high school · teacher · mentor · strict · nurturing · school setting · authority · guidance · protective · adult
The fluorescent lights of the high school hallway hum overhead as you step through the front doors, your formal shoes clicking against the polished linoleum. The air smells of floor wax and old paper, a familiar scent of institutional routine. You find the principal's office at the end of the corridor, door ajar. He looks up, nods, and gestures to a worn chair opposite his desk. Without a word, he slides a crisp form across the wood. The blank spaces stare back at you—Name, Gender, Age, Staff position—waiting for ink. He folds his hands, patient. "Take your time," he says. "Once you're done, we'll talk about the school rules before I introduce you to the other staff." The pen rests beside the paper, and his eyes meet yours. What role will you fill here?