In Francois DuPont College, Ms. Bustier went through attendance, and as usual, everyone was there. She then wrote on the board and faced the class.

Ms. Bustier: Okay, everyone. Since yesterday we already talked about the Great Age of Monarchy, I decided to take a break from discussing more of the Great Age of Democracy and get to a little bit of literature. Since we already covered the different poetries and did a poetry test, some of you have done well, while some of you need to do better if you want to pass the class. We will discuss the Literature Research project.

Kim: A research project? Why do we get to do that?

Ms. Bustier: Because Kim, this will be your way to learn more about literature and get a better understanding of life. You'll need it in the future. Now you're all wondering what kind of Literature Research Project I have in mind. Well, I'm glad you're able to wonder about that. But first, we'll save the literature topics very soon, I know we have a lot of planning to do for this project and whatnot, but here are a few topics in mind. *She picked up a chalk and started writing down the topics on the board and faced everyone. * Here are our topics. There's American Gothic, American Romanticism, Black Mountain Poets, Confessional Poetry, Dark Romanticism, Fireside Poets, Literary Modernism., and Modern American Drama. Write down these topics, just in case. *They start writing down the topics in their notebooks. * There is more to it but those are for another day.

Alya: Least that's that.

Ms. Bustier: I decided to push the Literature Research Project to the end of the month, which is March 31st. Is everyone okay with that? *They all answered yes to Ms. Bustier. * Good. Glad we got that settled, let's get to our lesson now. *She continues with her literature lesson, and they continue to listen. In the Conservatoire de Bordeaux Jacques Thibaud and Ms. Roberts' class, students were talking while some walked into the classroom before the bell rang for the lesson to start. *

Amber: Forgot to ask you. How were the auditions yesterday?

Owen: It was good. I got the Peter Pan role.

Amber: Cool. How did Christina do in her audition?

Owen: She got Wendy.

Amber: I bet Persephone was thrilled about that.

Owen: Yeah, she didn't take it well.

Amber: I bet.

Owen: But she got Mrs. Darling at least. And she's come to terms with that.

Amber: Wow. Wish I'd seen that happening. Wonder who got Tinker Bell.

Owen: I forget. I was just stoked when I got Peter Pan.

Amber: That's cool. At least you got the lead male role, as usual.

Owen: This wasn't my first rodeo. My uncle was a skilled actor in plays, guess I inherited his talent. Rehearsal starts after school. So, whatever we have planned for the week, think we can put it on hold until after the play ends?

Amber: Sure. I don't think we have anything planned. *The bell rang. *

Owen: Good.

Ms. Roberts: Good morning, everyone. Eyes up front. *She put her briefcase down and held the attendance sheet. * Role call. *Some moaned. * Tommy Adams?

Tommy: Here.

Ms. Roberts: Amber Anderson?

Amber: Here.

Ms. Roberts: Noah Harris?

Noah: Here.

Ms. Roberts: Janine Kelly?

Janine: Present.

Ms. Roberts: Benjamin Langston?

Benjamin: Here.

Ms. Roberts: Owen Richardson?

Owen: Here.

Ms. Roberts: Arrietty Slocombe?

Arrietty: Present. *She sniffed. *

Ms. Roberts: Jason Tiddle?

Jason: Here.

Ms. Roberts: Persephone Truman?

Persephone: Present. *She flipped her hair; Janine rolled her eyes in annoyance. *

Ms. Roberts: Ashleigh Truman?

Ashleigh: Here, Ms. Roberts.

Ms. Roberts: Steven Wilson?

Steven: Present.

Ms. Roberts: Mike Yield?

Mike: Present.

Ms. Roberts: And Kaylee Zimmerman?

Kaylee: Here.

Ms. Roberts: A full class, alright. *She puts the attendance clipboard down on her desk. * I would like to start our time off with the book we started reading: The Scarlet Letter. *She holds the book out to them. * Since we're halfway done with the book The Scarlet Letter, who can tell me what the major theme is in the book? *A few students raised their hands. * Amber?

Amber: It's shaming and social stigma, as seen both in Prynne's public humiliation and in Dimmesdale's private shame and fear of exposure.

Ms. Roberts: Yes, Amber. Shaming and stigma. What is the shaming part of the book? *Kaylee raised her hand. * Yes, Kaylee?

Kaylee: It's the character Hester Prynne who is publicly shamed for committing adultery. Hester is forced to stand on a podium and is taunted and shunned by her fellow townspeople. Along with the exposure, she has to visibly wear the letter "A" attached to her chest for the rest of her life.

