The Trials of Studying

It's eleven o'clock at night, and you've been studying in your dorm room for six hours now. You have an exam tomorrow morning and it's worth a decent part of your grade. After reading the same line in your textbook for a while now, you think to yourself, "I deserve a break." How will you spend it? [[Call a friend.]] [[Order a pizza.]] [[Play a game on your phone.]]

You decide to call one of your friends to past the time. Who will you call? [[Brian, your friend since high school.]] [[Kat, a new friend in one of your classes.]]

Well you're hungry anyway, might as well order something. You dial the number to Pizza Hut and wait as the phone rings. What pizza will you order? [[Hawaiian]] [[Pepperoni]] [[Supreme]]

Playing a game for a while won't hurt. Too bad you don't have any on your phone. [[Download one.]] [[Call a friend.]] [[Order a pizza.]]

Ugh, okay. You decide to order a Hawaiian pizza, but the dial tone is still ringing. You're curious. Why hasn't anyone picked up the phone? It's not that late to order a pizza. [[Check the hours of the store.]] [[Give up and get a snack from the kitchen.]]

You decide to order a pepperoni pizza and place the order over the phone. What should you do until it arrives? [[Go back to studying.]] [[Stare off into space.]]

You decide to order a supreme pizza and place the order over the phone. What should you do until it arrives? [[Go back to studying.]] [[Start a Netflix show.]]

Hmm, it says they're open until 1am. Why didn't they answer? [[Call again.]] [[Order online.]] [[Give up and get a snack from the kitchen.]]

Sigh, you can't afford a pizza anyway. Ramen noodles it is. After boiling the noodles and adding the flavor, you feel the steam from the pot wash over your face as you pour it into the bowl. [[You eat.]]

You continue to study for half an hour before you wait for the pizza guy outside. Grabbing the pizza out of the delivery boy's hands, you thank him. Do you tip him? [[Yes!]] [[No...]]

After scrolling for a while you land on an ad for those sneakers you've been waiting to buy for the longest time. Do you buy them? [[No.]] [[Yes.]]

What a good use of your time. Thirty minutes pass before you decide to meet the pizza guy outside. Grabbing the box out of the delivery boy's hands, you thank him. Do you tip him? [[Yes!]] [[No...]]

You call again, but the phone just rings, and rings, and rings until the line goes dead. What do you do? [[Give up and get a snack from the kitchen.]] [[Order online.]] [[Call again]]

Who orders over the phone now anyways? While you wait for the pizza, what should you do? [[Go back to studying.]] [[Stare off into space.]]

You hear the dial tone ring before someone picks up the phone. They whisper, "Don't call again," before they hang up. What the heck? [[Order online.]] [[Call one more time.]]

You've been meaning to start this one show for a while, so why not start now? After an episode, the pizza arrives. From what you've seen so far, the show's pretty good. Do you continue watching? [[Yes, of course.]] [[Just one more episode.]]

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The delivery boy thanks you for your tip! He also says you look familiar. You realize he's your TA for your class! You both laugh as you recognize each other. He also tells you the major topics for the exam! How cool! [[Thank him.]]

Yikes, he looks mad. Whatever, you won't see him again anyway. After eating and watching some Youtube videos, you get back to work. How long do you study for? [[Until your exam.]] [[Until 3am.]]

You call Brian and he abruptly tells you to go back to studying. Some friend he is. [[Go back to studying]] [[Delete Brian from contact list.]]

Kat is so glad you called. She's just done a study marathon too. You two vent to each other about horrible professors, tedious exams, and overall exhaustion. After talking for an hour, Kat says she has to get back to studying for her exam. Do you... [[offer to study together over the phone.]] [[get back to studying yourself.]]

Kat agrees! You two study together, talking briefly every once in a while between the comfortable silences. Her presence over the phone makes you a little less stressed. Around 3am, you both say goodbye, satisfied with a good study session. What will you do now? [[Set your alarm for your exam.]] [[Study a bit more.]]

How much longer should you study for? [[Until your exam.]] [[Until 3am.]]

After setting an alarm, you feel good about your exam in just a few hours. The next morning, you eat a quick breakfast before walking casually across campus to your class. Because you got there a bit early, you decide to review your notes a bit before the exam. [[Take the exam.]]

