574 Great Ideas and Bad Alarm Clocks

"At least she let you have dessert at the Academy." Max offered, but the man only shook his head.

"She informed the staff that I was not allowed to have them, and they refused to serve them to me, so I had a friend who was in their good books sneak me an extra serving sometimes when she wasn't supervising the cafeteria."

"Well, I will have you know that our Academy is somewhat less strict on the dietary restrictions. Instead of prohibition, we have a collection of sugar-free and low-carb sweets from around the universe. That way, the kids can enjoy dessert while maintaining a nutritionally balanced meal plan, carefully designed for the various species by our own in-house nutritionists." Nico informed him proudly.

"You even brought in specialist nutritionists to make meal plans by species? Now that is impressive. My school was all Valkia, so we didn't have to worry about it. What about sports? Do you have hoops?" He asked.