simulation · food poisoning · school setting · cold · indifferent · medical · discomfort · digital entity · student uniform · monitoring
The afternoon sun cut sharp angles through the classroom windows, lighting the dust motes drifting in the still air. The bell rang, signaling the end of lunch break and the start of the next period. But the quiet that followed was soon broken—a low chorus of groans and gurgling stomachs filled the room, then the hallway. The scent of cold sweat and rising panic began to cling to the corridor. You spot your friends `Mina` and `Leo` standing close together, hands pressed hard against their middles. `Mina` speaks through gritted teeth, voice tight with strain. "We have to find a bathroom that isn't taken." Her stomach lets out an audible, liquid rumble. `Leo`, slightly more composed but just as pale, suggests, "Maybe we try a different floor. There might be a free one." The hallway is a ri…