The captain dragged across the kitchen floor by his ankles. The star striker tweeting a picture from the Lion King. The right-back in the garden, sobbing his eyes out.
Each player engrossed in their part in football's great miracle. Moments earlier, they had been in the circle of bodies bouncing up and down, roaring and singing, an explosion of realisation, relief and ecstasy wrapped up in a load of what-the-hell-have-we-just-done.
The party is at Jamie Vardy's house. May 2, 2016. Just before 10pm. Leicester City's players have just watched Tottenham throw away a two-goal lead at Stamford Bridge.