Second Beat

[toocoolforthis]

A public service announcement, since it seems that all of you are extremely in need of the reminder:
There is less than a month left of school.
(You're welcome.)

To be precise, there are twenty-three days left. Slightly more than three weeks. Only seven of those are exams, so approximately 30% of our remaining days will be spent in torture.
In terms of hours, it's even less. 23 days is 552 hours. There are 40 total hours of exams remaining. Comparatively, that means 7% of our time, and all of it before the end of May.
I could compare that to the amount of time in your lifespan, or that the universe has existed, but I don't want to write that many fucking decimals.
It will be over soon. Don't give yourselves aneurysms.

Comments

[stubbornskeptic]

Hoo hoo, that does put a lot of it into perspective, doesn't it?
Too bad these tests are important enough to leak into the rest of those numbers.
Just like an overfilled cupcake pan. :B

[toocoolforthis]

Taking studying into consideration, the percentage of time dedicated to the exam does indeed increase a ton.
But studying isn't required.
It's just insanely dumb not to do.

[stubbornskeptic]

It certainly helps more than it hurts!
Unless you study right up until the time of the test and neglect things like, say, eating and sleeping.
In which case, you might've been better off not studying at all!

But I have to wonder, Dirk...
Are you writing this because you're tired of studying or because you're putting off beginning?

[toocoolforthis]

Jane, who do you think I am?
I've been preparing all damn year for this.
Besides, this only took a minute. I can spare this much time.
And I always neglect sleep.

[stubbornskeptic]

Don't make me whip up a sleeping draught and follow you around with a pillow, Mr. Strider.
You know I'd do it!

[toocoolforthis]

Joke, Crocker.
I am actually capable of taking care of myself.
Besides, you have better things to do than stalk me.
That said, feel free to attempt to knock me out after the last exam.

[stubbornskeptic]

At that point I think the entire castle could use a group nap, to be honest!
Maybe I'll just hand out pillows and we can all cuddle up somewhere together.

[toocoolforthis]

A cuddle orgy. I like it.
We can drag the entire class out to the lake and get the squid to participate.

[stubbornskeptic]

The squid itself would make a decent pillow, perhaps!
A little wet and squishy, but maybe that'd be soothing somehow.

[toocoolforthis]

Hentai pillow.
Sounds comforting, all right.

[stubbornskeptic]

[There's a bit of a pause, then:]

I feel as if I should be angry at you for the fact that I know what reference it is you're making.
In any case, I wouldn't call the hentai part of it comforting so much as disturbing.

[toocoolforthis]

You know you love it.

[It, not me, because that would just make things awkward.]

Can't blame me for rephrasing something you've already said.

[stubbornskeptic]

I can blame you for making it pornographic!
And funny!
Damn you, Strider!

[toocoolforthis]

I believe the proper phrasing is as such:
STRIIIIIIDEEEERRRRRRRR!!!!!

[stubbornskeptic]

I considered putting it that way, but it feels awfully silly to write that out.
And I think my handwriting is too dainty to look properly angry.

[toocoolforthis]

Tear a page out. Splatter ink everywhere.
It's not hard to manufacture rage.
Or to hide it, for that matter.
I'd see through it, of course, but I'm just that talented.

[stubbornskeptic]

If I tore a page out, would that show up on your journal too?
I don't think I've ever tried something like that.
And of course you would, Dirky dear.
You're practically psychic, you're so good.

[toocoolforthis]

There's no time like the present to find out, is there?

[stubbornskeptic]

Oh, curse you!
Now I just have to know.
Hang on, tearing the next page out!

[Rrrrrip!]

[toocoolforthis]

All of the sad faces.
:( abounds.
My journal remains undamaged.
I guess it makes sense. This thing would be inconvenient as hell if everyone's book got ruined just because one student dropped it in the lake.

[stubbornskeptic]

An excellent point, my dear Dirkson!
As much as I was hoping for a more exciting, might I say magical discovery, the truth prevails over all!
Hoo hoo, oh well.
I suppose I'm not angry in the end, actually.
You do know how to goof me right off into giggles, Mr. Strider.