What A Dream Wants

Room 207, Science Lab.

"Hello... I'm the life science teacher." He grimly introduced himself: "Mr. Corporis." His messy black hair and his dark eyes, like algae in murky water, made him quite a sight. He was wearing a lab jacket, splattered with dried- blood? His eyes were like a doctor's scalpels... it was as if he knew what lay beyond the skin of those he stared at.

"I teach living environment," he softly stated. "... mostly comprised of anatomy, physiology, and ecology."

He twiddled his pale hands, covered by surgeon gloves. The white gloves, splotched with dried metallic red…

"So... the reason why this subject is required: One, it's mandated by the state; Two, research of your environment and animal behavior can help you survive in desperate desolate places; Three, anatomy is essential for cultivation and... it's great for killing."

He laughed softly.

"Just kidding... Also, I don't condone killing any of your classmates. What I mean is... killing for self-defense."

"Oh, fun fact, we get to dissect humans in this class. I'm sure you'll have fun..."

Suddenly, Steven didn't feel so good, eating so much for lunch.

Half of his peers were about to throw up.

"Just joking... but we will dissect a frog. I won't spoil the wonderful experience for you." He smiled sadistically.

He opened up the presentation.

Steven opened up his notebook.

"Anyways, our first unit is General Characteristics of Organisms. A general overview of living things includes how life first appeared on earth and Cell Theory. The Cell Theory states: All living organisms are composed of one or more cells, the cell is the basic unit of function in all living things, and cells arise from pre-existing cells."

The bottom read: [Source: Wikipedia]

'Don't... teachers tell us to not use Wikipedia?' Steven thought to himself.

Mr. Corporis switched to the next slide.

"There are two main cell types. Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes. Eukaryotes are membrane-bound cells. They're the cells that humans and other more complicated organisms are made of. Eukaryotes have a nucleus, their DNA is linear, and these type of cells reproduce by meiosis and mitosis. Prokaryotes contain non-membrane bound organelles. They don't have a nucleus, their DNA is circular, and they reproduce by binary fission."

'He's talking too fast...' Steven thought to himself, scribbling furiously. 'Oh...'

Steven came up with a genius plan.

Steven drew two blobs, one labeled eukaryotes, and the other prokaryotes. He drew a nucleus- circle in the blob of the eukaryote, with straight lines, and writing meiosis and mitosis. On the other blob, he just drew circle squigglies, writing down binary fission.

"Usually more simple creatures, such as bacteria and archaea, are prokaryotes." He droned on. "Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes can move using flagella, cilia, and mycoplasma 'legs'. Both eukaryotes and prokaryotes get energy from the environment, however, eukaryotes also have mitochondria. Mitochondria turn energy from the environment- from breathing and eating- into energy the cell can use- ATP also known as a coenzyme. This is cellular respiration."

The teacher continued talking about life.

Steven diligently took notes before falling asleep.