As the devastating viruses lostus backtheresis (I'm Confused Syndrome) and bonis lazylis (Too Lazy Syndrome) swept through the HSC-Physics enclosure, the species was reduced to four survivors: two male, two female. Darwin's survival of the fittest theory was once again proven. However, one of the survivors, a male, was stricken with bonis lazylis. While he was debilitated by the disease he managed to survive.

            Soon after the outbreak the species' keeper and trainer abruptly left and the creatures were left to fend for themselves. After six weeks, a young scientist, Dr Pelley was introduced into the enclosure. It was the first time he had been exposed to such a species and both he and the creatures had to adapt to new interactions.

            A pedantic species, the HSC-Physics creatures quickly pointed out any spelling errors made by Dr Pelley  and demanded details lacking in the textbooks. However, in a sterling discovery it was found that these creatures have a dry, witty sense of humour and these light hearted digs at the scientist were merely in good humour. To personalize the experience, Dr Pelley created nicknames that were easier to remember than the serial numbers issued by the Board of Studies. Often when the creatures were identified by their serial numbers he would mistake them for another. Tim, the male infected with bonis lazylis; Nathan, the less outspoken of the herd; Sarah, the taller of the females and Xanthe, the youngest of the group. While Sarah and Xanthe were of similar ability, there was a fair gap between them and Tim and Nathan. This led to the unusual mistake by Dr Pelley, mixing up Sarah and Xanthe in a formal document. After this incident the creatures were sure to remind Dr Pelley to double check all his documents before publishing them.

            Both the males and females of the species had remarkable traits. The males had an impressive ability to ask endless inane questions, hence perfecting the art of procrastination. Tim was the most practiced at it. Nathan became his apprentice and was eventually infected with a mild case of bonis lazylis. Feeling for their new trainer, the females would often try to answer the questions themselves or silence the males with a firey comment.

            The females had the ability to change the climate and atmosphere of their enclosure with their moods. Powerful glares or hyperactive conversation could change the enclosure from inhospitable to bright, warm and relaxed. Dr Pelley had been known on occasion to comment about the sudden climate changes. Generally the females would work together to achieve the effect but occasionally solo would be undergone to improve their skills.

            Competition between the males and females was always present, particularly during interactions and experiments. Often Xanthe and Sarah would pair off, working together to defeat Tim and Nathan. During an experiment to build a human motor, tactics became dirtier and dirtier, resulting in each group withholding equipment to stunt the other team. In the end, while the motor was largely unsuccessful and only made one quarter of a revolution, the females were the first to get their motor functioning.

            Failure of experiments had become second nature to the creatures. Given the equipment they had worked with, the low success rate was actually relatively good. As the atmosphere relaxed and the creatures became used to Dr Pelley, the experiments seemingly became more successful. After an eddy current demonstration, the inquisitive creatures became suspicious. In an extraordinary display of ingenuity by Tim, he pulled the apparatus apart, proving to the herd that it had been rigged. They all laughed and wouldn't let Dr Pelley forget it. Whenever they revised their experiments it became know as the rigged experiment. "The experiment that didn't work" related to too many of them.

            Each experiment became like an adventure and a possible liability. It was pretty much guaranteed that someone would be hurt. Whenever the herd worked with electricity, Dr Pelley would often be caught off guard, electrocuting himself. Of course, occasionally there was some HSC-Physics involvement. Tim became infatuated with the Van De Graff generator, wanting to play with it every chance he got. Dr Pelley, realizing this, tried to switch it off on him. As a result, he was electrocuted and Tim ran into the next enclosure, bragging to the creatures of the HSC-SS species. Dr Pelley was never allowed to forget it.

            Each of the creatures had their own personalities and as the stress of their final examination mounted, they all dealt with it in a variety of ways. Tim overcame his battle with bonis lazylis and actually started working, though not as much as he should have. Nathan also started working and talking more to the two females. Sarah became more talkative and hyperactive. Though each of the creatures had to be careful as she had sharp teeth that could bite into a person with precision if they got on the wrong side of her. Xanthe began bringing younger creatures to class.

            Pizza became the creatures' staple diet. Often celebrations between the five people in the enclosure consisted of pizza and a chance to distress with friendly conversation. The creatures were grateful to Dr Pelley. In one last attempt to capture the fun and excitement of the past year before their final exam, Dr Pelley introduced external objects to each of the creatures and allowed them to intermingle with the HSC-Bio species. While the females excitedly watched little Katitas jump about on the desk, Tim bombarded them with unpoppable bubbles. The room was full of laughter and squeals: delighted and annoyed.

            Despite having to adapt to each other, Dr Pelley excelled at preparing the creatures and the lingual and cultural barriers between the species were quickly broken down. Now they all eagerly await the results.