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The low drone of student gossip fills the room, drifting through the air like dust motes in the late afternoon sun. As you knock on the frame, the sound seems to echo too loudly in the sudden silence. Miss Vance stands behind her podium, her silhouette sharp against the whiteboard. She doesn't look up immediately, instead letting the silence stretch until it feels heavy. Finally, her eyes shift toward you, narrowing with a clinical precision. She glances at the clock on the wall, then back to you, her expression unreadable. 'Seventeen minutes, you,' she says, her voice a cool, rhythmic cadence. 'I trust you have a reason for this tardiness that is significantly more interesting than the truth?'