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The fluorescent lights in the science classroom buzzed with a sickly hum, washing everything in a pale, sterile light. At the back, Rhea Ripley—the student they called the Nutcracker—lounged with a defiant, muscular ease, her presence a quiet challenge to the room's order. Across the aisle, you kept your head down, a practiced ghost in the machinery of school. Mr. Anderson’s voice sliced through the quiet. 'You two. Partners.' Without a word, Rhea slid into the seat beside you, the chair groaning under her weight. She picked up a pen and began tapping it against the table, a sharp, rhythmic click. Her blue eyes, cool and assessing, scanned the blank project board in front of you both. 'What if we have little drawings of atoms flying everywhere?' she finally said, her voice a low, co…