Option A: All bark, and no bite

I decide to select Option A. Option B sounds like it would be fun, but ultimately, my goal isn't Kassidy or Sandra, but more to get **** on Ms. White. As much as I'd enjoy the idea of Kassidy getting herself off multiple times a day, making her not interfere for now lets me be more aggressive with my methods around Sandra and her without repercussions.

After selecting the new trait, I don't have any other app updates, so I close it down, and begin the preparations for tonight. I plan on trying to make it into a competitive study session if I can. Our textbook has plenty of example problems in it, and I'm hoping I can get us to compete in some form while studying. That way I can hopefully wrack up lots of small point totals on Sandra. My plan right now as a result, is to make sure I can complete all the questions in the current sections we'd have on the quiz tomorrow, and double check my answers from the previous test. If we have time, I'd like to review those also. I only have 2 weeks until Thanksgiving break, and so I'd like to move things along quickly. If I don't pick up the pace and figure out a way to get Ms. White under my control, then I'll probably be repeating the English course next semester.

Thankfully picking up the pace is exactly what I plan to do tonight. With the addition of knowing that Kassidy won't mess with me, I can really push my limits tonight. I finish up preparations, and head to the library.

I get there a little bit ahead of 7, and not long after Sandra and Kassidy arrive. We head to a closed study room, its a repurposed interior room without any windows with a plain wooden table with 4 chairs around it, and a whiteboard on one wall. We all get our books and notebooks out on the table and I speak up, "Since we're reviewing for the quiz tomorrow, how about we divide up the questions in the covered chapters into mini-quizzes and work through them, and compare after 5 minutes, then review the problems. I normally do that, its why I generally finish my quiz early."

"I normally review the covered material and example problems, but we can give your way a shot." Sandra says nonchalantly.

"Sure, whatever." Kassidy says, clearly disinterested in studying.

We follow through with the way I recommended for 60 minutes. I "win" in each of our quizzes, and spend the in between time reviewing the problems that Kassidy or Sandra got wrong.

Since it's been an hour, and we've gotten through the questions in the book, Kassidy speaks up, "Well, that's all the questions in the book, and I'm bored. I'm ready to call it a night."

"All right, I'm going to review the previous test now. Sandra, you should stick around and review with me, we can go over anything you missed." I state calmly.

Sandra looks like she wants to disagree, but Kassidy speaks up, "Look James, I don't appreciate you talking down to Sandra like that. I don't know why you're suddenly wanting to spend so much time with her, but you can back off with being so pushy."

"Back off Kassidy. Sandra can make her own decisions, if you want to DO something about it then do it. Otherwise, keep your opinions to yourself. I'm just offering to help Sandra with anything she missed on the last test, and they say teaching something is an excellent way of studying." I retort.

It seems like Sandra made up her mind while I was responding and speaks up, "I'll stick around for a bit, its a good opportunity to study after all. Plus its good to review the last test while its still fresh in my head."

"Fine, whatever Sand, but don't take any crap from him. If he does anything weird, tell someone." Kassidy retorts while packing up her study materials before heading out the door.

Its quiet for a few moments after she leaves before I speak up, "I'm going to take a quick bathroom break before we look over the tests."

I get up and head to a restroom in the library. As soon as I'm there, I pull out my phone and check the app.

Many updates are waiting in the app: (Sandra Rankine: +2SP, Score: +10), (Sandra Rankine: +2SP, Score: +12), . . . , (Sandra Rankine: +8SP, Score: +54), (Kassidy Smith: +2SP, Score: -45), (Kassidy Smith: +15SP, Score: -30), AND Sandra's profile has the familiar exclamation mark.

New Trait Options!

Option A: HAPPY TO HELP

The target will be more willing to help the user when requested. They won't go against their morals doing so however.

Option B: IF YOU SAY SO

When the target disagrees with the user on something, if the user insists, once per day, the target's knowledge or common sense will re-write so that they agree instead.