The Work-Rest Balance

(set: $energy to 5) It is 5:50 A.M. Your phone buzzes, reminding you of your existence outside of the sleep world. As you get ready for the day, you suddenly remember that exams are coming up. "Ughhh, exams." The [[bus->Day 1 - Bus To School]] comes at 6:20 A.M.

There's nothing special about the bus. The bus [[arrives->Day 1 - Class A (Xenobiology)]] at 6:40 A.M.

Your first class is Xenobiology. It's an interesting subject, but there's a lot you still can't quite understand. Despite this, you think you want to study it for a living. Xenobiology dismisses at 8:30 A.M. It's time for your [[next class->Day 1 - Class B (Cooking)]].

Your second class is Cooking. Being able to prepare food is an important life skill, even if access to restaurants and insta-meals have become more mainstream. Your mom has been teaching you how to cook ever since you were a little kid. Because of this, you're very familiar with the subject. The instructor will even allow for a cheat sheet for the exam. Cooking dismisses at 11:20 A.M. It's time for your [[next class->Day 1 - Lunch]].

Ironically enough, you were scheduled to have lunch right after cooking class. What will you have? [[Spaghetti and Meatballs]] [[Donk Pocket]] [[Mystery Soup]]

(set: $nutriment += 4) You eat the spaghetti and meatballs. *Did they forget to put the tomato sauce in again?!* Whatever, it's time for your [[next class->Day 1 - Class C (IT)]].

(set: $nutriment += 2) Ah yes, the Donk Pocket. Quite delicious, yet never quite enough to sustain yourself on. Whatever, it's time for your [[next class->Day 1 - Class C (IT)]] anyway.

You drink the mystery soup. Suddenly, everything starts becoming one swoozy mess... and... rainbows? *Seriously, how can they allow drug-laden food in a school cafeteria?!* You wait till the effects wear off, then head to the [[next class->Day 1 - Class C (IT)]].

Your third class is IT. You haven't done too much with computers before, just a little bit of video games here and there. The entire class consists of doing pre-made assignments in NanoWord, a word processing program that's available even on a tablet computer. It wouldn't be surprising if someone managed to get it working on a pager. As the clock strikes 2:10 P.M, you shut down your terminal, grab your things, and take the [[bus->Day 1 - Bus To Home]] back home.

There's *nothing* special about the bus. The bus arrives back [[home->Day 1 - Free Time]] like it usually does.

You have some free time. Remember, exams are in **2** days. [[Play games->Day 1 - Play Games]] [[Study for exams->Day 1 - Study]]

It's never a good idea to go too hard on yourself. You turn on the "Orion Trail" machine you got for Christmas as a kid. It doesn't get used very often nowadays, but you remember playing the heck out of it in the past. Hours drift by as the story becomes more and more immersive, almost as if you're actually in the game. It's no wonder this game was given so much praise; there's just so much to love about it. You look up at the clock. 1:48 A.M. Shoot. Guess it's [[bed time->Day 1 - Sleep]]. (set: $energy -= 0.1)

Probably a good idea. [[Read through your Xenobiology textbook->Day 1 - Study (Xenobiology)]] [[Read through your Cooking textbook->Day 1 - Study (Cooking)]] [Read through your Lunch textbook]<lunchtext| [[Read through your IT textbook->Day 1 - Study (IT)]] [[Stop Studying and Go To Bed->Day 1 - Sleep]] (click-replace: ?lunchtext)[You don't have a lunch textbook, silly!]

