Didn't do much today. I realised I haven't eaten in 10 hours or so. Interesting. Somehow I managed to stave off hunger. I woke at 7 plus, and went for a briefing at 8. After it ended, I had some Oreos in bunk, then we tidied up the place because someone upstairs wanted to inspect it. We then made ourselves scarce and disappeared to Area 35.

Stayed there for quite a bit, until 12 or so before we finally made our way back to bunk. Then went to the company office for meeting. Sat there from 1245 to 1 or so before our chair came. Got down to business. By the time we ended, it was 1540 or so. Left to go back. Turns out the someone upstairs stirred up an industrial-strength shit-storm. Practically the whole company came down to clean up the whole area.

Then, area inspection from someone upstairs too, but not as high up as the first one. Dragged all the way till 5 plus. So much for a projected book-out of 1600... I think that just like any natural disaster, after the industrial-strength shit-storm there must be aftershock(s). Then we had to go through the mystical protracted process of booking out, which involves:

The Twilight Zone - When no one knows anything and no one says anything. RO timing is not given and no other info either; even though we have finished for the day. Everyone is just in limbo, doing nothing, waiting for it. 5mins-a few hrs.

Revelation - Someone realises we need to read the RO and gives the timing, usually a nice auspicious time ending in 00 or 30 or 15. So they give the time. The difference between this time and the current time is known as the buffer.

Buffer - In this time people will change/bathe/pack/all three (not at once). People will start filing down with their stuff and fall in. 20mins-1hr.

The Wait - Sometimes there are hiccups and theere are changes in the RO. Or the ROs are not ready. Or the CDS forgot to take the BRO. Or the CDO is late. They wait for it to be read. 5mins-30mins

Reading of RO - If it's long, maybe 20 mins. If short, 10 mins.

BOOK OUT!