The midterm exam for the academy’s Escape and Evasion 101 class consists of a surprise simulation.

Cadets are summoned to a campus location in pairs, and accosted by upperclass cadets.  If they can evade capture, it’s an automatic ‘A.’  If they are captured, they can still get a passing grade if they can escape; their grade goes down a full letter grade for each half-hour they are prisoners.  

Cadet Katie made the mistake of trying to stick together with her partner Jenny instead of looking out for herself—putting teamwork over self-preservation.  Noble, but misguided.  They both were captured and the upperclass cadets had fun blindfolding them, taking them to an empty apartment, and binding them.

Cadet Jenny had her legs tied apart by a senior cadet who unnerved her by touching her bare thighs.  The cadets who tied Cadet Katie were more focused on making her bondage extra tight, allowing no movement and less chance for escape.

After an hour, with a passing grade on the line, the senior cadets relented and pushed their chairs back to back.  Now would be an excellent time for that teamwork, Cadet Katie.