**XENOBIOLOGY ESSENTIALS - 4TH EDITION** Chapter 1: Genetics Much like humans, all Xeno lifeforms have what are called **genes**. These genes determine the traits of the lifeform. Some examples of these traits are life expecancy, diet, and preferred living conditions. Genes are given as a two-digit hexadecimal number. In plants, gene 2F determines its appearance (color, shape, etc.) Furthermore, all plants of a certain domain have the same gene labels. Gene 2F will determine the appearance of both bananas and kudzu vines alike. Genes from one species' **genome**, or its set of genes, can be analyzed with a machine called a **Lysis-isolation Centrifuge**. These genes can be transferred to the seeds of another species through a machine called a **Bioballistic Delivery System**. [[Interesting.->Day 1 - Study]] (set: $energy -= 0.1)

**Cooking for Dummies** Chapter 1: The Basis of Food Almost all food is made up of one or more **reagents**. Nutricionally, these reagents can help determine how healthy a food is. One of the most common reagents in our food is called Nutriment. If you're hungry, go for some food with a lot of Nutriment in it; you'll feel much fuller compared to eating something with less of it. Other common reagents include water, oil, protein, and fruit juice. If you're not careful enough, (or if you feel a little too narcisistic,) you may also end up with harmful reagents in your food. Toxins, such as psilocybin from the reishi mushroom, can be integrated into your food on accident. Another, more popular example of this can be seen in Bilk, a combination of beer and milk. [[Bilk? That's nasty.->Day 1 - Study]] (set: $energy -= 0.1)

**Adventures in NanoWord!** NanoWord is one of the most widely-used word processing programs out there, and with good reason. Its ability to create stunning documents from almost anywhere makes it a great piece of software to have around. Upon opening the program, you'll be greeted with a few options. Click 'EDIT' to start editing the document. If there's already a document loaded into the program, you may want to start a new one first. To do this, click on the 'NEW' button, then start editing. Whatever you type into the edit box will also show up on the document. Amazing! However, you may want to format or prettify your document depending on your needs. To do this, we use special bits of text called **tags**. [[Easy.->Day 1 - Study]] (set: $energy -= 0.1)

All in a day's work. Without even noticing, you're [dreaming...]<dream1| (click-replace: ?dream1)[dreaming about aliens, mutants, and chili.] [[...->Day 2 - Home]]

(set: $energy += 0.1) It is 5:50 A.M. Your phone buzzes, reminding you of your existence outside of the sleep world. As you get ready for the day, you suddenly remember that exams are coming up. "Ughhh, exams." The [[bus->Day 2 - Bus To School]] comes at 6:20 A.M.

There's *absolutely nothing* special about the bus. The bus [[arrives->Day 2 - Class A (Xenobiology)]] at 6:40 A.M.

Time for Xenobiology. The monkey cubes scattered around the classroom make for a chaotic learning environment. But hey, at least we get to use them. It's cool seeing the monkeys getting absolutely demolished by the slimes. There's not much to do in terms of work today, just complete a small worksheet and relax. It is now 8:30 A.M. Time for your [[next class->Day 2 - Class B (Cooking)]].

Cooking class started a little late, since the teacher had to go make some copies. "Alright class, today we're going to take a pop quiz, just to get a feel for what you need to study still. Don't worry, it's not for a grade." **Question 1:** What are the ingredients in dough? [a.) Flour, water, wheat]<1a| [b.) Egg yolk, water, flour]<1b| [c.) Sugar, beer, wheat]<1c| [d.) Flour, water, egg]<1d| **Question 2:** When using the microwave, what will come out if you mess up a recipie? [a.) Smoke]<2a| [b.) Burned mess]<2b| [c.) Nothing]<2c| [d.) Doesn't matter, the recipie will still come out fine]<2d| **Question 3:** Which of the following can you *not* make with the oven? [a.) Hot Pocket]<3a| [b.) Pizza]<3b| [c.) Bread]<3c| [d.) Cake]<3d| The clock strikes 11:20 A.M, so it's time to go to your [[next class->Day 2 - Lunch]]. (click-replace: ?1a) [Incorrect!] (click-replace: ?1b) [Incorrect!] (click-replace: ?1c) [Incorrect!] (click-replace: ?1d) [Correct!] (click-replace: ?2a) [Incorrect!] (click-replace: ?2b) [Correct!] (click-replace: ?2c) [Incorrect!] (click-replace: ?2d) [Incorrect!] (click-replace: ?3a) [Incorrect!] (click-replace: ?3b) [Incorrect!] (click-replace: ?3c) [Incorrect!] (click-replace: ?3d) [Correct!]

