Sitting in the staff lounge, seated at a table with the day's schedule before him to look over, Barry closed his eyes and crossed his arms over his chest before finally letting a breath out through his nose. In the background, the coffee maker continued to make a few low sounds as steam leaked out from it's top, and the speaker system made a low sound that often preceded an announcement. Eyes fluttering open, he recognised the voice of the lady principal, asking for all to gather to the auditorium for the beginning of the year assembly.

Getting up from his chair, folding and putting the day's schedule into his shirty pocket, the new teacher made his way to the coffee machine. Honestly, Barry Kyle was nervous...this would be his first real teaching experience, having only previously worked as a teaching assistant. This was luck, landing a high paying teaching job, and this would be the test to truly see if he was suitable for this career. Fixing two mugs of coffee, the second one for the principal as a measure of politeness mixed with sensible amounts of suck-up sense, Barry held both hot mugs by their handles and made his way out of the staff room.

The door was propped open due to the key being misplaced earlier this morning by another staff member, so the teacher only really needed to pushed the door open lightly with his elbow to leave, before setting off down the hall...