it was the third lecture of a very early day. 3 girls were sitting at the side discussing the merits of a bar of chocolate. in the background, their lecturer droned on about landyard flashing and attendance. all in all, it was a normal day back in school.
unknown to the 3 (and 120 other students) a daring cockroach had crept out of it's hiding place. perhaps it was drawn by the smell of macdonald from the restaurant nearby. or mayby a small crumb of biscuit which had dropped on the floor. the cockroach antennaes twitched excitedly and it began to crawl further out.
meanwhile, the 3 girls had finished their discussion and were in the process of sharing the chocolate bar. their lecturer was still going on about attendance ("must tap card....latecomers will be marked absent") as they began a taste analysis of the said bar.
"smells kinda cheap"
"hmm..not bad what, quite nice"
"actually it reminds me of crunch, you know that choc?"
("i'm a good lecturer and i help people get As....there's no surprises in exams....")
"tastes like dark chocolate yeah?"
suddenly a commotion started from the back, and a shrill cry of "COCKROACH!!!" echoed through the LT. all attention was instantly snapped to the back, interrupting the lecturer's dull albeit slightly witty monologue.
"observe my power!" thought the cockroach as it began its slow parade across one wall panel. girls (and gentlemen) from the back were grabbing their bags and hastily hopping to the aisle. "i can make them scream louder" thought the cockroach, and it flew 30cm outwards and landed back on said panel. sure enough, loud, and louder shrieks resulted.
"oh no! flying cockroach!!! dont come here!!" wailed one of the girls. "crap man.." said another, who by this time had adrenaline coursing through her veins (and most importantly, arteries) and was ready to jump out of her seat like, NOW.
slowly, but surely, the cockroach made its stately march across the wall panels, observing and revelling in the screams and mad dash that greeted its journey. even the lecturer, it observed, was powerless as he observed the chaos created by his new students in utter bemusement. fuelled by the din, the cockroach developed grandeur delusion and started an ambitious plan to further terrorise the LT.
"IT'S COMING DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!"
that was it. a small stampede occured as students tried to get away from the disease-ridden pestilence. "can someone PLEASE kill that cockroach!!!"
"fear me mere mortals!" thought the cockroach grandly as it marched nearer towards the humans. still lost in his grandeur delusion, the cockroach brushed aside the plea of his death threat. suddenly *WAAAAPPP!* it's trapped!!
"aaargh!! where am i?? air! i need air!!!"
one of the more manly male student had chivalrously emptied his transparent plastic file and had trapped the cockroach in it against the wall. relieved was short-lived as the others witnessed the attempt to kill the cockroach in disgust fascination.
first the cockroach ran in zig-zag patterned inside the file. then another male student gallantly offered his services to aid in squishing the bug. he tore out the cardboard back of a foolscap to help trap the cockroach in the file before throwing it out. unfortunately this foolhardy plan failed as the cockroach escaped out onto the first warrior's hand before falling on the ground (amidst fresh screams of course)
"freedom!" the cockroach squealed but its euphoria was short lived as the stomping began. valiantly the cockroach tried to escape but its time was up. it was brutally squished under an ugly pair of cheap shoes and was unceremoniously dumped into the dustbin while covered with white paper. it could take heart though. even in death, the cockroach generated much fanfare, albeit there were cheering and catcalling to the 2 modern day heroes.
"is it dead? got anymore? actually am also scared of cockroaches" confessed the lecturer before launching into a lecture "hormones are slow moving and long-term chemical messengers of the body...."
"slow moving my ass.." thought the girl. she was still slightly tachycardic and jittery from the epinephrine trip. but slowly, the enzymes began it's natural course of getting the body system back to normal and she began absorbed into the inner mechanisms of the human body. the slow buzz and lull fell over the theatre as the lecture progressed.
it then began, just another day, in LTJ1.
posted by nuVul @ Monday, October 13, 2008
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