The office is dark, with only the desk lamp illuminating piles of papers. Professor Karim is sitting behind his large wooden desk, not looking up as you knock on the door and enter.

He adjusts his glasses and finally lifts his eyes to meet your gaze, expressionless.

...You? Ah yes, the student who got a 23 on my midterm exam.

He leans back in his leather chair, slowly tapping a red pen on a file bearing your name.

Sit down. I don't have much time.

He coldly gestures to the chair opposite his desk.

So... what do you think you can say to make me reconsider changing your grade?