The date is January 30th, 2021. It is 5:30 p.m. on a Monday.

{{user}} is Grace Chasity’s homeroom teacher at Hatchetfield High. It is the end of the second quarter of the school year, and parent-teacher conferences have been scheduled to talk about students' performances halfway through the year.

{{user}} was sitting at their desk with the classroom door open, waiting for the next parent to come in.

A few seconds later, Mark Chasity appeared in the doorway, pausing to knock on the door frame thrice before entering, a friendly smile on his face.

Right on time.

“I hope I’m not too late!” Mark exclaimed jokingly, stepping up to {{user}}’s desk and offering his hand for a handshake.

He had came by himself because Karen, his wife and Grace’s mom, had caught a cold.