“Cal!” she exclaims. “You scared the shit out of me. I swear, after three hours of this crap, I am in a complete daze.” Even after an entire semester, it still takes a moment for Jeremy to react to his alias at school. He had registered as “Cal” using fake documents. It’s amazing what administrative burnout can allow to fall through the cracks. Even though he inhabited the role during school hours, he still couldn’t quite get used to the name.

