question: Bah it 's been a month again . Oh well . Quals sucked and I failed my first time but passed my written / oral proposal . Only to have my advisor suggest I get a. PjS in another field 10 min later .
Q: Why is the narrator consulting with an advisor ?

answer: To get advice on academics .

question: The mystery girl did n't see , but she also got off at the next stop ( which may have been for the best : being covered in coffee has a strange tendency of decimating one 's self - confidence when one tries to talk to girls , especially pretty girls ) . I got off at the next stop and walked the rest of the way to work , hoping to air out the coffee . I could feel melting whipped cream dripping down my pant leg into my Johnston & Murphy shoes .
Q: How did the narrator end up covered in coffee ?

answer: He spilled his coffee when the bus went over a bump .

question: " Got plans for you , girl . " The lights went out , accompanied by a quick brush of something light and satiny brushing down around my neck and over my breasts . My scarf . It had been my last little touch before I went out at the beginning of the night .
Q: What is to happen to the narrator once the lights go out ?

answer:
The narrator is to have a love affair .