[Current time and date: 12:49 PM EST on Monday, September 1st, 2014]
"Oh, don't forget your late pass!" Mr. Clarkson handed Kirin a small slip of paper with his signature and the current time, 12:49 PM. As Kirin stepped into the hallway, his newly acquired iPod began to vibrate lightly in his pocket. The halls were completely empty; classes were still in session at this time, so anyone without a pass was doomed to get an earful from security or even detention. It would be hard to believe that only a few minutes ago there were hundreds of students bumping into each other and filling the corridors with constant noise and chatter.