Boy, do I love having to go to a separate building for this one class in particular.
Today's next class on the chopping block is Science. Science is a pretty decent class, so it's not at all bad. Heck, it's kind of easy if you ask me. But at the same time, being in a separate building on the school's campus makes it pretty inconvenient. Have to go to a completely different area than for every other class. At the very least, the trip is ironically much quicker. There's less people when you're going down a more out of the way path like this.
Still, the Science Department getting its own building will never stop being funny to me. What were their reasons? Were they talking to each other one day and they threw darts at a board to decide what to use a spare building for? Did the head of the Department bribe the headmaster with cake or something? I suppose I'll never know, but you can definitely tell where their preferences were when it came to this building. Gotta feel bad for Art. They get a small wing while Science gets a whole building. Poor Mr. Vermelhike.
At the very least, Science certainly wasn't the worst class to dedicate a whole building to. Those science nuts were always experimenting with something. Give scientists a lab and who knows what kind of stuff they'll brew up. Granted, I use "scientists" loosely, most of them were students being overseen by teachers when both parties got bored one evening. They can do anything ranging from chemical reactions to attempting to revive a fossil on any given day. I remember one dude had a whole genetics lab set up. I always found that one interesting. Maybe they were making a genetic abomination in there? Mewtwo Part Two: Mewtwo Strikes Back. Heh, man, imagine. That would certainly be more exciting than half of our school days.
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Why did that spring to mind all of a sudden? Maybe that whole… melty hand thing, is reminding me of it. I mean, that certainly can't be some natural thing, can it? They'd certainly be the best guys to talk to when it comes to unnatural looking things like that…
Eh, it's probably nothing. Last thing I need is wasting some sciency guys' time and getting them all mad with me. One time, we had a guest scientist visit the school. Very distinguished guy from Unova with a weird hairdo. He was very nice, very patient and always answered every question with a dignified calm, but one student managed to irritate him a lot…. Let's just say that I tend to avoid asking too many questions in Science class for a reason.
Still, this building is the answer to the question of "Where does the school's budget go?" The place is literally the cleanest building I've seen so far, which is kind of surprising given the fact that it's, y'know, the Science building. You think it'd be the messiest with everything that goes on in there. Like, one of the Pokemon who carries stuff around is a Spinda. Like, seriously, how has it not spilled anything yet?
Though, as a result, this building is the definition of a pure white void. Thank goodness I'm not particularly interested in Science. I wouldn't want to be specializing in the class if I was in a place like this. Working in this building would drive me insane. This kind of whiteness is basically like looking at Devon Corp's building all day. It hurts to look at. At least my class is safe to view for those who don't stare into the sun all day. Speaking of, and thank goodness, for my eyes' sake, class was only a few rooms away from the entrance.
The classroom itself was much less tidy than the halls, I assume due to the frequent number of experiments that go on in here. Some of this stuff is kind of impossible to clean up. Splotches of dried out liquids are splattered about here and there on the walls and floors. The hallways are definitely compensating for this.
Our desks weren't as messy at least, but they were literally just workbenches with chairs on them. Pretty standard fare science lab stuff. And speaking of standard fare, today seemed to just be a basic lecture, so I guess I don't have to worry about doing anything extensive today. After the last lab we did, I'm not exactly looking forward to the next one. I still can't get the smell out of that sweatshirt.
My tablemate soon took his seat next to me. I'm not too familiar with him, but I do know that his name's Cedar. All I know about him is that he wants to become a Professor one day, which I only know from conversations I've overheard. I don't really know anyone in this class other than him and the teacher, and I only know Cedar because we've had to work together as partners before. And speaking of, here comes the teacher.
Our Science teacher is Mrs. Dentro. She's newer to the school than the other teachers, in fact, she only came into the job pretty much as the school year started. Our old teacher had to leave due to unspecified circumstances, so she came in as a surprise replacement. Still, it feels like barely a feather was ruffled, she felt like she was made for this job. What's odd to me was how young she was. She looked fresh out of college, which is a bit odd given this is… well, a college. I'm not one to judge though, because if she's handling other college students this well, then she certainly must be good at her job. At least she's friendly. I've had some nasty substitutes in the past, so at least she's doing a better job than them. Not to mention, she's very easy to get into contact with for help, both in person and online. Her pink hair stands out among any crowd around here.
"Good afternoon, class. It's great to see you all today." She gave a small smile before continuing on. "Today shall merely be a day of review before your test next week. I'll be reviewing some topics up on the board, so follow along and I'm sure you'll all do great."
Oh right, the Science test. Definitely very excited about that. Totally, one hundred percent. Ah well, not like it was a big quiz anywho, I just needed to keep my head in order and I'd do fine, and so long as nothing springs up all of a sudden that would impede my test taking ability, I doubt my head will be anything but fine. It's not like this unit is hard, anyway. We're just learning about basic Pokemon habitats and behaviors and the like, which is pretty rudimentary stuff. Where does Zubat live? Oh, it lives in caves. What two Pokemon have a famous territorial clash almost constantly? Zangoose and Seviper. What's a common Pokemon who lives in small forests? Seedot.