Oh no! You feel asleep on your keyboard and missed the exam! Ugh, all that hard work for nothing. "There's always the next one," you think before going right back to sleep.

Mmmmm. Who knew heaven only costs 25 cents? After eating, you decide to get back to studying. How long will you study for? [[Until your exam.]] [[Until 3am.]]

You decide Brian is right. If you want to pass the exam, you have to keep pushing. How much longer should you study for? [[Until your exam.]] [[Until 3am.]]

You feel a bit sad about it, but it's for the best. People change and grow apart and all that jazz. Plus, he sucked. What should you do with the rest of your break? [[Order a pizza.]] [[Play a game on your phone.]]

Oh no! You feel asleep on your keyboard and missed the exam! Ugh, all that hard work for nothing. "There's always the next one," you think before going right back to sleep.

You study until 3am. Your eyes burn, and the textbook you've been reading has started to look like alphabet soup, but at least you feel a little bit more confident about the exam. You move on autopilot as clean up and head to bed. "Man, this had better been worth it," was your last thought before falling asleep. [[Wake up.]]

You watch the show as you eat the pizza and can't seem to stop. It's just so good! Plus, you've been studying for six hours, "I deserve this," you think to yourself. You continue to watch until you finish the season. It's now 5am. [[5am??]]

You watch another episode as you eat your pizza. "This show's good," you think, "but I should get back to studying." How much longer do you study for? [[Until your exam.]] [[Until 3am.]]

You try to download a game but turns out you don't have any space on your phone. [[Delete a couple of old pictures.]] [[Call a friend.]] [[Order a pizza.]]

After deleting some pictures and searching the app store, you download a game. Which game? [[Tetris.]] [[Among Us.]]

Ugh, what an old game. You play for a bit and then get bored pretty quickly. Might as well get back to studying. How much longer should you study for? [[Until 3am.]] [[Until your exam.]]

Wow, this is the best game you've ever played. You can't seem pull away for a second. You pay for in-app purchases, play multiple rounds for long periods of time, and can feel your eyes start to harden and blur from the white screen alone brighting up the dark bedroom. At 3am, your phone dies. [[It's 3am??]] [[Oh no.]]

Oof. That was a bad way to spend your break. What will you do now? [[Study until your exam.]] [[Go to sleep and hope for the best.]]

Yeah... That was a bad way to spend your break. What will you do now? [[Study until your exam.]] [[Go to sleep and hope for the best.]]

Oh no! You feel asleep on your keyboard and missed the exam! Ugh, all that hard work for nothing. "Oh well, there's always the next one," you think before going right back to sleep.

You wake up right before you exam time and race across campus to make it in time (How could you forget to set an alarm?!). After the exam, you feel exhausted, but satisfied you were able to understand most of the questions. [[See your grade.]]

You got a B-! Good enough I'd say! Who knows what the grade would've been though if you hadn't gotten so disctracted.

You call one more time and the phone rings.... Until a hand reaches out from your iPhone and chokes you to death! Oh no! Well at least you didn't have to take the exam.

You got an A-! Good job!

After the exam, you feel tired, but happy you were able to understand all of the questions and review a bit beforehand. You got an A! Great job! Maybe you should study with Kat more often...

Oh no, guess that wasn't a good use of your time. What do you do? [[Study until your exam.]] [[Go to sleep and hope for the best.]]

After eating and watching some Youtube videos, you get back to work. Actually knowing what to study for makes you a little less nervous for the exam. How long do you study for? [[For a few hours.]] [[Until your exam.]]

After studying for a few hours, you decide to head to bed, exhausted but happy with what you know. You wake up right before you exam time and race across campus to make it in time (How could you forget to set an alarm?!). After the exam, you feel tired, but happy you were able to understand all of the questions. You wave at the TA before leaving the class. [[Open your grade.]]

You got an A! Great job! Maybe you should talk to the TA more often...

You wake up right before you exam time and race across campus to make it in time. (How could you forget to set an alarm?!). Sweaty, and with an empty stomach, you feel anxious as you sit at your desk and look at the test in front of you. //Did I study enough?// After the exam, you feel exhausted, but satisfied you were able to understand all of the questions. [[See your grade]]