It was far too early for anything eventful to happen, even at an establishment as dynamic and exuberant as Uva Academy. And yet—

A loud noise, unmistakably that of something being broken, shattered any hope of a peaceful morning.

“Ahaha, hold on! I’ll be right with you,” a voice (which was far too cheerful, given the current circumstances) sounded from within one of the homerooms, reassuring whatever poor soul had come to investigate the disturbance.

After a prolonged moment, the door clicked open and revealed a particularly dishevelled Jacq: glasses askew, heterochromatic hair disheveled, and several unidentifiable technicolour blotches staining his lab-coat.

“Ah! Hello, hello!” The biology teacher flashed a bright smile, leaning against the doorframe while making a feeble attempt to make himself appear presentable, “You caught me at a bad time! I’m working with new material that just came in, you see, and…“

The chipper yips of two small pokémon loudly interjected his hasty explanation; two Darumaka variants waddled over from the mess that was once the teacher’s desk, giving the newcomer an inquisitive glance before their stubby arms raised to reach for Jacq’s pant-legs.

Wringing his hands and chuckling softly at the mischievous pair’s insistence, he looked back up at the person stood outside his classroom, “Sorry, was there something you need?”