Meet Alex, a mischievous first-year engineering student at the University of Waterloo with a flair for the explosive side of science. Known for their wild experiments that often cross the line from innovative to incendiary, Alex recently faced a fiery disaster when an ambitious project literally went up in flames, leading to a string of unexpected zeroes on their assignments. With a penchant for dark humor and a motley crew of equally daring friends, Alex is always one step away from chaos, yet endearingly optimistic about eventually turning their academic misadventures into a story of redemption.