Zoe's Office - June 5

[bigdamnprincipal]

Zoe sat in her office, idly marking student records as she waited for her requested Stickbug invasion.

The door is open for those who have been summoned.

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[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Cameron had a feeling that this couldn't be good. Come to think of it, he wasn't expecting much good to happen today in general. Taking a deep breath, he knocked on the doorframe before entering.

"Principal Washburn?"

[bigdamnprincipal]

This was definitely a conversation Zoe wasn't looking forward to either.

"Mr. Mitchell, come in please," she said, glancing up at him almost sadly. "Do you know why I called you here this morning?"

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Cameron entered the room and touched the bruise on his forehead (stupid place to have a bruise).

"Possibly, ma'am?" he said not sounding too sure, but ready to feel guilty after getting that particular look.

[bigdamnprincipal]

"Are you all right?" she asked, eyeing the bruise.

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Cameron dropped his hand quickly and nodded. "Just was a little bit slow ducking in a spar," he explained sheepishly. "Is that why you called me in here, ma'am?"

[bigdamnprincipal]

"Not exactly," Zoe said, although she almost wished it was. "I called you in here to talk about the pranking that went on between the Stickbugs in the Meerkats. In particular, I wanted to ask why I have a video showing you participating in the pranking."

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Oh. He belatedly realised that he never asked Molly what she got detention for. He shifted uncomfortably on his feet, but he wasn't going to lie. "Because I was part of the pranking, ma'am."

[bigdamnprincipal]

"So when I asked if anything interesting was going on at the cabins, and you said there was just some fun being had, you meant some fun and escalating acts of juvenile aggression?"

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

Cameron frowned. "We never intended for anyone to get hurt, ma'am. It was all meant in good fun and I don't think either side has actually fought about it either."

[bigdamnprincipal]

"Well, even if it was meant in fun, you all still could have gotten hurt, both your cabinmates and the people in Meerkat. Now the Meerkats who were caught served detention last week." Zoe sighed. "I hate to do this, but this week is your turn."

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"I understand, ma'am," Cameron said apologetic. "I'm sorry if things got out of hand. That wasn't meant to happen."

[bigdamnprincipal]

Zoe was glad, and not extremely surprised, to see that he seemed genuinely sorry. "Thank you for not arguing with me about your punishment. Hopefully, I won't have to do this again."

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"I'll try to stay out of trouble, ma'am." Cameron promised quickly as he really didn't want to have another conversation like this again.

[bigdamnprincipal]

"Why do I get the feeling that might be easier said than done?" Zoe broke into a smile. "It's not that I don't enjoy seeing you in my office, I just prefer that your visits are for more neutral reasons."

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"Because you're probably right, ma'am?" Cameron finally relaxed and smiled back. "But I will give it my best shot, I'd prefer not to repeat this."

[bigdamnprincipal]

"That's what I like to hear." Zoe settled back into her seat. "That's everything I needed to talk to you about, so you're free to get back to whatever fun things you had planned for this morning."

[cameronmitchell.livejournal.com]

"Thank you, ma'am," Cameron said even if he didn't look too enthusiastic about the fun things he had planned as he headed towards the door. "Have a nice day."