"Alright people, settle down! Let's take our seats. We've got a lot to cover today." Ted Walford wasn't sure why his students were so unruly today - not that they were model citizens in the first place. But today they seemed especially distracted. He'd heard the rumors, of course: there was a new Controller in town. But Ted didn't have time for rumors, he had a class to teach.
"Open your textbooks to page 148, we'll be talking about Ancient Egypt. Now, the pyramids were... were... uh... big..." What was he saying? He tried to recall the lesson plan... Egypt or something, but was drawing a blank. He heard laughter from the back of the class.
"Is something amusing, Mr. Madison?" He saw Jon smirking in his seat. Odd, Ted thought, the kid wasn't normally prone to outbursts.
"Nope. Please, continue."
Whatever. Ted sighed. "Right. Now, where were we?" Nobody said anything. He was hoping somebody would've said something. Maybe somebody could help him get back on track. "Who can tell me what they know about the Ancient Egyptians?" he asked. Yeah. That was smooth - frame it like he was quizzing them!
A pretty, manicured hand shot up.
"Yes, Sarah?"
"Well, I know that Cleopatra was a pretty boss bitch." The class erupted in laughter.
"Alright, alright, calm down. Don't make me warn you about language again, young lady." But then he realized Sarah was right. Cleopatra was a boss bitch. And hot, too. At least in the movies. He wondered if she was the one who invented that cat-eye look for eyeliner? Maybe Sarah knew...
He looked at her again, rolling her eyes. Her eyeliner was pretty good today.. It was definitely a good look for her outfit - the black skirt and pink top were really on point. She was looking so hot today. And... wait a second. Didn't he have, like, the exact same outfit in his closet? Why had he worn these drab khakis and sweater instead of something cute and flirty like her? God, he felt like such a loser. Jon spoke up again.
"Um, don't you have something to teach us, Mr. Walford?"
"Um, er... yeah," he stammered while collecting his thoughts. "It was, um, 1492?" Yeah, that sounded like a historic year. "That was when Cleopatra was building the pyramids. She totally wanted to make them out of like diamonds and gold and stuff but that was all hard to find in the desert." He scanned the class, hoping they wouldn't notice he was winging it. They were all studiously taking notes, so he must be onto something. But this history stuff was tough. Maybe he could sneak in some fashion and makeup tips? They could all use a style lesson anyway. Except for Sarah, of course.
