FPE Impetus AU: Grading

*Miss Bloomie and Mister Compass stand alongside her. Miss Thavel has yet to come out of the school. *   Miss Circle: Could you explain what happened?   Miss Bloomie: No. Thavel should hear about this first.   Miss Circle: Are you ... okay?   *For another 10 minutes, they stand outside the door. *   *creeeak*   *The door is opened. A humanoid figure stands behind the door. Thavel. She's holding her letter block wreath. Tears fall down her eyes. *   Miss Thavel: ... sorry for making you wait guys.   Miss Circle: Now can you tell us what happened.   Miss Bloomie: From what I can tell, Thavel k*lled Robby and then k*lled Sasha. Grace was gonna fire her, but Compass offered to become a substitute for Sasha instead.   Miss Circle: So ... why are you crying about that? Nothing's changed.   Miss Thavel: ... Miss Grace called me to her office. She ... said I couldn't k*ll anymore.   *Miss Bloomie looks at Thavel with a surprised expression that quickly fades. *   *Miss Circle, Miss Thavel, and Miss Bloomie stand there. Thavel's tears become worse and worse. She sits down. Miss Bloomie backs away. Miss Circle sits next to Thavel. 30 minutes pass. Thavel calms down. She stands up and walks away, not saying a single word towards Miss Circle or Miss Bloomie. *   Miss Bloomie: Circle. Make sure to check up on her. Miss Grace requested us to do so.   *Miss Bloomie walks away. Mister Compass and Miss Circle return to their car; Mister Compass driving this time. *   Miss Circle: So, what's this about being a substitute?   Mister Compass: Oh, I ... just wanted to try something new.   Miss Circle: What about me?   Mister Compass: You can handle you-   Miss Circle: I know what I can do. I'm not upset that you can't help me k*ll. I - *Miss Circle looks away for a moment. * I just don't know why you're acting like this.   Mister Compass: *A surprised expression appears on his face. * I've ... it's complicated. Have you ... have you ever felt like you're not yourself? Like your someone else?   Miss Circle: no. What do you even mean? You're you. You always have been.   Mister Compass: ... yeah. you're right.   *Mister Compass and Miss Circle arrive at their apartment. Mister Circle goes to sleep while Mister Compass looks into a mirror.   He sees a figure.   Black hair.   Black horns.   Long hair.   A missing arm.    *Mister Compass moves towards the mirror. * Mister Compass:   "I'm not her." "I'm ... me, right?" "..."     "You'll always be like her.   No matter what you do.   No matter what you eat.   Just. Another. Circle-"   *Mister Compass walks out of the apartment. He's ... breathing heavily. And sweating. "Why do I even care?" Mister Compass thinks. "I - I only ...      exist   for her."     Mister Compass ponders further about what he has just thought. *   "Do I really believe that?"