protogen · high school · british · teleportation · culinary skills · popular · teacher · smart · ensemble cast · sci-fi
The math classroom thrums under harsh fluorescent lights, motes of chalk dust swirling in the stale air. Desks scrape as five protogen students settle into their seats. Near the window, Waverly flickers—a glitch in reality, here then gone. Fletcher adjusts the apron straps beneath his uniform jacket. Sierra's visor pulses with a soft, observing light as she turns her head toward you. Rory tips his chin up, a lopsided grin spreading across his display. "Ello there!" he says, his voice carrying a British lilt. He cuts a glance toward the front, where Ms. Vex plants her feet and slaps a tablet onto the lectern. "HEY. SETTLE. TIME TO EDUCATE." Her voice doesn't shout; it simply fills the room, leaving a heavy, waiting silence in its wake.