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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 4:51 pm
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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:33 pm
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"Come on in!" When Kettil arrived, the door was open, creaking slightly as he knocked on it. Selene was sitting at her desk, fiddling with some paperwork. The room seemed slightly more organized than usual, clean and tidy. She hardly looked up when the door opened, but her hand waved slightly, urging him inside.
"Please, sit down, we'll begin in a minute! I just have to finish filling this out."
She wrote, with a red pen, on a form in front of her. Her face pinched in thought.
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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:52 pm
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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:55 pm
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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 7:23 pm
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The sound of a second voice finally got Selene's attention, and she looked up, her face brightening in a soft smile at the sight of Endzela. "Hello, pretty bird, you come and sit here on the desk! This will be as much of a test for you as it is for him, after all. Well, some of it, at least. This first part, mmm, I think, just you, my dear Mr. Blacke!"
She slid the paper she was working on under a small pile, and then plucked a completely different paper out, sliding it over to him.
"Please write your full name at the top of the page. You have exactly fifteen minutes to work on the problem before your paper must be handed in. This written portion is only one question, but it is more a test of your quick thinking. Please show all of your work!
Kettils Exam Part 1 Name: _______________________ It is your first scaring. You are in a dark room. Inside, a child is sleeping. The human child's mother checks up on the child every 12 minutes starting on the hour. Every 10 minutes, starting at 5 after, a passing train wakes the child. At what time during the hour should you begin scaring for the maximum possible amount of time to scare? Show your work!
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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 8:06 pm
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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 8:34 pm
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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 9:50 pm
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Taking the paper back, Selene scans it quickly, nodding politely at the math involved, and then puts it down. She leans in and pats his hand.
"A very good try my dear. But unfortunately completely wrong."
Without even blinking an eye (not that she can) she managed to tell him this. Then she turns the paper around, and draws a long timeline. "I'll show you how to do it, though! You see, you write the timeline, and you place the indicators on each interruption point. Here, at five after, you start the ten minute intervals. 5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55. And the intervals of the mother visiting, 12, 24, 36, 48. Yes? Okay! Then you just find the period that has the most uninterrupted.. aha, here we go! The most uninterrupted time is between 25 minutes in and 35 minutes in. So the answer is 25 minutes into the hour!"
She didn't look disappointed in him. In fact, she looked elated that he'd actually tried.
"I still like the inventive way you tried to answer at first! Let's put that creative mind of yours to good use, now, hmm?" She held out her hand, and stood.
"You too, dear bird! You're obviously an important part of his scaring technique!"
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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 10:04 pm
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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 10:29 pm
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"Only too happy. Now you've learned a new way to plan out efficient scare strategies in difficult situations!" Selene squeezed his hand, and led him out of the room, into the classroom. It was a much bigger space, wider and taller, and much more familiar. She let his hand go, and turned around.
"Part 2! Remember all your clever ideas, I'm sure they'll serve you well! And no math this time, I promise!" She giggled faintly, and then took a step back.
And another.
Then she paused... and took one more step just to be safe.
A few moments later, the tiny, mouselike features of the quiet professor had been replaced by a giant, monstrous snake slithering, coiled tensely in front of the boil. She towered over him, looming dangerously. The long, snakelike tongue slithered out, flickering just in front of his face.
"All right!" Her voice was louder, in this form, but no less friendly. "Sssssssssscare me!"
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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 10:34 pm
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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 10:37 pm
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