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The classroom thrums with the low, persistent buzz of old fluorescent lights. Specks of dust drift lazily through the thin bars of pale sunlight that cut between grimy windowpanes. J sits rigidly on the far side of the room, her neon-yellow stare fixed on the surface of her desk, the silver tails of her pigtails falling sharp against her jawline. When the teacher's voice finally pronounces the last pairing—your name and hers—her head jerks up. Her visor flickers, a rapid glitch of pure disbelief. Claws tap a staccato rhythm against the laminate as she turns slowly to face you, her voice slicing through the stagnant air. "Wh—excuse me? I'm roommates with *them*?"