Yeah but he kind of grows on you.

I would criticize you for exploiting a tenuous loophole, but I'm actually doing the same thing right now. So there goes the moral high ground on that one.

In the first story, I was ready to sic some of my more violent characters on Dylan. By the end, however, I felt bad for him. I still don't like him, but I take pity on those that are hated by everyone else.

I think your third rendition is the best in terms of grammar and spelling, and your first story is the best in terms of actual atmosphere. After that, I think the repetitiveness kicked in and it everything else felt like a copy-cat of the original, even though they all had their own unique elements. They were still original enough to hold interest.

I did kind of rush it knowing I wouldn't have any time on Friday, so the errors. As for receptiveness, that was a challenge but sounds like I mostly pulled it off. Thanks.

this made my lunch so much better - now if my fellow employees would leave me alone (much like your wolf here)... always a soap opera...

V.

Sounds like you live in interesting times.

you could say that... that is an old Chinese curse - may you live in interesting times.

V.

I guess I'm a little more laid back than Dylan's room mates. Yeah, he seems irritating and has some shortcomings in his personality. But Ken's demand seems a bit harsh. Maybe it would be less of a problem for members of a dorm than those living in some other housing, but such complete rejection would hurt most folks rather deeply.

Then again, maybe it will spur Dylan to grow beyond his current immature self.

The repetitive nature of your prompt didn't bother me, short as it was. Each scene was different enough to hold my interest, not to mention the tension seemed to escalate a bit with the second and third.

Nice work.

Its more an impossible demand. In a previous story I mentioned they were not able to change rooms. Basically his way of saying no way. That and by the time I got to the end I only had two words left.

Fitting something into 365 words gave me a lot of headache. And you did it three times. Yeah... great... not envious at all. And the story, the characters, the interactions are solid too. Sure, it's just a slice... but the reader gets a pretty good idea of all of the boys from this short piece. It entertained me, that's for sure. Although... the little elitist is rising in me... as I was a student of technology myself, studying mathematics and electromagnetism... they cannot be in a "real" school if the assignment involves a camera and an interview. The elitism is something I try to hide in real life. Not everybody has to be an engineer. Although, at least in Finland, it is much easier to find a job after graduation if you study engineering.

Well done. I enjoyed it. Good work.

I would defend the education system here in the US but, I can't. That's exactly the problem with the shape its currently in. As in other institutions the inmates run the asylum now.

Thanks for the comments.