Takeo peeked over his cup, blinking as if the answer should be obvious. "Well, look around you..." he said.
A pause.
"It's a disciplinary committee room, and not a single item of discipline. This is a bakery without an oven," he said. "And I found out that the school sold all of the old tools of the trade that they'd kept up until the 70s. So I thought I'd just buy a racquet, put it in a frame, and get an old looking plaque to make it look like an antique paddle."
Sip tea.
"You know, just to bring the whole thing together. For effect, if you will."
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A pause.
"It's a disciplinary committee room, and not a single item of discipline. This is a bakery without an oven," he said. "And I found out that the school sold all of the old tools of the trade that they'd kept up until the 70s. So I thought I'd just buy a racquet, put it in a frame, and get an old looking plaque to make it look like an antique paddle."
Sip tea.
"You know, just to bring the whole thing together. For effect, if you will."