[CENTER][h1][color=6A5ACD][b]Jason McKinney[/b][/color][/h1][/center][hr][INDENT][sup][color=silver]Tuesday, August 21[sup]st[/sup], 2018 - 07:30 am[/color][/sup][/INDENT]Having hobbies could really suck at times.  A huge yawn threatened to split Jason's face in half as he trudged up to the school, watering his eyes and causing him to pause his walk for a moment so he wouldn't bump into anyone.  He rubbed at his eyes, wishing that he'd chosen sleep over his end-of-summer movie marathon that ended about three hours before he was supposed to be up for school.  Too little, too late, he supposed.  Maybe if he was lucky he could sneak in a nap during the assembly that was sure to happen.  Then again, he had tried the same thing the previous year, and ended up being the last one to make it to class.  Not a great way to start the school year.

He pushed past his exhaustion and made his way through the bustling crowd to check his homeroom assignment, before tugging his phone out of his pocket to jot it down.  There was [i]no[/i] chance he could trust his memory on this little sleep.  
Despite his sleep-deprived state, he caught mumblings here and there about the current events that he'd missed out on.  Apparently there was a murder?  He hadn't heard anything about that, but then again his summer was mostly spent in his room, binging his favorite shows and eating way too much snack food.  Just the way he'd planned to spend his summer.  He figured he'd be hearing more about the incident, so he didn't dwell on it much.

He filed into the auditorium with the rest of the students and sat through the assembly, and though it went just about how he thought it would he was surprised to see a new teacher.  Though, all it took was one look at the man for Jason to realize that no, he wasn't going to be able to sneak a nap in his class.  He also didn't seem like the type to appreciate his humor.  Then again, he could be wrong, so he figured he'd give it a shot when the time came.  

As the assembly drew to a close and the school year started in earnest, Jason got up and headed to his homeroom with the rest of his class, his face buried in his phone.  Had he been more awake, he would have actively looked for any of his friends he'd made the previous year, but his lack of energy meant that he wasn't his usual chipper self.  Another yawn threatened to bifurcate his face, and he began to wonder if binging all three seasons of his favorite sci-fi show was worth it.

Of course it was.
[hr][INDENT][sup][color=silver]Tuesday, August 21[sup]st[/sup], 2018 - 02:23pm | The Loft[/color][/sup][/INDENT] The day went about as he figured it would.  He staved off sleep during his classes, thankful that it was the first day and they weren't required to memorize anything important.  Lunchtime came and went, and he managed to catch a power nap and somehow not sleep through the bell.  After lunch he was much more active, cracking jokes and getting yelled at by the teachers like usual.  

What he wasn't expecting was to be chosen for the 'social consciousness' class.  Hell, he didn't even know what that meant.  Still, it seemed like it would be an easy class, and getting free credits and a personal recommendation for the school of his choice was a good bonus.  He was looking at several technology-centered schools, all of which were fairly difficult to get into.

The question on the board was certainly an interesting one, but as two of the other students answered, he soon realized that everyone was going to take this much too seriously.  Jason never liked taking anything seriously.  He raised his hand before giving his take on such a philosophical question.
[color=6A5ACD]"Well, I can't speak for anyone else in this room, but I certainly can't whip around and bite my own ass if it itches."[/color] he said, a smirk pulling at his lips.  
[color=6A5ACD]"Oh, and we've got opposable thumbs too.  Can't forget about those."[/color] he added as an afterthought, extending his own thumbs and giving them a flex.