Nice to meet you. They go the cafeteria for coffee, giggling over their newly-formed bond. Neither of them is aware of Mr. Rivers in the classroom doorway, watching them go, considering. Jack Rollins tries not to fall asleep in the back of his philosophy class. It's the first day.
Nobody wants to look stupid, or, worse, like a suck-up.
Jack looks down at his notebook. I am , Jack wants to say. I am justice . Tr has an hour off between his English class and his Math class. He's in the Athletic Director's office.