Ms. Roberts: Good answer, Kaylee. I can tell you've been paying attention and reading the book. *She writes it down on the board under Shaming. * And who can tell me about the stigma behind it all? *A few raised their hands, Ms. Roberts looked around and she spotted Persephone fixing her hair. * Persephone?

Persephone: Huh?

Ms. Roberts: What is the stigma behind The Scarlet Letter?

Persephone: Oh, uh... guess being shamed by... someone?

Ms. Roberts: Not even close. Can anyone else help Persephone out? *Owen raised his hand. * Owen?

Owen: The protagonist, Hester Prynne, commits adultery and becomes pregnant. She is forced to wear a scarlet letter "A" (for affair and adultery) on her dress as a sign of shame, making her a pariah.

Ms. Roberts: Yes, Owen. *She writes it down on the board and faces everyone. * Persephone, you need to pay attention to me in my class, you don't want to fail now, do you?

Persephone: No. *Amber snickered and looked straight ahead. *

Ms. Roberts: Okay. So far, we covered the shaming and stigma behind the book, let's cover chapter 20, even though this book holds 24 chapters. Turn to the beginning of chapter 20, please. *They all get their books out and turn to chapter 20 and Ms. Roberts starts reading chapter 20 to everyone. *

In the Agreste Mansion, Gabriel goes into Nathalie's room, he knocks on the door.

Nathalie: Come in. *The door opened, and Gabriel walked inside and faced Nathalie. * Yes, Gabriel?

Gabriel: The new villain forms I tried weren't stronger than I thought with the Megakuma. *He sits down on the edge of the bed next to Nathalie. *

Nathalie: Perhaps you should try a different approach.

Gabriel: A different approach? What kind of different approach?

Nathalie: Try to akumatize me.

Gabriel: No, you're already weak from the usage of the Peacock miraculous, I don't want to put you at risk like... Emilie. *He felt sad about it, Nathalie put her hand over his. *

Nathalie: I know you want to make a difference, but... this will be your chance to strike while the iron is still hot.

Gabriel: Hmm... guess I'll have to keep doing what I have to do until it's time. (The hour of your defeat is ticking, Ladybug. I will get your and Cat Noir's miraculouses to fulfill my wish and there's nothing you can do to stop me.) *In Ms. Bustier's class, Ms. Bustier goes over the last bit of the lesson before the bell rings. *

Ms. Bustier: Before class is over, I have your research rough draft. Marinette, would you mind passing them out?

Marinette: Sure. *She stands up, takes the papers from Ms. Bustier, and passes them out to everyone. *

Ms. Bustier: As Marinette passes out the piece of paper, I will explain it to you. What you have in front of you is your rough draft for your Literature Research Project. Your job is to pick what literature research topic you're going to do and have this filled out as tonight's homework and tomorrow, I'll confirm it and let you work on that topic.

Mylene: What would happen if we can't think of a topic?

Ms. Bustier: You can email me tonight and I'll give you some ideas that might help you out.

Kim: Guess that options are open. *Then, the bell rang. *

Ms. Bustier: Class dismissed. *They all gather their stuff and leave the classroom, Ms. Bustier erased the board and set up for her next class. *

Alya: I'm not a sucker when it comes to reading, but doing a project like this is a trick.

Marinette: At least it gives us a month to do it.

Alya: True. At least that's one good thing that comes out of it.

Marinette: My guess is something that we've been reading in school.

Alya: Mean the book that we've read in class together?

Marinette: Something like that. *They stopped at the lockers and grabbed their science stuff. *

Alya: Anyway, did you get the Skeletal System sheet done?

Marinette: Yeah. It was easy. You just have to identify what's the bone and color it in.

Alya: I was confused about the scapula and spine. Those are the same thing.

Marinette: I wouldn't say that they're the same thing. *They walked to Ms. Mendeleiev's class together. *

Nino: Ugh, dude. I forgot to get that Skeletal System paper done. Do you have it done?

Adrien: Yeah. Here. *He handed Nino his paper. *

Nino: Thanks. It'll only take a second to get done.

Adrien: Better get it done quick or we'll be late.

Nino: Way ahead of you. *He twirled his red colored pencil and started coloring it in. Then, some people walked by and headed to their classes. *

Elizabeth: Think they can remove it?

Serena: Yeah. My uncle knows a doctor who can get that scab off his back without ripping through the skin.

Arwen: Eww. How did he get that scab anyway?

Serena: He scraped his back pretty badly. Kinda like a Bear just scratching his back.

Elizabeth: Yeesh.

Stanley: I'm telling you; I think Thor's the best.

James: What? He's like some Viking with a hammer. What's so special about him?

Stanley: He's not a Viking. He's the Norse god of thunder, the sky, and agriculture. And that "hammer" you're saying is a Mjölnir, which has the power of lightning.

