pleeease... it's just been a few days... for you... I've been missing it for months," Amy said sadly.
"Oh poor you... I'm sorry... I still can't believe you can hold up so long..."
"Well... there's my battery-operated toothbrush to relieve myself," Amy said, shamefully.
"Oh my gosh... Amy... didn't we tell you about the different toys you can have..."
"Yeah... Bernadette specifically... but you never told me where to get them... Besides, I don't want Sheldon to freak out..." Amy said, thinking of how Sheldon would react if he saw a rubber penis lying or hidden around.
"Well...you are missing out... big time..."
"Yeah... Sometimes I really feel jealous of how you guys talk about sex..."
"What... why?... Well, besides, you get it only on your birthday..."
"Well... We did it a couple of times..."
"Really?!..." Penny blurted, excitedly.
"... I just wish we did it more often... and spice it up like... you know... beyond missionary..." Amy said, wistfully.
"Sometimes our nerds need coaching... or initiate it..." Penny said and thought of how sex with Leonard was back then.
"... With Sheldon? I don't think I want to take a chance," Amy said, sadly, "... Sometimes I wonder what it feels like..." she continued imagining the sex positions she secretly researched.
Penny saw the dreamy look on Amy's face, "You should have shacked with that British guy you dated."
"Dave?... Honestly, after I experienced sex and how good it feels... I wondered how it would have been with him... will it be different?... Better?"
"Oh Amy... You definitely missed out... I bet Dave has a big penis..."
"Does it really matter? I read about it but I'm..."
"Oh yesss... yesss... it does... but of course, it's your preference at the end... Length, girth and all... I bet Dave's in the length category," Penny commented as she stared at Amy, thinking.
"Because he's tall?..."
"... What?... Oh, yeah... You should date more..." Penny said playfully and went on giving Amy pointers on sex and penises till their partners walked in.
Sheldon and Leonard were walking through the hallway, "I had a bad dream that my best friend became a tyrant and forced me to stay up all night to work," Sheldon said.
"Oh, I had a good dream that when I carried you to bed, I let your head hit the wall and I laughed," Leonard said, grinning.
"Good morning," Penny greeted the guys with a big smile.
"What is this?" Leonard asked, smiling, looking at the food on the countertop.
"Well, we didn't see you last night, we're not gonna see you today, so we thought we could have breakfast together," Amy chimed in.
"Oh, that is so nice," Leonard said as he examined what the girls had prepared.
"Ow, it does hurt," Sheldon, pressing his head.
"So, what are you guys gonna do today?" Leonard asked the girls, ignoring Sheldon.
"Well, Sheldon was supposed to go to this party with me this afternoon, but I don't think that's happening..." Amy said.
"Oh, that was never happening," Sheldon commented.
"Oh, I'll go. I like party," Penny said.
"Well, to be honest, it's not like a party party, it's more like a gathering where scientists of different disciplines get together to share their work and keep current on what's going on in other fields. I don't know why I called it a party, sorry," Amy explained.
"It's okay, I'll still go," Penny said.
"You don't think you'll be bored?" Leonard commented while he thought of why he had never heard of or been invited to the gathering, even Howard or Raj.
"Oh, I'll have some wine and listen to people go on about crap I don't understand. I mean, how is it any different from every single day of my life?" Penny said.
"I won't be there," Sheldon said, not caring.
"Look at that, it is a party," Leonard said, smiling.
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"This should get her inhibitions dissipate..." Bert said as he held an alabaster-like old jug that looks like it belonged to a museum. It was given to him by a native tribe elder when he was doing a geographical survey in one of the secluded portions of Mexico a few years back before he started at University. He was told that the drink's proof becomes stronger as it ages. He was told by one colleague that didn't drink and how his team of surveyors got into a drinking fest with the natives. The weird thing that the colleague mentioned was everyone drinking didn't look like they were getting drunk, but calmness of laughter till a few got knocked-down to sleep, others got horny-calm was the only word he could describe, and they ended up shacking-up with the native women who partook with the fest. The last thing everyone remembered when they woke up was they were having drinks but didn't know why they were completely naked, except for Bert, who was only half-naked, in their own assigned dwellings. The team were in shock when the non-drinker told them what had happened and everyone swore to each other that it had never happened, particularly to the married ones.
Bert planned the gathering knowing that no one aside from Amy would be showing up. He just invited a handful, the ones he knew would definitely not come. He also set the date when he heard about the Air Force project that Sheldon is involved in, hoping that he wouldn't be able to come. He transferred the contents of the jug into a clear empty bottle, then checks the food and drinks on the table. He was beginning to feel anxious, since it had passed an hour since Amy's hadn't arrived yet, when he heard knocks on the door.
"Hi, Bert. This is my friend, Penny," Amy greeted Bert when the door opened.
"Hi," Penny said, smiling. "Holy crap he's a huge guy," she commented in her mind.
"Hey, come on in. I'm going to go turn on some rock music. That's a geology joke," Bert said with a gleeful manner. "Wow... she's hot..." he thought of Penny, shifting his interest.
"Bert's a geologist," Amy told Penny.
"And a joker," Bert added.