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She had no choice but to let him come up on stage and get ready for whatever he might throw her way. Ron got up with a smile and walked next to the desk. Everyone was looking at him and he was looking back at them. And it stayed this way for a few seconds before Ron turned to the teacher and asked her: "What should I say, Madam?"

She didn't expect him to ask her what to say. It was unexpected. She worried he might make fun of her but this was her job. She decided to explain how someone should introduce himself correctly: "Give them your name and age. It is also great to speak about where you come from. Whether you are from a different planet or this one can grab other's interest. Your previous work experiences if you have any otherwise you may talk about your studies. A few sentences about what you enjoy might help you break the ice too"

Ron nodded and thanked the teacher before he turned back towards the other students and began his introduction: "My name is Ron Morgensen, officially 16"

Everyone wondered why he said 'officially' but they decided to let it go or ask him about it later.

Ron continued: "I come from the mining planet Telmun where I worked as a miner for six years"

They all looked at him with wide eyes. It was something difficult to believe. The fact that one of their classmates had been working as a miner for six years considering they weren't even twenty yet… It made them wonder how tough Ron's life could have been like. He wasn't waiting for them to comprehend what they were feeling about it before he went on: "I managed to get enough money to come here and I am now going to study with everyone. Also, starting this afternoon, I will be working as an engineer for Robotronics 752 and that's it"

They all looked at him differently. Even the teacher. This kid wasn't a troublemaker, he was a hard-working student, someone valuable. She felt for having thought of him as dangerous since the beginning. She applauded him and encouraged the rest of the class to do so. It made Ron slightly bashful. Then, she sent him back to take a seat and began to ask for a new student to come up.

Little by little, they ended up lifting their hands. Being the first was always scary but once the first one did the thing then it became easier for others. Students introduced themselves one by one. None of them had much working experience. Except for Ron, they mostly introduced themselves in a similar way mentioning their previous school. Laila and Ivan did mention having experience, one as a waitress and the other at the family firm. It wasn't as impressive as mining for six years though but it was still appreciated by the teacher.

She believed that having varied experiences helped forge someone. Only someone who had seen the world could understand what it needed and to a profession such as engineering, creativity was important. At least for those who planned to go higher as engineers. There were, after all, engineers who only had to do management and no longer tried to create new inventions.

Once everyone had gone up on stage, the teacher clapped and thanked everyone. She then began to introduce what they were going to do for the semester. She wanted them to work in groups and practice through different situations. Students would have to form pairs first. She didn't want to waste time on it so, she said: "Whoever is to your right will be your partner starting from you and you"

In the end, Ivan ended up forced to partner up with someone from a different row of seats and Ron paired up with Nancy. She was a little sad that Laila and Vanessa were together and she wasn't with either of them. She comforted herself in the fact that she wasn't stuck with Ivan and might reach a majestic grade thanks to partnering up with the smart Ron. After the two tricks he did in the previous lessons, most of them considered him to be peculiar yet very capable.

He was not, obviously.

Anyways, once everyone knew who they were going to work with, the teacher picked a small box and moved towards the pairs. Every pair had to place both their fingers on the box. Then, they would automatically receive a mail to their student's registered galactic net accounts.

After she finished going through the ranks, the teacher went back to her desk and began: "All of you guys should have received a mail by now. There, you will find out instructions on what to do. A unique situation will be given to every pair and from then on, every lesson, an event will happen and you will have to make decisions according to that original situation. Now, that will be it for today and I will see you on Friday for the real start of this. Thank you everyone"

After the students bid her goodbye and she left, the classroom erupted into a frenzy once more as everyone began to check their situation. Ron and Nancy did the same:

"As a young couple, you decided to create your own business with very low starting capital and high hopes. Feel free to decide on what kind of business you plan to create by the next session and sent it via mail to the following address (…)"

Ivan was gnashing his teeth as he saw the prompt on Ron's wrist-com holo screen.