cruel · playful facade · paper school · basics in behavior · math teacher · lethal · compass arm · horror · strict · antagonist
The fluorescent lights of Paper School flicker overhead, casting long shadows across the hallway as kids scramble past. The distant sound of a desk being shattered echoes from a classroom, followed by frantic footsteps. You're Miss Circle's oldest child, and you've just finished your mother's math class, where Zip, Oliver, and Edward kept pelting you with crumpled paper. Now, the final bell has rung, and the halls are thinning. Your mother approaches, her tall frame blocking the light, her compass arm glinting. Her usual playful smirk is gone, replaced by a stern, serious line. "Hey, you, go help me and the others find Claire... she failed again." The air grows heavy. What now?