<strong>Name</strong>: Donel “Hector” Thompson<br/><strong>Nom De Guerre</strong>: The Engineer<br/><strong>Position</strong>: Instructor of Super Science and Technology<br/><strong>Location</strong>: Hall of Oracles - Auditorium<br/><strong>Tagged</strong>: Zhang, Principal Neutron, and Austin (mentioned)<br/><br/><br/>Hector paused in his scribbling when he heard the principal’s voice and he glanced in the direction of the podium to see a white cockatiel. The scientist proceeded to frown not at the idea that he had been fooled, but at the realization that it hadn’t been Principal Neutron as he had hoped. He returned to his notepad, but paused when the whole auditorium began singing. The noise was making it difficult for him to concentrate, and if the disturbance caused him to forget his ideas, then someone was going to pay. Captain Indestructible arrived to save the day, by telling the annoying bird to scram. The name of the student who had shape-shifting powers was on the tip of his tongue, but he couldn’t remember. Dismissing the thought for now as the auditorium settled to a more bearable volume, The Engineer returned to his draft.<br/><br/><strong>Alligator!</strong><br/><br/>Several shrieks emitted from the audience at the front of the stage and Hector raised his head, his goggles zooming in on the beast under the Strauss boy’s seat. He was silent in his observation, and seconds after he sighed at the stupidity of it all. It wasn’t an alligator. It was a crocodile. Could they not tell the difference?<br/><br/><strong>That is enough.  There is no need for alarm.  That is not an alligator.  That is a student.  Mr Darcy, please assume your human form and have a seat.</strong><br/><br/>Hector’s goggles retracted as he gazed upon THE Principal Neutron, and he had reminded him that it was indeed Mr. Darcy with the shape-shifting power. He recalled designing a suit made out of millions of nanites that could sense the alteration in his composition and thus expand and contract, orbiting around the boy until he resumed his human shape. There had been complaints about him being caught naked around the school perimeter and that suit had fixed the problem. But besides that, thank God Albert knew the difference between an alligator and a crocodile…<em>that is a student</em>—right? Surely he knew the difference? How could he regulate a school full of neds (Scottish slang for morons) if he couldn’t tell the difference between species? If he couldn’t tell the difference between species, then he couldn’t tell the difference between ethnicities.<br/><br/>The difference was simple: crocodiles had a narrower and longer snout, while the alligator’s was wide with the upper jaw being larger than its lower. The upper rows of teeth on an alligator were the only teeth visible when its jaws were together, while the crocodile’s interlocking teeth were clearly visible. The crocodile has special limbs that allow it to high-walk unlike its belly-dragging cousin; the high-walk being a characteristic of the order Crocodylia that only those special species of crocs and certain alligators have.<br/><br/><strong>The dome, as well as most of the school's high technology was made possible by the impressive genius of our own Super Science teacher... 'The Engineer'.</strong><br/><br/>It was nice to hear Albert give credit where it was due. The man did it every year and Hector did appreciate it. It was a troublesome feat with the weather outside the dome being so hellish. He tucked his notepad away and felt the anxious urge to leave when it sounded as though the principal was drawing to a conclusion that was until he said:<br/><br/><strong>Now I believe Miss Zhilan had wished to say a word or two to everyone.  After that, we'll call this assembly and send you on your way to your next class.  Remember... my door is always open.</strong><br/><br/>Hector mentally sighed long and hard. Not like the ceremony hadn’t already been long enough…Christ.