Eyes Everywhere
Jelia ended up taking Adam to a room where the sign read: Student Council. The walls inside were lined with shelves and the interior had a large desk. There was an empty space in the middle acting as a walkway along with couches on the side.
"This is where you will be working. Take a good long look." [Jelia]
("It looks like it had more budget than the school's classrooms.") [Adam]
After exploring a bit, he came back to Jelia.
"What are your thoughts?" [Jelia]
"Seems like it's lacking members." [Adam]
While he was strolling through the room, he noticed the lack of people inside it.
"That's because we're all busy. You're not going to see the inside of this room that often as well. Unless we're doing paperwork that is." [Jelia]
She motioned to Heru, making him bring over a pile of paper.
("What is he…") [Adam]
He dropped it on a desk with a loud thud.
"Speaking of which, there actually is paperwork to do. You will be assisting me with it." [Jelia]
She took out a quarter of the pile and handed it to Adam.
"These are club budgets. I want you to go to the specified clubs and inform them of what they have. Simple right?" [Jelia]
She said that with a calming smile, but upon looking down, his heart sank.
("There's more pages than that MDE I got from Mr. Frank… How many clubs does this school have?") [Adam]
"What are you standing around for? We don't have all day!" [Jelia]
With that, Adam was pushed out of the room. While looking down at his papers, he had a thought.
("What if I just… left?") [Adam]
"Do you want to be expelled?" [Krino]
("...You right.") [Adam]
Sorting through the papers as he walked, he wondered what everyone else was doing at the moment.
("Didn't class already start? Does this count as ditching? With this amount of work, will I have to stay after school?!") [Adam]
Thinking he would be forced to do overtime, he sprinted his way to all the clubs. His footsteps resounded throughout the halls, but for some reason he wasn't tired at all. In fact, he was much faster than before.
("Is this also an effect of the booster?") [Adam]
By the time he finished his task, school was nearing its end. He entered the student council room with a spring in his step.
"I'm back!" [Adam]
"Welcome back." [Jelia]
She sat at her desk, sifting through another pile of paper.
There was an awkward silence in the room.
"...Can I go now?" [Adam]
"Sure, if you're going to leave after seeing a beautiful girl like me working hard here." [Jelia]
"...I know you're playing me, but you got me." [Adam]
He took a stack and sat down.
"So? What do I do with these?" [Adam]
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
After working for about two hours, they finally finished.
"Hnng!" [Jelia]
She stretched in her seat, letting out an exhausted moan.
("That… was somewhat erotic…") [Adam]
"Are you okay there?" [Krino]
("Huh? Yeah, why?") [Adam]
"Because you're letting your little junior down there do the talking." [Krino]
"..." [Adam]
"Looks like we're done here." [Heru]
"Now that works over with, let's hold a celebration!" [Jelia]
"A celebration? Why?" [Adam]
"It's to welcome you into our group." [Heru]
"It's a custom that started a couple presidents ago." [Jelia]
Heru opened a cabinet next to the document shelf and handed out some paper plates.
("That was in there? Why do they have paper plates in there?") [Adam]
Not only did they have paper plates, inside were bags of chips, soft drinks, and even games. Heru took them all out and placed them on the table.
"Let's have some fun!" [Heru]
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They partied in the council room for a while, leaving it in a bit of a mess.
"Whew… That sure was fun." [Jelia]
She glanced around the room and sighed.
"Haa… sadly, the sacrifice for our happiness is a messy room." [Jelia]
"What are you sighing for? I'm always the one to clean up the room." [Heru]
"That's because you're the vice president. Unlike you, I have more important matters to attend to." [Jelia]
He opened his mouth like he was going to say something, but he decided not to.
"Anyways, it's pretty late now. You two should head on home." [Jelia]
"What about this mess?" [Adam]
"We can save that for tomorrow." [Jelia]
"...Alright. I'll see you guys later." [Adam]
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
He was lost in thought as he walked home.
("Now that I think of it, what happened to class?") [Adam]
By the time he arrived, he noticed everyone was asleep. With the exception of one person.
"How was school today?" [Sebastian]
He was sitting by the TV as usual, but it was somewhat strange to see all the lights off.
"It was… ok." [Adam]
"Was it now? Did you get into any trouble?" [Sebastian]
"...No?" [Adam]
Sebastian picked up the remote and turned off the TV.
"Why was it a question?" [Sebastian]
"Because I was still thinking of a reply." [Adam]
"I see. So you're a part of the student council now?" [Sebastian]
"How did you-" [Adam]
"I have eyes everywhere. Minus the part where my eyes are closed at all times." [Sebastian]
Adam stood there, unsure of what to say.
"O… kay? And why do you care?" [Adam]
"Just checking. You should get some sleep." [Sebastian]
He turned the TV back on and went on with his business.
("He's acting really weird today…") [Adam]
And with that, he went to his room.