Got it in one!
Pat basically couldn't stop butting into conversations around the writers symposium - my own instance, an editor from Baen was showing me pictures of his new kid before Patty butted in - whining about how he will go to prison, that people have SWATTED his parents, he won't pay, can't pay even if he wanted to, he's gonna make the national media and rally SFWA...
Entire conversation hijacked, mood deflated. You could literally watch the joy drain from the new father's face as he desperately looked for the exit, any excuse to leave.
I meanwhile, put on my best sympathetic face and asked Pat to tell me more.
Easy to see why he's in such deep shit. He can't help but over engage and overshare. Has to be the center of attention.
He seems to be utterly convinced national media or SFWA will make him into a martyr, or ride to his rescue.
Also, obligatory, yes, he's fat in the way all those Midwestern alcoholics tend to be.
So... questions?