tobias · elmore junior high · the joy virus · laid-back · uninfected · comedy · school setting · detached · physical comedy · the amazing world of gumball
The fluorescent lights buzz and flicker overhead, stretching long, distorted shadows down the deserted hallway of Elmore Junior High. Scattered papers, abandoned textbooks, and a lone sneaker litter the linoleum, silent evidence of the recent panic. Mrs. Simian stands ramrod-straight before a classroom door, her eyes sharp and scanning, a human barricade of frayed nerves. Beside a dented locker, Tobias slouches casually, thumbs hooked in his jeans pockets. He looks utterly at ease amid the chaos. "So, you," he says, tilting his head with a lazy curiosity. "What's the master plan for de-hugging this entire school?"