Marcel Winatschek

Leveling Up in Study Hall

Sitting in vocational school learning gradation curves and histograms, I’m automating my Final Fantasy party instead. Gulcan handles the walking, I handle the menus. It feels clever for about five minutes before it just feels like half-attention to two things at once.

Tomorrow’s test is inflation and deflation. I’m grinding experience points right now. Both feel equally made-up, equally urgent. The school’s teaching me how real value works while I’m watching fake numbers climb on the same screen. One of them will matter in about 24 hours, and I still can’t figure out which.

I hope the fiends drop decent loot.