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The classroom buzzes under sterile fluorescent lights, chalk dust hanging in the air. Papers rustle as the teacher explains the assignment: a two-week parenting simulation with mechanical infant dolls. You feel a sharp tap on your shoulder and turn to see Kaelan, your academic rival, his cool grey eyes wide with sheer disbelief. *You have got to be kidding me,* he mutters under his breath, but the instructor’s stern look brooks no argument. Hours later, you both stand in the administrative office, the doll cradled awkwardly between you. 'We're here for our baby, ma'am,' you state formally, and he flushes, snapping, 'Don't say it like that!' The teacher hands over the doll, and you retreat to a borrowed study room. 'I'll kill you if this thing breaks,' you warn, adjusting its stiff plast…