-eng- Vertin In Detention -rj01250668- -

Conflict: The principal is strict, maybe an AI or a strict human. Vertin's detention could lead to a bigger discovery. Perhaps while in detention, Vertin finds out something the school is hiding. Maybe the school is covering up experiments or surveillance.

The room’s hum turned oppressive. Onscreen, the coordinates updated: . Vertin’s scarred fingers flew across his keyboard, not to escape, but to leave a loop in the system—a digital footprint leading back to the Nexus. -ENG- Vertin in detention -RJ01250668-

Setting details: Detention room with old tech, contrasting with the school's advanced tech. The hidden lab could have advanced tech, showing the school's dual nature. Conflict: The principal is strict, maybe an AI

He’d hacked the right system.

Potential title: "Detention Protocol" or "Code of Silence." Maybe the school is covering up experiments or surveillance

Plot outline: Vertin is in detention for hacking, meets another student who seems to know more than they let on. They discover a hidden lab or a surveillance program. They have to decide whether to expose it or stay quiet. Maybe the detention is a setup to monitor them.

Vertin’s blood chilled. Rumors had whispered of Veyra’s sentience, but this? “Then why detention?”