Beauty Cold and Austere, A
Mike Spivey 2017
- Language:
- English
- Authors:
- Mike Spivey
- Systems:
- Inform
- Platforms:
- Glulx
- Genres:
- IF Comp 2017
- Entered by:
- iamaran
- Added:
- 30-08-2020
- Edited:
- 20-02-2025
Synopsis
Professor Glasser's survey course in conceptual mathematics seemed like a good idea at the start of the term - no graded homework, no midterm exams - just an oral final at the end. As the semester progressed, cutting a few classes didn't really seem to matter. Neither did skipping a reading assignment - or a homework set - here and there. But "a few, here and there" slowly turned into "several," which turned into "most." Eventually you were too embarrassed to show up to class anymore, and for the better part of the second half of the term you did an impressive job of forgetting about the final exam.
Until this morning.
Cramming has never worked for you, but what choice did you have? You already made your choices, you suppose - repeatedly, throughout the semester.
Blaming yourself now isn't going to do any good, though. You can blame yourself all you want after tomorrow. Focus on the final. Focus on the final.
How, though? It's late. You need more sleep. But you're not sure you remember much (anything?) from today's library cram session.
You've got to pass that final because you've got to pass the class. What will happen to your scholarship if you don't?
Notes
7th place (out of 79) in the 23rd Annual Interactive Fiction Competition.
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