At this moment, less than twenty minutes remain before the official start of the defense. The classmates who had been chatting and laughing upstairs had already gone up, and, under the arrangement of the office teachers, were seated in an empty classroom next to the defense venue, waiting for the draw to start.
Afterward, the graduates will enter the defense site one by one, according to the order of the draw, to proceed with their thesis defense.
There's still some time before the official defense starts, and the defense instructors haven't arrived yet. Everyone is still sitting in small groups in the classroom, chatting softly.
After all, once the thesis defense is over, everyone will go their separate ways. In the future, they will have their own circles. Those living close by will have easier opportunities to meet, but those far away might not see each other again.
During this time, while they can chat a bit more, they do so.
