Reiko watched with a shaken head and an incredulous gaze as not one, but two students shuffled out of the class, before it even started no less. What were they doing in the hour they had to spare, if not getting ready for class? Class wasn't Reiko's favorite thing in the world, but she was able to focus and make it a priority when need be, why couldn't they? If she were the teacher, she'd count them late if they didn't make it back from their bathroom visit before the bell sounded. Reiko was hoping Tsukuba-sensei was planning on doing just that. 

But instead, Tsukuba had her head pointed towards the desk, sighing as not a single student voiced an opinion on the matter of class representative. It really wasn't that hard, just say a name or point someone out, there were plenty to choose from. The tall girl Shinobu-san, either of the pink haired girls, even the girl trying too hard to pass as a boy sitting right in the front row. So many choices and no one, no one could muster the courage to just speak up. This didn't bode well for the rest of the year, if they were this silent about useless things like this, how could they ever talk about Japanese literature in a well organized manner?

The bell signifying the start of class rang, and with it, Tsukuba adjusted her posture, standing straight up and flattening out her clothing."Come on, girls, all I need is a volunteer, a name, I'll take a simple nomination." She studied the room, gauging the reaction of the other other students, noting who made an effort to look away or otherwise preoccupied. "Fine. I'll pick. I don't want to hear any complaints when I pick the class rep." 

As if on cue, the door slid open and a meek looking girl stood there, out of breath and soft spoken. Tsukuba-sensei pointed towards her after slapping her podium with an open palm.

"YOU!" She screamed, her voice sounding angry moreso do to its volume than its tone, "You are late. But first, stand in front of the class and introduce yourself. The class needs to know about their class representative. And then take your seat."

Reiko could see a smirk on Tsukuba-sensei's face. She was enjoying this, toying with the poor girl. It almost seemed like bullying or harassment, the way she shouted at her while forcing her into the role. Even if it was from a teacher, such methods were just plain crude. Reiko looked down to her desk before raising her hand and speaking.

"Sensei, it's not really fair to force someone into the position, she didn't even know what was going on." Reiko happened to leave out her thoughts on the girl being late and how stupid that was, but not every thought had to be vocalized.

"I said no complaining, Ishida-san." Tsukuba spoke, her eyes darting directly to Reiko, "It's too late to take it back now. None of you could offer a suggestion, so I did it for you. Now then, class rep," she turned to face Nadeshiko, gesturing her head to the center of the room, "Come on and address the students. Keep it short. I do have a class to teach here."

Reiko went silent at the slight shouting directed towards her. Day one and she had already indirectly ticked off the teacher, though from the way she was smiling - Reiko wasn't sure Tsukuba-sensei had really meant any of it. It looked like she was just having fun, at the expense of her students. Still, Reiko offered a half apologetic shrug to the late arrival and new class representative. They'd just have to deal with it. It really was their fault in a weird way. Not that Reiko could shift blame.