[text | desktop | posted at some ungodly hour] finals suck hi hi hi

[reapsthewind]

WOW hello

So you know what sucks? When you are a student, and have finals, but because you're a PHD student, you're also a TA / part time teacher, and you ALSO have to GRADE finals

I WANT TO DIE

hey I know some of my students are on this network TURN IN YOUR FUCKING PROBLEM SETS don't care if it's the end of the world as we know it, CALCULUS WAITS FOR NO WOMAN/MAN/SPACE MUTANT/WHATEVER YOU'RE TURNING INTO PAINFULLY AND SLOWLY

~in other news~

in my COPIOUS spare time (HAHA LOL :V JK) I did some google sleuthing and mayyybe some slightly illegal cracking and figured out where that artist who makes those godawful ugly statues for Ha Ha We're Totally Not An Evil Cyberpunk Corporation Out Of A Gibson Novel No Sir, aka THUNDER, THUNDER, THUNDER CATS CORP GO, gets his stone

which is an abandoned mine/quarry/Dr. Who set

i think some of you folk checked it out already BUT WHATEVER I want to see if anyone wants to come with me TOMORROW to take a look

because I finally have a fucking day off and haha fuck grading/studying

y'all in?

(if you're my students and you come uhhhh you get 1 get out of jail free card on the final)
(but not question 10. you get to suffer through that one. losers.)

so yeah? I think we can meet up there around 10 AM ish? Early enough that we have the light but not so early that we're like UGHHH EARLY. Bring flashlights + rope. Probably won't need rope but you never know.

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[professorwolf]

Well, good evening to you, too, Chris :)

I already went out to that mine with some of my students. Apparently one of them is just as good of a sleuth as you are, funnily enough. (He spent the whole time collecting samples. It was wonderful. Strange thing, none of the stone samples he collected are the stone those statues come from.) We didn't find much, but we had a bit of an accident and I cut the trip short.

As a heads up, you probably will need rope.

Let us know if you find anything interesting? I didn't smell anything promising or particularly dangerous, if that helps.

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[reapsthewind]

lyall why are exams terrible
why is grading terrible
why is life terrible
there's not enough caffeine in the world

anyway that's good to know. I have some rope leftover from snake statue busting 3000 time. What accident, also? And what kind of stone was it?

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[professorwolf]

Welcome to the wonderful world of teaching. Though I think doing grading AND finals at the same time sounds horrific, I did a little of that when I TA'd in college. Probably not as bad as yours, though :(

I have some rope left over from our trip, too, if you need more. I had to buy it, so it might as well get more use. The kinds of stone in there seemed to be mostly granite, sandstone, and coal. Nothing particularly special.

Anthony fell down a short ledge into a lower level. He's fine now, we apparently had someone around who could heal people. But it was the last straw, in convincing them all to turn their tails around and go home. I couldn't let anyone else be hurt.

[earnedmystripes]

Suddenly I'm kinda grateful I didn't go to college.

I'd be up for checking out the mine. I've got awhile before I'd need to be at work anyway and I could make an excuse for being late if it takes too long.

[reapsthewind]

Awesome, I'd be glad to have you. And yeah like, education is great, but loans are terrible and so are exams.

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[happybirthdaytoyou]

[Eugene is no longer writing in frosting, but sadly the bright red stays.]

You know, it has been a while since I took a day off.

[reapsthewind]

Hello new person who I don't know? But yeah you should totally come with us it'll be a good time.

[happybirthdaytoyou]

Eugene Yokugawa of MAGNIFICENT BAKERY. I'm a new member of the secret numbers club. You probably missed me offering everyone cake because of finals.

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[fatherssins]

You get a day off and you want to spend it in an abandoned mine?

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[reapsthewind]

Don't you?

But seriously like... I love exploring, it's fun. If dangerous.

[fatherssins]

That's true, I like to see new things / places but I don't know about dangerous places. I like going on holiday, not to Hell.

Are you really going down there?

[testsonseashells]

Ah, yes. Remember finals myself. Perfectly, in fact.

Will be joining you at mine.

[reapsthewind]

Perfectly? Must be terrible; I'd rather forget, myself. And geez, didn't you go to med school or something? I hear that's even worse.

anyway, see you there!

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[moarnomsplz]

Luckily I don't have an exam that day.

I'm in.

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[reapsthewind]

Lucky indeed! Bring flashlights if you have 'em.

[hollowleg]

man that sounds shady as fuck

[reapsthewind]

Exploring an abandoned mine?

yep

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[depolarized]

I'm going tomorrow. Might want to bring a pack instead of rope, though.

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[reapsthewind]

Awesome. I don't have a pack, unfortunately, rope is all I have. If you've got one...

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[espigeonage]

Exams. You have my most profound sympathies. I had to skim that to avoid the flashbacks, lol!

Rope could keep you from getting lost, I guess, even if there's no lowering. Bring water, too! And good luck with all that, you're a braver soul than I!

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[reapsthewind]

Yeah, water's a good idea. I'm also thinking reflective tape, for not getting lost. Shows up better.

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[mightymegatron]

That sounds insanely dangerous.

Have fun.

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[reapsthewind]

I'd say you should come with me, but heaven forbid you get a little dirt on one of your nice suits.

Either that or you'd embarrass me by showing up in sports equipment you literally bought yesterday.

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[wastingtime]

You know, this is the first time in a long time I haven't had to worry about finals.

☺

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[reapsthewind]

uncle has anyone ever told you that you're a massive troll