Evan: Thor's okay. I like the Hulk.

James: He's okay. Kinda like the Jolly Green Giant on steroids.

Evan: What? No, he doesn't. He's just some guy who got exposed to heavy doses of gamma radiation, scientist Bruce Banner transforms into the mean, green rage machine called the Hulk.

James: I see your point. But my best choice is Captain America.

Stanley: He's just some guy with a shield, what's so special about him?

James: Everything. There's a backstory behind him. His name is Steve Rogers, he was a would-be U.S. Army enlistee rejected by recruiters because of his small size. He volunteers to receive a top-secret serum and transforms into a "super-soldier." Dubbed Captain America and clad in a red, white, and blue costume with a matching stars-and-stripes shield, Rogers joins the army.

Stanley: Still don't think he's better.

James: Oh, and what? This is better.

Stanley: Yeah. *They both go back and forth, Evan sighs and reads his manga book. *

Evan: (Why am I even friends with them?)

In the bakery, it's opened, and people started coming in and grabbing a treat in the bakery.

Sabine: Let's see here. *She counted the change in her hands and handed it to the customer. * Here you go. 3 euros and 50 centimes.

Male customer: Thank you. *He puts the change into his pocket and grabs his boxes of macarons then leaves the bakery. Sabine closed the register and looked at the customer in front of her. *

Sabine: Hello, ma'am. How can I help you?

Female customer: I would like your fresh strawberry cake, please.

Sabine: Would you like a slice or a whole cake?

Female customer: A slice of cake, please? *Sabine puts in the total. *

Sabine: Your total is 1 euro. *She reached into her purse for her wallet, got out a euro bill, and handed it to Sabine, she put it in the register got a small box cut up a piece of strawberry cake put it in the box, then closed it up. * Here you go, ma'am.

Female customer: Thank you. It's my cheat day.

Sabine: Ahh, okay. *She leaves the bakery with her cake, then the next customer walks up to the counter. * Hello, sir. Welcome to the bakery. How can I help you?

Male customer: I would like a loaf of banana bread, please. *Sabine put in the total. *

Sabine: That'll be 8 euros, please? *The man takes his wallet out from his pocket and gets out a 10-euro bill, hands it to Sabine, she opens the register and puts the money inside, and hands him his change, 2 euros. * Here's your change.

Male customer: Thank you. *He puts the money in his wallet as Sabine gets a box, grabs a loaf of banana bread, and puts it in the box, she closes it up and places it on the counter. *

Sabine: Here you go, sir.

Male customer: Thank you. *He takes the box and leaves the bakery. *

Sabine: Next? *A female customer walked up to the counter. * Hello, ma'am. How can I help you?

Female customer: I would like 1 dozen lemon squares, please. *Sabine put in the total. *

Sabine: 6 euros, please? *She reached into her purse and grabbed her coin purse, unzipped it got out 6 euros, and handed it to Sabine. She put the money in the register, grabbed a box, and put in 12 lemon squares, she closed the box and handed it to the customer. * Here you go, ma'am.

Female customer: Thank you. *She takes the box and leaves the bakery. *

Sabine: Next, please? *The next customer walked up to the counter to place his order. * Hello, sir. Welcome to the bakery. How can I help you?

Male customer: I would like a carrot cake, please.

Sabine: A whole cake or a slice cake?

Male customer: Whole cake, please? My family loves carrot cake. *Sabine puts in the total of the whole carrot cake. *

Sabine: That'll be 8 euros, please? *He gets out his wallet from his pocket, pulls out his debit card, and hands it to Sabine, she scans it, and hands it back to him. She gets a cake box, goes to the cake display case, pulls out a whole carrot cake, carefully places it in the box, and closes it up. * Here you go.

Male customer: Thank you. *He takes the box with the carrot cake inside and leaves the bakery. Sabine faced the customer at the counter. *

Sabine: Hello, ma'am. Welcome to the bakery, how may I help you?

Female customer: I would like one cinnamon roll, please.

Sabine: Okay. One cinnamon roll. *She puts in the total. * 1 euro, please? *She opens her purse, gets out her wallet takes a euro bill out, and hands it to Sabine. She opened the register and placed the money in the register, then closed it up, she got a small box, went to the pastry display put one cinnamon roll in the box, closed it up, and placed it on the counter. * Your cinnamon roll, ma'am.

Female customer: Thank you. *She takes the box and leaves the bakery. Then, the next customer went up to Sabine. In Ms. Mendeleiev's class, the final bell rang for the second class to start, and Ms. Mendeleiev faced the class. *

Ms. Mendeleiev: Okay,