"Okay, Professor Horst is dead, right? I mean, he hasn't been seen on campus for three weeks!" whispered the boy, leaning towards his deskmate. "And, I heard his assistant went missing too. Do you think-"
"MR. ARGOS, YOU ARE DISRUPTING THE CLASS." The substitute android's mechanical voice startled the entire class. It did not even turn around, nor did it stop writing on the chalkboard. "YOUR PARENTS ARE PAYING 5.265 GALACTIC CREDITS PER MINUTE TO ENROLL YOU IN THIS ACADEMY. YOU BEST NOT WASTE THEM."
"Sorry, sir." The boy could hear the other students snicker as he settled back into his chair.