What will you have? [[Burger]] [[Cheese Fries]] [[Universal Enzyme]]

You take the burger. It's decently made, comparable to the ones you'll find at fast food joints. Okay, time for [[IT->Day 2 - Class C (IT)]].

You take the cheese fries. Despite being smaller than the burger, it's somehow much more filling. Just as tasty, but with more content. Okay, time for [[IT->Day 2 - Class C (IT)]].

You take the universal enzyme. It tastes sweet, but not at all filling. Okay, time for [[IT->Day 2 - Class C (IT)]].

The sound of quick keystrokes fills the air as you walk into the classroom. People are frantically catching up on papers they have yet to turn in for the semester. Fortunately, you're a good student and managed to complete all of them on time, so you can freely screw around with NanoWord. <img src="/nanoword.png" /> Truly a masterpiece. Since you have nothing much else to do, you decide to show off your masterpiece to your classmates. They're all intrigued. Alright, time to [[head home->Day 2 - Bus To Home]]

"Why do we have busses anyway?" you think to yourself. The bus arrives to your [[home->Day 2 - Free Time]] like it usually does.

You have some free time. Remember, exams are in **1** day. [[Play games->Day 2 - Play Games]] [[Study for exams->Day 2 - Study]]

"Bah, I understand the material enough." you say to yourself. You turn on the "Orion Trail" machine you got for Christmas as a kid. It doesn't get used very often nowadays, but you remember playing the heck out of it in the past. Hours drift by as the story becomes more and more immersive, almost as if you're actually in the game. It's no wonder this game was given so much praise; there's just so much to love about it. You look up at the clock. 1:24 A.M. Shoot. Guess it's [[bed time->Day 2 - Sleep]]. (set: $energy -= 0.1)

Probably a good idea. [[Read through your Xenobiology textbook->Day 2 - Study (Xenobiology)]] [[Read through your Cooking textbook->Day 2 - Study (Cooking)]] [Read through your Lunch textbook]<lunchtext| [[Read through your IT textbook->Day 2 - Study (IT)]] [[Stop Studying and Go To Bed->Day 2 - Sleep]] (click-replace: ?lunchtext)[Lunch textbook? You joking, right?]

All in a day's work. Without even noticing, you're [dreaming...]<dream1| (click-replace: ?dream1)[dreaming about llamas, the sky, and... exams. How delightful.] [[...->Day 3 - Home]]

**XENOBIOLOGY ESSENTIALS - 4TH EDITION** Chapter 2: Xenoflora **Xenoflora** is the study of plants and flowers of alien origins. It is also how we primarily determine genes and their designated characteristics. The classic way of analyzing plants is through planting the species' seeds and recording any observed conditions. In more recent times, however, scientists have devised a device called a **Plant Analyzer** that allows us to look at a plant's traits (regardless of origin). All plants require a healthy environment to grow. Weeds, lack of required materials, and insufficient heating can stunt a plant's growth, or even kill it. All species have different environment preferences, but in general: 1.) Alien plants live in colder environments compared to earth plants 2.) Alien plants won't need as much nutriment as earth plants 2.) Reagents harvested from alien plants tend to be toxix. [[Interesting.->Day 2 - Study]] (set: $energy -= 0.1)

**Cooking for Dummies** Chapter 2: Essential ingredients Here are some of the most common recipies you'll use in the kitchen. Dough: Mix 1 egg, 5u Flour, and 5u Water. Cutlet: Slice 1 meat into 3 raw cutlets. Place raw cutlet in the microwave to cook it. Cheese: Mix 40u Milk and 5u Universal Enzyme. Heat to 400C until mixture curdles. [[Okay.->Day 2 - Study]] (set: $energy -= 0.1)

