[Sayo hadn't gone to school since her early teens. She told herself it was because she needed to focus on work, but really, she just couldn't bear the pitying and disgusted looks of her classmates whenever they glanced at her shabby form.

But if people were liable to transform into horrifying beasts at the drop of a depression spiral, then maybe she wouldn't get as many weird looks. Especially if the uniform policy let her pad. Sayo can't lie, the prospect of actually getting to learn excites her.

There is one obstacle, though.]

I think I'd quite enjoy that, Miss Willow... but, um. [She blushes.] I dropped out before middle school for work-related reasons. Is there really a place for someone like me...?