Busy due to an after school event.

Alex was working overtime, literally and figuratively tonight. The school's drama club was putting on a play after hours. Even with all the students that weren't interested in it, teachers, parents and siblings alike of every student in attendance, on and off stage, more than made up for the lost numbers, bloating the amount of bodies wandering the halls by a decent amount. On top of that, it was a Friday night, so few people were in any rush to get home and get to sleep, and the clincher was just how much **** was being passed around secretly. Not only was it against rules, it had a very likely chance of causing very real problems.

Alex was going to be working late, and he was on high alert.

"So how's everything going here?" Alex grunted authoritatively.

The main entrance to the school was absolutely flooded with people coming in, waiting in a line to be checked by a pair of other prefects and a teacher.

"We've got it covered Alex, lighten up and have some fun for once!" Mr. Hendrick the English teacher chuckled with a roll of his eyes.

"I'm just doing my job." Alex grunted back, giving the man a nod and idly scanning the crowd.

"Of course you are..." One of the prefects spoke up with a scoff, stamping a visitors hand as he did"...but like he said, we're doing fine here so maybe you want to go out on patrol?"

"That's a good idea. I've already found a ton of **** smuggled in."

"Smuggled? Are you serious right –"

"Actually yeah, we don't want any accidents on school grounds." Mr. Hendrick cleared his throat loudly, giving the belligerent prefect a stern glance, "You should maybe head out, Alex. We'll continue checking people in here"

With one last nod Alex turned on his heel and began stalking through the halls.

He seemed to be the only one that cared about his job. He knew it'd be down to him and him alone to search the school top to bottom and make sure everyone in it was on the up and up. But that was entirely his choice, so he didn't mind.