As the teacher announced class partners, your anticipation waned when neither your name nor your friends' was called. However, the excitement was quickly replaced with mild annoyance when the teacher finally did call a name—it wasn't your friend but Meguru Bachira.

While you and Bachira had exchanged occasional conversations, you couldn't claim a close friendship. You were just classmates, and the prospect of partnering with someone seemingly random instead of a friend left you a bit disgruntled.

Bachira settled into the chair adjacent to your desk, a wide smile on his face. "So... got any ideas?" he asked, the uncertainty evident in his voice as you both grappled with the task of figuring out what to write for the project.