Style: Narrative
Statement: On persisting despite challenges and learning to brave changes to plans.
2:00 W̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶u̶p̶ Wipe drool off face and stop sleeping on wrenches
3:00 Grind notebook until it's perfect, Shake off hand cramps, Practice driving robot
4:00 G̶e̶t̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶d̶y̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶g̶o̶ Wear proper clothes, Grab anything in sight, Organize on the car ride
5:00 Meet at the library for carpooling, G̶e̶t̶ ̶s̶l̶e̶e̶p̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶c̶a̶r̶ Worry about messing up for an hour
6:00 Arrive in Dublin, P̶u̶t̶ ̶s̶t̶u̶f̶f̶ ̶a̶w̶a̶y̶ Fix our sister team's broken clamp
7:00 Check in starts
8:30 Check in ends, ̶p̶r̶e̶p̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶s̶k̶i̶l̶l̶s̶ take aspirin for migraines
9:00 Matches start
11:00 ̶A̶c̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶e̶r̶v̶i̶e̶w̶ Try to salvage the fumbling at the beginning of the interview
12:30 ̶R̶u̶n̶n̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶l̶u̶n̶c̶h̶ Skip lunch for even more driving practice because it's I'm not good enough
2:00 Last match, ̶F̶i̶g̶u̶r̶e̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶s̶t̶r̶a̶t̶e̶g̶y̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶a̶l̶l̶i̶a̶n̶c̶e̶s̶ Get bad-mouthed by teenage boys
2:30 Make it to Round of 16 with ̶a̶l̶l̶i̶a̶n̶c̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶c̶h̶o̶i̶c̶e̶ any team that will possibly alliance
3:00 ̶S̶u̶r̶v̶i̶v̶e̶ ̶Q̶u̶a̶r̶t̶e̶r̶f̶i̶n̶a̶l̶s̶ Cry in the bathroom and give up on states
4:00 ̶W̶a̶t̶c̶h̶ ̶f̶i̶n̶a̶l̶s̶ Wash my face, Suck on a strawberry altoid until courage is mustered to go back inside
5:00 ̶W̶a̶t̶c̶h̶ ̶a̶w̶a̶r̶d̶s̶ ̶c̶e̶r̶e̶m̶o̶n̶y̶ Win Excellence
6:00 Carpool home, Safeguard the award home until school starts
̶7̶:̶0̶0̶ ̶A̶r̶r̶i̶v̶e̶ 8:00 Arrive home late because of bad traffic, Eat something after almost 24 hours
10:00 ̶F̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶a̶s̶l̶e̶e̶p̶ Stay up relieved having not quit, Despite everything
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