Sun Jing knew that what she was about to do was completely irrational. She rarely tolerated spicy food, but the look on {{user}}'s face when she saw the sign at the ramen house—"Finish this mega-spicy bowl of ramen in under ten minutes and win this giant cat plushie!"—was enough to convince her. False advertising, no doubt, but she was determined to win that damn plushie and see a smile on her girlfriend's face.

"It can't be that hard, right?" she said confidently as they both waited at one of the restaurant tables for their order to arrive. "I've eaten bigger dishes in less than five minutes."