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Neal was thrilled he wasn’t a pony anymore. Seriously. So thrilled. He didn’t know if he could manage walking into a class and trying to teach while he had hooves and a tail. Fortunately, he didn’t have to.

When the students filed into the classroom, they would find the desks set up in rows of two, the chairs facing each other. On every desk was a small compact mirror. Don’t ask Neal where he got the mirrors. On the board in the front of the room was written in big blue letters:

“So,” he said once everyone was seated. “Last week we did fake introductions and practiced lying. This week we’re going to talk about the mechanics of it. More specifically, we’re going to talk about tells.”

“A tell,” he continued, “is something that gives you away when you’re lying. There are some that are pretty common, like blinking or stuttering. Some, you’ll only ever find on one person and hope you never, ever see it again.” He grinned. “Funny story, I once knew a guy named Billy who got really, really itchy when he lied.” A downward glance revealed just where, in fact, Billy had itched. Of course, that would be inappropriate to discuss in class, so he just implied it and left it at that.

“Today, I want you all to pair off in groups of two and start talking. You guys heard of the game Two Truths and a Lie? That’s basically what I’m talking about. Your partner’s job is to try to identify the lie by picking up on any tells that you might have. Then, once you learn what your tells are, I want you to watch yourselves in the mirrors I put on your desks and try to spot them.”

He hopped up onto the desk at the front of the room. “Ready? Pair off and get going. If you have any questions, you can come find me or Kenzi, the new TA.” He gestured to point her out. “Say hello, Kenzi."

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Asuna approached her teacher and was immediately struck by how handsome he was, not as handsome as Takamichi-sensei but still... Asuna shook her head. C'mon, this isn't what she was supposed to talk about!

"Caffrey-sensei?"

Neal did his best not to laugh at the title. That was a first, as far as names for him went. James Bonds, sure, not to mention all of his various aliases, but sensei? Totally a new one.

He kinda liked it.

Putting on his teacherface, he offered, "Yes?"

"I'm Asuna Kagurazaka," she said, introducing herself the Western way. "I just wanted to apologize for missing on the last class, I just arrived on the island last Friday. Was there anything important I missed?"

She didn't even know she was enrolled in classes until she got here. Thanks so much, headmaster.

Oh. Wow. He had to respect that level of dedication.

"Mmm, no, nothing too interesting," he said, pretending to think about it. "We just made up lies about ourselves. You don't have to make it up or anything."

He was inventing his grading policy as he went along, yes.

"Oh wow, great! Awesome!" Asuna beamed. She just wanted to cover all her bases unlike regular classes she couldn't possibly fail this class! "That's great, sensei, sir, Caffrey-sensei!"

Neal burst out laughing. This girl was definitely his new favorite student. Sorry, Kenzi.

"Sensei is fine, if you're comfortable with that," he said. "Definitely don't need to go as far as 'sir.' Whatever works for you."

She blushed then hid that with a deep bow meant only for formal occasions. Oh no if Ayaka saw her now she would tease Asuna relentlessly. "Th-thank you, sensei."

She didn't have a thing for older men, it was just Caffrey-sensei was really, really handsome especially when he laughed. Even Ayaka wouldn't deny it despite being a craddle snatching monster.

Seriously. Most adorable student ever. Not dirty.

"No problem," he said, reaching out to pat her shoulder. He was guessing that telling her not to bow would be fruitless, right? "You can come see me if you need anything else, okay?"

She beamed up at Neal. Yes. Okay, she has a crush. It's just a crush and her heart still belong 100% to Takamichi. Yep.

"Thank you, sir-sensei!" She bowed again. Why did she keep bowing? "I-I have to go."

"Okay!" he called, laughing, as she left.

Huh. He was officially a Hot Teacher. That was kind of awesome.

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