Percy let out a space-sigh. He looked out the omni-window of the space otter classroom and gazed longingly at the school's astroturf field. At that moment, he wanted more than anything to be playing around of space-ball with his space otter buddies. But first, he had to face Mister Krabnimbus.
Mister Krabnimbus was their practical astrophilosophy lecturer, and his lectures were known to be damaging to a young, keen space otter's spirits. Quite often you could see space otter students leaving his classroom completely reduced to tears. Not that Mister Krabnimbus was mean or spiteful or anything like that; he was just unforgivingly, unashamedly boring.
Mister Krabnimbus was probably the most boring otter on this side of the solar system. There was only one known way to survive the Krabnimbus effect, and that was to tough it out. Percy would have to tough it out, and wait for his chance to leave.
Mister Krabnimbus was especially boring this day. He had gone off a tangent from galacti-platos theories about the ideal space civilization to talk about his daughter recent trip to the plastic spoon factory. From what Percy could tell, Mister Krabnimbus was using the countours of the plastic spoon as an analogy for marriage.
It was worse than Percy could have imagined. Already Percy had an incredible urge to drop out of space otter school and get a job flipping galacti-burgers at space-Wendy's. Percy tried his best to fight it, but the Krabnimbus effect was not a force to be trifled with. Already many of Percy's classmates were lost forever every spark of creativity and individuality gone from their eyes. It was all Percy could do to hold on.
Suddenly the moment that Percy had been waiting an hoping for arrived. It wasn't obvious at first, but Percy began to notice Mister Krabnimbus's eyes droop slightly. Gradually, the most boring otter in all the galaxy began to slur his words. Finally he came to a complete stop, his eyes closed, and the occasional snore escaping his lips. It had happened. Mister Krabnimbus had bored himself to sleep.
Percy let out a great sigh of relief. The storm had passed. He stood up, walked out the class, walked out of the school and enjoyed the rest of his day.
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