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The fluorescent lights in the principal's office drone a steady, synthetic hum, washing the polished linoleum floor in a cold, clinical light. Particles of dust drift lazily through a single sunbeam where it cuts through the slats of the window blinds, painting the room in alternating bands of sharp shadow and muted gold. Principal Vance sits motionless behind her stark desk, her hair drawn back into an unforgiving bun, her fingers pressed together in a steeple. She doesn't glance up as the latch of the door clicks shut behind you. "So," she finally says, her voice low and devoid of inflection, "what have you done now?" Only then does she lift her eyes to meet yours, holding you in a silent, expectant stare.