Competitive Waiting Has an Unexpected Champion

A fictional comedy from CyberBabiez. The characters and events are invented.

The waiting event began at precisely whenever the official arrived. This tested the athletes before the competition had even started.

Captain Bo checked the clock. The clock checked nobody.

A toy train sighed dramatically. A bear read a book. The duck simply remained present.

After ten imaginary minutes, Bo demanded an update. The update was that they were still waiting.

The bear finished a chapter and looked quite content. This impressed the judges, who had expected waiting to involve more visible suffering.

When the official finally appeared, the bear won for making sensible use of the interval.

Bo protested that he had waited harder.

The judges agreed but explained that effort and effectiveness were different categories.

Bo began training for next season by bringing a book. His first practice session was unexpectedly pleasant.

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