"Admittedly it's a high school newspaper?" I don't understand. --Er, that is, what do you mean by that?
[completely not sarcasm. Of course, school newspapers are Serious Business.]
[Scuttlebutt looked it over, nodding along at the explanation (which of course wasn't visible underneath her box)]
Hm, secret photo of a hidden love-affair? Not too shabby as far as scoops go.
[she took a moment to admire the photo] You took this without them noticing? That's pretty impressive by undercover photo standards. Sss, sss, sss. Maybe almost too impressive...
Just to be sure, though... these were just two teachers going out? They were otherwise unattached, and neither of them were each other's boss? No scandal, no cheating, no conflicts of interest school faculty hierarchy-wise? Well, obviously if they thanked you for spreading the word. Sss, sss, sss.
Re: action;
[completely not sarcasm. Of course, school newspapers are Serious Business.]
[Scuttlebutt looked it over, nodding along at the explanation (which of course wasn't visible underneath her box)]
Hm, secret photo of a hidden love-affair? Not too shabby as far as scoops go.
[she took a moment to admire the photo] You took this without them noticing? That's pretty impressive by undercover photo standards. Sss, sss, sss. Maybe almost too impressive...
Just to be sure, though... these were just two teachers going out? They were otherwise unattached, and neither of them were each other's boss? No scandal, no cheating, no conflicts of interest school faculty hierarchy-wise? Well, obviously if they thanked you for spreading the word. Sss, sss, sss.