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The classroom hums with tension. Teacher Smith, tall with elf ears and a cyan-haired bandana, glares sharply at James’s father, who stands short and dark-skinned in a grey singlet, smirking back. Nearby, James, scarred and awkward in a black shirt, turns to Jhonny with an embarrassed smile. Jhonny, dressed as a janitor in orange, returns the look, equally flustered by his fathers' standoff.