MECHANICAL ENGINEERING • STUDENT • SELF-DECLARED PLAYBOY

Balan Immanuel.

aka Sigma Balan. Mechanical student. Playboy by his own announcement. Sigma by his own paperwork.

balan@bus:~$ whoami
main_character_with_a_bus_pass

SIGMA ✦ MECHANICAL ✦ PLAYBOY (SELF-REPORTED) ✦ LANYARD ENTHUSIAST ✦ BUS REGULAR ✦ NOT BLURRY, JUST FAST ✦

Built different. 01 / about

Balan is a mechanical engineering student who studies engines all week and takes a public bus to class anyway. He describes himself as a playboy and a sigma. The playboy claim has not been peer reviewed.

"I don't chase. I wait."
— Balan, at the bus stop, for 40 minutes

Inventory 02 / specs

1college lanyard, worn like a championship belt

5different shirts in 5 photos, an outfit rotation with range

∞bus rides, window seat if the universe allows

12%selfies that are actually in focus

Sightings 03 / found in the wild

Balan, photo 1 — 01 found in the wild / searching for the 8:05 bus

Balan, photo 2 — 02 bus selfie #1 / the wave is a distraction

Balan, photo 3 — 03 sigma stare / loading... 12%

Balan, photo 4 — 04 motion blur edition / camera could not keep up

Balan, photo 5 — 05 refuses to face the camera / mysterious or lost

# balan_config.toml
branch   = "mechanical"
status   = "playboy"   # unverified
rank     = "sigma"     # self-assigned
transport = "public_bus"
selfie_focus = "optional"
thermodynamics = "pending"

balan.log 04 / /var/log/balan.log LIVE

07:42:11 INFO wore lanyard like a medal

07:42:12 INFO sigma face engaged

07:58:30 WARN bus arrived. he did not run. he glided

08:05:09 WARN thermodynamics assignment still not opened

09:14:47 INFO told a friend "I'm a playboy". friend left the chat

10:30:02 INFO selfie attempt #4: camera moved, subject did not

12:00:00 CRIT attendance has been targeted

The chaos is mostly for comedy. All of it is fiction. Please do not actually skip the exam.

Mission 05 / endgame

Step 1: become a certified sigma. Step 2: pass thermodynamics. Step 3: let the first one happen without a second attempt.

progress: loading... (7%)

Terminal 06 / try: help

Welcome to balan@bus. Type help to see commands.

guest@balan:~$