Oh, hey, Seedot, good to see you in my thoughts, how have you been?
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I'm talking to my brain again. I really need to find better things to do with my time.
Not like the board is much more interesting, anyway. It's just a bunch of material I already know. Looks like I'm just going to have to sit this one out.
Let's see, what's coming up… I have to go to one more class after this, so there's that. Then I have the stargazing later, that's something to look forward to. I guess I have to return those documents? Kind of tedious, but so long as I avoid Ms. LeFitz's hours, I should be fine.
Man, there just isn't much to think about that I haven't thought about thoroughly already. What's everyone else doing right now?
Cedar seems to be doing… something… wait no he's just taking notes. Darn, I was hoping something exciting would be going on. Ok, let's see… Mrs. Dentro is still going on and on, this time about the predators of the sea. Same old "Sharpedo and Gorebyss should be avoided" shtick. No one else seems to be doing anything…
This is one of those days I wish I could just go to sleep on command. At least then Battle Studies would be a more bearable class than it currently is. Hey, with how early the class is tomorrow morning, I might just fall asleep by myself….
Wait, hang on… we only have class that early if…
Did I seriously just convince myself I had a class today that I didn't actually have? Maybe that rash is starting to get to my brain. I hope it isn't in my brain. Uh, anyway, in short summary, I guess I have no other classes after this. I completely forgot that I don't have Battle Studies today. I guess I just have to make sure I get an adequate amount of sleep for it tomorrow… ah, who am I kidding? Stargazing is way more fun, and it's not like I do anything in that class anyways. Having to do the equivalent of "diet" assignments is one upside to not owning a Pokemon, but it still doesn't alleviate the tedium of doing them.
Wonder what he'll make me do tomorrow? "Write a paragraph on Electric types' abilities in battle," or maybe something like "Give three examples of Dark type Pokemon, Give three examples of Ice type Pokemon," etc etc. Yeah, maybe it would be good to learn how to go to sleep on command. I should ask Callum how he does it… oop, I'm being called on.
"Mr. Gravy, just to check for awareness, what are three examples of Pokemon acclimatized to the Jagged Pass region of Mt. Chimney?"
"Uh… Machop, Spoink, and Numel?"
"Correct, excellent job Mr. Gravy. Now, next question for the class, what is a Pokemon that naturally prey upon wild Wurmple?"
Oh well, I guess this is something to do. Better than mulling over nothing to myself.
"Ah, Mr. Gravy, thank you for raising your hand. Now, what would be an answer to that question?"
…And we're finally done. Woohoo.
It was mostly just losing focus when she was talking, and then answering questions when asked. An average class, but at least none of the work required constant activity. Pretty chill, pretty fun answering questions… It's a very easy way to end the day off, that's for sure.
Still, being on the grassy paths leading out of the science building, it's great to see the day over. The wind was blowing, it was nice out, and I had no classes. Some other students still had classes, though. It's going to be very noisy later.
Still, I have a couple of free hours now… I feel like I'm forgetting something. Am I forgetting something? Eh, it's probably nothing. If I forgot, it wasn't important. Well, in most cases anyway. One time I left this really good sandwich on the table once, and… ah well, it's water under the bridge now. I'll never forget the sight of that Zigzagoon.
Still, with the day over and classes done, I headed back to my dorm to relax. It feels like it's been an eternity since I've been up there. This day has been one of my longest in a while. Hopefully tomorrow is a little nicer. At least I had the stargazing to look forward to later.
I passed by the worn down reception desk and entered the elevator. I still had some work to do, but thankfully, the teachers didn't really decide to assign much of anything today. I might need to double check my math homework later though, with a little thing called "Totally not cheating."
As I exited the elevator, it was very clear to see that it had filled up immensely since early this morning. They're probably just coming back from classes. They're also probably not butt tired yet, and I doubt we're having a dorm party this early. I really need to get into one of those parties sometime, they look like fun. But then again, who do I know that-
Wait, hang on. Why is my door unlocked? I could've sworn that I locked it earlier-
"Oh, hey hey hey, who's there? I'm just doing a routine inspection, is all. Move along."
Oh Arceus, there is no way that he actually-
"Contour!? What are you doing in my room?"
Opening the door, I found Contour on his knees on the floor, examining some papers in my room. By the looks of it, he's looked through nearly everything in the room, the whole place was a mess… wait hang on, papers? I recognize those-
"Ah, John, great to see you, just the person I was looking for! Decided to pop in a little bit earlier than expected. You wouldn't mind explaining where you got these documents marked "Top Secret: Property of Devon Corp", would you?"
And just when I thought this day was looking up.
