Althoughheownsasmallbusiness,Achillescannotfaceworkinganymorethanhecanmustertheenergytodealwiththeworldheusedtobeapartof.Thenoneday,anunexpectedvisitornamedHomershowsupatAchilles'doorstep,bearinganunusualgift:anolddilapidatedcampingtrailerpaintedlikeachild'simageofawatermelon.InsistingthatdeliveringthisimprobablegifttoAchillesishis"mission",sworntoatknife-pointfortheyoungman'shatedstepfatherCreon,HomerforcesAchillestoacceptthebizarreobject.Asfatewouldhaveit,theWatermelonactsasamagnet,luringallmannerofoddballhumanitytoAchilles'home-aflakyartist,apushyphoto-journalist,apedantictelevisionreporter,andeventheghostofhisbelovedmother.Atfirst,Achillesrejectstheintrusions,untilonedayhediscoversayoungrunawaysleepinginthetrailer.Ratherthanchaseheroffashedidtheothers,AchillesinvitesthevulnerablePersephoneintohishome...andhislife.Eleventh-hourappearancesfromhisex-wifeandderangedstep-sisterensurethatAchilles'lifewillneverbethesame.Untilitis.Sortof.



