School Group

Teachers are an infuriating law unto themselves in a theatre environment. Come on, lads, you're responsible for shaping the young minds of the future, and yet if asked to complete a simple transaction by a given time you melt the fuck down.

There's a sold out show in the theatre just now, and the company are understandably putting pressure on large school groups to pay up for the reservations that are already days, or even weeks past due.

The scene being set, enter our players for the evening.

Teacher: "I need to pay for these tickets."
Boxo: "Alright, that will come to ___."
Teacher: "No, I need to change the number of people going now. Four people can't make it."
Boxo: "Oh, OK. I'll just speak to someone in groups, round the back, and we'll change the number. How many tickets do you still need?"
Teacher: "18."
Boxo: "Alright, that should be everything taken care of now. So that was 18 tickets for...."
Teacher: "Plus one." *now impatiently tapping card on the counter*
Boxo: "Excuse me? Is it 18 tickets?"
Teacher: "Yes, 18 tickets."
Boxo: "Alright, the total price for 18 tickets will be...."
Teacher: "18 plus one."
Boxo: "How many people in total are coming to this performance?"
Teacher: "18."
Boxo: "Are you sure that...."
Teacher: "Plus one."

Sweet mother-Christ-ing fuck. They've only gone and replaced the number 19 on the syllabus. All totals must now be expressed in relation to the number 18.