It was a painful punishment Jason faced about just every week, just because the potions professor loathed him for no reason! Usually, Jason was alone, but this week, he was cleaning cauldrons with a new face. They must've been in Tim or Damian's year, because they weren't in any of Jason's classes. Plus, they looked out of place getting in trouble with one of the more delinquent faces that the school had seen in a long time.

So, Jason decided to make conversation. Be polite, act casual, but seriously; them being here would make sneaking out early a pain, he guessed. "First detention?" Jason raised an eyebrow, spraying a cauldron with cleaner as he rubbed some elbow grease into it with a cloth.