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Brian: Brian Hayr (like a wig), aka THUMPER, a nickname his big brother
gave him that he uses when he gets to name video game characters. Also aka "Mika's
crowning achievement," explained below. He moved to the room next to mine my second
year, back when we were in E suite. When we had to move to F suite, he ended up in
exactly the same relative position. Now he's across the common room from me. Catholic,
but not preachy, he's quiet and reserved most of the time, though not as much as before.
He's a 4th or 5th year math major, and I think he'll graduate when I do. His focus,
however, is applied math as opposed to my (vastly superior) theoretical math. He's
good at it, but not really a whiz. He kinda got rocked this last year, and picked
up a few C's and B's, lowering his GPA to about 3.3, not that that's by any means
bad for a math major. He doesn't work, and I think he's getting by on loans, but
the subject has never come up in conversation.
Extanding the similarities, he's a fairly avid video gamer, though he like different
genres than I do. He's more into medievel epics and things, whereas I like a little
more variety. He has, however, slowly become a devout follower of the way of the
Smash Brothers. While he does tend to lose, he's more interesting to play because
he tries a lot of different things. Sometimes he even seems to completely abandon
a functional plan halfway through it to pursue some other effort. So even though
he's not tough to beat, he has that mathematical line of thought that keeps games
from getting old (In math often there are at least half a dozen potential ways to
start working a problem, and often those generate even more approaches, which is
what I mean by mathematical line of thought).
But, here's a story to be told. Brian used to always be in his room. Eventually he
would join us sometimes, but wouldn't contribute to conversations. He had almost
no ability to deliver jokes, and wouldn't even think any up. He was, in short, very
dull and boring. Like having a moving mannequin sitting with us. I decided that,
since I spend so much time passively controlling other people anyway, I would reform
him and make him not only more suitable for our group, but a better member of society
overall. It's like Christianity without all the God stuff. So I developed a plan and,
over the course of my third year, got Brian to a point where he would actually think
up and deliver good jokes, contribute to just about any conversation, and venture out
with us more often. I turned him from a reclusive introvert into someone who stands a
fighting chance at fitting in in groups, which will prove invaluable in whatever he
does with the rest of his life (try working for a big company without interacting with
anyone else). And I'm not just saying this myself. Everyone else in the suite noticed
the reform and that it was my efforts that fixed him. The best part? Brian never even
knew of my plan, and may still not know. But even if he does, he didn't learn until I
was done. See? I'm not entirely evil!
I'm considering creating a more detailed description of how I changed Brian, because I
think it's kind of interesting and, frankly, I think the plan was genius. If I ever
do that, it'll be linked here.
Other Photos
I told Brian to make a funny face. Hmmm...
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