With our guinea pigs we call it "lap time." I think most people call it "cuddle time." I think all pets probably have something like this. If you have a pet you want to spend some time with them. Even a tarantula, though that has to be pretty passive, since tarantulas themselves don't enjoy it.
If our pigs like to groom, sleep, and watch movies during lap time, what would Royce like to do during back time? Besides roll...