Growing up on Sato Island

[Akura]

The school bell rang as he arrived at the gates, he had just about made it.
He rushed across the playground, and up the steps, disappearing into the hallways.

"Masako, you better not be late again!" Miss Yazako screeched, turning to see him in his seat, smiling innocently and dusting off his uniform, "Hm, very good"

Miss Yazako began her class, the study of Kusari geography, it was Planet Honshu today.

"Honshu it is today... Mr Fujiwara, year of settlement on Planet Honshu?" she asked, addressing her students,

"Errrm... 100A-" Fujiwara began,

"No, incorrect, Miss Denzai?"

"70A-" she began to reply,

"No, wrong, Mr Masako?"

"50A.S?" Takara responded,

"56A.S" Miss Yazako corrected him, "Very good Masako" she began talking about how Honshu was settled directly after New Tokyo, being the first Kusari colony, "And are the average temperature ranges broader or narrower than New Tokyo, Mr Masako?"

"Uhh, broader" Takara replied, remembering the terrain comparisons of the day before,

"Very good, average temperature on the side facing the sun is hotter on average than New Tokyo, but the darkside gets much, much colder than New Tokyo" she stated, smiling at Takara, "Now, Miss Kanji, is Planet New Tokyo bigger or smaller than Planet Honshu?"

Kanji froze, her mind wandering, attempting to dig out the answer. She saw Takara mouthing the words to her from behind Miss Yazako,

"Smaller" she squeaked,

"Correct Miss Kanji, and there I thought I'd lost you" Miss Yazako chuckled, "And who can tell me the population difference?" she addressed the whole class,

Hands were raised, but eventually she picked Takara again,

"Planet Honshu only has 170 Million, whereas Planet New Tokyo has ten times more than that at 1.7 Billion inhabitants, even though it has less landmass" Takara correctly responded,

"Very good Mr Masako, very good indeed" Miss Yazako beamed, "I'm sure you are all ready for the test then!"

The class groaned, as she gleefully handed out papers for them to fill out, a quiz on what they had learned this week.