Pharmacology

Your university is world-reknowned for its very innovative and intensive pharmacology program, which yields a bachelor's and a master's degree within five years, plus a doctorate of philosophy in another two. Such a curriculum requires tight scheduling over the next seven years, as well as concentrated study and-- most importantly for the award of the PhD-- excellence in research, which is to begin immediately upon acceptance to the program.

Naturally, few are accepted to the program, but you aptly qualify for it, passing the necessary exams, fulfilling the prerequisites, and breezing through your faculty interviews.

On the first day of the new semester, your advisor introduces you to the Professor Li Zhang, who will be your mentor. Unfortunately, he has an unscheduled meeting today, so he assigns one of his fourth-year grad students, David Rially, to assist you. He graciously introduces you to some of the other faculty members you will interact with and then gives you a tour of the lab.

In the lab is a female graduate assistant, who is several years your senior, being what's called a P-5 (in her fifth year of the program). She's a tall, mousy-blonde, green-eyed girl with an athletic body. Her long hair is held back in a pony tail and she has on lab glasses. She's currently mixing some powders. She looks up and gives the slightest hint of a sneer before going back to work.

"That's Tawny," says David before leaning closer, "the graduate ass-istant. She can be a real bitch, so stay on her good side."

You whisper back, "Too bad you can't develop a **** to make her more friendly and compliant," you say jokingly.

David gives you a strange grin as if he knows something you don't. "Wanta have lunch?"