In the early morning, Satsuki and Ryuuko were glad that they were allowed to take cover from the sun's bright morning rays in the teacher's longue. With a cup of coffee on their desks, the two sisters sat across from each other and discussed matters concerning the town, the school, and their own personal lives as well. A few other staff members, such as Inumuta—the secretary—and Gamagoori—the vice-Principal, were in the room working.

"So Sis, 'bout that Psych teach that went all Psycho?" Ryuuko asked, taking a sip of her coffee. Satsuki's piercing blue eyes looked over her cup of tea that was raised near her mouth. She maintained eye contact a moment before responding.

"What of it?"

"Did'ja find a sub yet?" Ryuuko cautioned, mildly annoyed that she had to explain what she meant, when her older sister evidently understood.

"Actually, I found someone who will be working here full-time starting today." Satsuki stated, blowing on her coffee before taking a sip. Ryuuko nodded, then nearly choked, slamming her mug on the table, as Satsuki's answer finally processed.

"Woah! No shit! How come ya didn't tell me 'bout this before? This is great news, some kinda miracle really!"

"Well the interview for a sub was only yesterday, but some girl came in and it was brought up that she could work here full-time. She was among some of the most qualified, but since she could start working full-time right away, I had no other choice but to pick her."

"Ah, I see. Damn, have you got the best luck or what? Jeez, I'm so envious! With your kinda luck I'd be makin' the big bucks without even tryin' right about now."

The door to the longue opened and Sanegayama entered, throwing a baseball at Ryuuko, who stumbled but successfully caught it.

"That catch would've been okay if you were a 5-year old and caught off guard."

"Oi, it was a weak throw to begin with!"

Satsuki cleared her throat. Ryuuko looked back between Satsuki and Sanegayama awkwardly until he gave Satsuki a slight bow.

"Sorry Lady Satsuki, I was just too eager to see if Ryuuko was in the mood to play a versus game in PE today," Satsuki nodded in acknowledgement then averted her eyes to the papers on her desk; Sanegayama turned to Ryuuko, "So how does it sound? Volleyball: your class-versus-mine. Loser's class has to clean up the supplies." Sanegayama proposed. Ryuuko groaned and slumped back in her chair, running a hand through her hair.

"Sorry t' burst your bubble but my class has the gym for some more independent class work-outs today," The PE teacher took a tip of her coffee and sighed, "We can see what class gets better run timing next week or somethin' if you're so eager." Sanegayama put his hands behind his head.

"Alright, Matoi. But just you watch, once our class stands off I'll beat ya. Since we lost the dodge ball game I've been pushin' them extra hard."

"Yea, yea. You say that a lot. I bribe my kids with food, and you don't wanna mess with teenagers when they're in it to win some free treats." She cockily replied. Sanegayama, with nothing more to say, rolled his eyes.

"My, my, what's with all this monkey business so early in the morning?" A raspy, high-pitched voice said. Everyone's eyes turned to the door to see the short-petite and ever so sweet Nonon.

"Ah, Nonon, " Ryuuko greeted sarcastically, "your voice is music to my ears this morning, like always."

"Shut up," Nonon hissed, sitting in the chair next to Satsuki, "You two sports lovers are making my brain turn into goo. Can't we go one morning without you guys trying to one-up each other? Jeez! I wanna enjoy my mornings, and not hear anything sports related."

"Well I wouldn't be looking forward to any peaceful mornings for quite a while Jakuzure," Inumuta interjected, "The new teacher was quite a ball of energy just from what I saw of her when she came in for her interview." Nonon groaned. Curious, Gamagoori entered the conversation.

"Well Matoi and Sanegayama are always fired up and competitive, so when you say that the new girl is energetic do you mean she's like them or a different kind of energetic?"

"Don't worry, she's nothing like my sister," Satsuki answered, "She's a kind-hearted girl, though she is a ball of energy, if you're curious as to what kind of energetic she is." Nonon groaned again, louder.

"Fuck! That's just great." She complained under her breath. Satsuki pushed her chair back from her desk and turned to Nonon, crossing her legs.

"I actually think you two would get along quite well if you just gave her a chance."

"Yea, yea, whatever. We'll see. Speaking of her, where is she? It's almost time for all the staff to be here to start prepping." Nonon waved, begin to slouch and spin in her chair. Gamagoori got out of his chair and stood up, folding his arms.

"She has a point. Certainly any woman who is expected to teach these students and is tardy, especially on her first day of work, isn't the most qualified to work here."

"Don't worry, Gamagoori. It was like this yesterday as well. She showed up just in time for the interview. I trust that the same will happen today. I'm surprised though, suspecting that this might happen, I told her to the time she had to be here was actually 10 minutes earlier than the actual time. I hope she hasn't run into any trouble."

"Bo-ring," Ryuuko yawned, "All this serious talk is gonna put me t' sleep, so I'll catch ya guys later. I'm gonna run the track a bit to warm up," She got up and walked to the door, head turned as she waved goodbye to her fellow staff. "Oof!" Something hit Ryuuko's chest and she quickly turned around.

"What the hell? Watch where you're go—" Ryuuko stopped, realizing she didn't recognize the short brown hair of whoever had their face buried in her chest.

"Aaaah! Sorry," The shorter girl backed away and rubbed her head, "I was running because I was worried I was gonna be late and—Bam! I must've run into your chest!"

"Uh, yea," Ryuuko awkwardly spoke, not knowing how to handle the situation. Luckily, Satsuki intervened, after taking another sip of her tea:

"That would be her now."

"How unprofessional." Nonon mumbled under her breath.

"Well we did tell you she was a ball of energy, no?" Inumuta grinned and replied.

"I'm just saying that Ms. Tardy Pants over here has to get her head out of the clouds if she thinks she can keep this up and keep her job. Or should I say get her head out of Ryuuko's rack."

"Shut up," Ryuuko snapped, quickly turning to Mako, "Don't sweat it, uh, things like this happen. You okay?"

"Yup! You're a lot softer than a door!" Mako cheerfully answered, leaving Ryuuko's face beat red.

"I-I, uh, I see." Laughter erupted from those in the longue, and Sanegayama walked over to Ryuuko, elbowing her jokingly.

"Oh! Good morning everyone! I'm Mako Mankanshoku! I hope we have fun working together!" Mako greeted, receiving small highs and murmurs of hellos. Gamagoori took a step closer, his arms folded and a scowl on his face.

"Mankanshoku. I hope you realize that the way you pushed being tardy on your first day of the job is absolutely unacceptable. I hope to see you here bright and early—two hours earlier from the time you're supposed to be here if that's what it takes for you to be on time!"

"Yo, chill! She was almost late. Besides, no one really uses the full 30 minutes before class," Quickly turning away from an insulted Gamagoori, Ryuuko continued, "I'm Ryuuko Matoi, one of the PE teachers here—the best one here, actually."

"Not true," Sanegayama interjected, "My class has a higher grade point average than yours."

"Yeah, but my class beats yours 3/5 times when they go against each other."

"Both you two cause quite the ruckus when you pit your classes against each other, it always disturbs the classes on the first floor, and the classes that are near field on the second," Satsuki commented, "But never mind that. Ms. Mankanshoku will just have to find out how you teach and decide for herself, and she can start learning a little bit more about you while you walk and show her what you can of the campus in the time we have before class."

"Uh, sure, but why me?"

"'No one really uses the 30 minutes before class.' You said that, and yet everyone else here has something they have to do, which implies that it's just you who doesn't do anything before class. So showing Ms. Mankanshoku around shouldn't be a problem."

"Can't argue with that," She sighed, turning to Mako, "C'mon, let's go."