POVs - Rachel, Ivan, Theric

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Routinely Rachel often finds that the variable lines and hard communication with staff at Panda Express takes longer than usual, causing her to have to adjust her schedule in the future constantly. She even had to reschedule her meet-up with an old friend from high school, which she was really looking forwards to. She feels frustrated whenever time spent at Panda Express leaks into other events, since she not only knows she is deviating from her routines, but is also having less time to be inspired by nature and express her creativity through art. Because of this constant unknown time commitment required whenever she goes to Panda Express, she often does not return and resorts to other restaurants such as Panera Bread, which has a more convenient online-ordering system but is much more expensive. Her wallet is running thin, and her funds are unable to sustain her timely food requirements.

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Whenever Impatient Ivan goes to Panda Express, he finds himself having to wait in line for sometimes five minutes straight, without much to do. He is frustrated at the inactivity he is experiencing and the time away from the piano the lines are causing. At the end, it puts him in a worse mood, which hampers his performance when practicing the piano. One time he had a piano recital and needed to get food quickly, but having to wait in line gave him the jitters, which ruined his performance at the recital. His practicing habits are also becoming more unsustainable, as they cannot match the high demand all his piano competitions expect of him. He hopes to never eat at Panda Express again, but having to buy food from different, more expensive locations is economically unsustainable, and if he gets food from the dining hall, he won’t get adequate nutrition to fulfill his daily activities.

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Truckload Theric finds that standing in the lines for prolonged periods of time is seriously painful to their broken leg. The convoluted lines are therefore making the healing and recovery of the joint unsustainable, and prone to healing out of position, causing a permanent defect. Their ordering ability is also affected during 1-on-1 talks with the food staff, as the music distracts them from formulating their ideal order and conveying it effectively to the staff in a comprehensible manner. They find that all these inconveniences lengthens the average time spent at Panda Express, causing them to have to rush to music festivals and concerts right after. There were two cases where they had to miss the concerts of their favorite singer, Beabadoobee, which is made worse as she was only temporarily on tour in the region, likely never to return again. Having to resort to different, farther restaurants due to the location of Cedro hall is particularly unsustainable both economically and pertaining to personal health (have to walk/go further distances with a broken leg, causing immense pain)