**Adventures in NanoWord!** Some of the most common tags are listed as follows: <table> <tr><td>`[`h1]...`[`/h1]</td><td>Creates header text, usually used for titles.</td></tr> <tr><td>`[`h2]...`[`/h2]</td><td>Creates subheader text, usually used for subtitles and sections.</td></tr> <tr><td>`[`center]...`[`/center]</td><td>Aligns the text to the center of the page</td></tr> <tr><td>`[`b]...`[`/b]</td><td>Makes text bold</td></tr> <tr><td>`[`i]...`[`/i]</td><td>Makes text italic</td></tr> <tr><td>`[`u]...`[`/u]</td><td>Makes text underlined</td></tr> </table> [[I know this already.->Day 2 - Study]] (set: $energy -= 0.1)

(set: $energy += 0.1) It is 5:50 A.M. Your phone buzzes, reminding you of your existence outside of the sleep world. As you get ready for the day, you suddenly remember that exams are today. "Welp, ready as I'll ever be." The [[bus->Day 3 - Bus To School]] comes at 6:20 A.M.

The bus is really has no poin- "Hey, did you study for the Xenobiology exam at all?" you hear from behind. It's one of your classmates. You don't know their name, but you've seen them before. "Yeah I did. What's up?" "So, I'm still a little confused on what the lysis-isolation centrifuge and the bioballistic delivery system are supposed to do." Ah yes, Xenoflora. The one part of Xenobiology that gets overlooked. It's probably because of the monkeys, you think. "Yeah, their purpose is to..." [[Analyze the genes and put those genes into other plants->Day 3 - Bus To School (Gene Analysis)]] [[Monitor the plants to see if they're growing properly and whatnot.->Day 3 - Bus To School (Plant Monitoring)]]

"Ah ok, I think I understand now. Thank you!" [[No problem->Day 3 - Class A (Xenobiology)]]

"Ummm... ok then. Thank you." [[You're welcome.->Day 3 - Class A (Xenobiology)]]

The exam starts immediately. You get through most of it, but there's one question you're still not sure about. **Question 32:** The 'Appearance' gene will affect which of the following? [[a.) Color and Shape->A nervous feeling]] [[b.) Color and Size->Confident]] [[c.) Color and Glossiness->Confident]] [[d.) Color and Bioluminesence->Confident]]

(set: $xenoScore to 100) You're not too sure about your answer, but it's better than nothing. Alright, time for [[Cooking->Day 3 - Class B (Cooking)]]

(set: $xenoScore to 53) That sounds about right. Alright, time for [[Cooking->Day 3 - Class B (Cooking)]]

Most of the exam is short answer, recalling some common recipies. **Question 2:** To make dough, you need: (dropdown: bind $eggs, "0", "1", "3", "5") eggs (dropdown: bind $flour, "1u", "5u", "10u", "20u") flour (dropdown: bind $water, "1u", "5u", "10u", "20u") water [[Looks good->Day 3 - Lunch]]

(set: $cookingScore to 0) (if: $eggs is "1")[(set: $cookingScore += 1)] (if: $flour is "5u")[(set: $cookingScore += 1)] (if: $water is "5u")[(set: $cookingScore += 1)] You're too worried about exams to eat (set: $energy -= 0.1) Onto the [[final class->Day 3 - Class C (IT)]]

Literally the easiest test. **Question 8:** How would you go about interting the SCG Logo into a document? [[a.) `[`solcrest`]`]] [[b.) `<`solcrest`>`]]

[[Clearly.->FINAL SCORE]] (set: $itScore to "passed")

[[You know this is wrong.->FINAL SCORE]] (set: $itScore to "did not pass")

The results of your exams came in: (set: $cookingScore += 81) You got a $xenoScore% on the Xenobiology exam You got a $cookingScore% on the Cooking exam You $itScore the IT exam.