"You too..." He replied, shaking his head, "You'll need it." He teased, not really meaning it. The substitute teacher began walking around the classroom handing out the tests while explaining that she was going to be standing in for the usual teacher today. She passed Alex and Riley, handing them their tests respectively. The substitute teacher was young, probably fresh out of training, she was attractive too. A tall, slim woman with red hair cut relatively short, if the back had been a bit shorter it would be fair to say she had a bob. She wore a tight skirt with stopped just above her knees and as she passed Alex watched her, not necessarily "checking her out" as most of the other guys (and a couple of girls too) in the class were doing, more so just curious. Curious about her story, her life, why she chose to teach, it was something Alex found himself doing to a lot of people he had just met.

The substitute teacher made her way back to the front of the class and asked if everybody had their copy of the test. The lack of a response was an indication that nobody had been missed which was weird to Alex with his military background, it almost seemed disrespectful to not reply with a strong "Yes Ma'am."

"You can start now, you have until the end of the class." The class began writing, well most of the class save the hopeless few who had been too busy with other activities rather than study for the test. Alex flipped over the front page and read through the questions fully before beginning the test, something most people failed to do. It helped give Alex a better idea of what to expect and also cleared his head somewhat.

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[b]Ringa-ring, Ringa-ring-ring[/b] The shrill screech of the school bell sounded, "Alright class, pens down, the test is over." Alex had finished only a few moments earlier and now watched people around the room, some who like him had finished and others who were furiously scribbling down their last words onto the paper. Of course there was one up the front who hadn't even bothered to do anything on the test at all and rather had made distracting noises and thrown bits of rubber at people for the duration of the class. "So, how'd it go for you?" He asked, turning in his chair to Riley after turning his paper upside down.