The Chancellor

The plate hit the ground at almost the exact same moment as Professor Tumblin. Shattering into a thousand tiny pieces- the plate, of course, Professor Tumblin was made of all the wrong things to create a shattering effect. He merely hit the ground with an almost silent thud. But the plate! Oh, the precious, priceless plate! Gone in a single heartbeat. Sadly, the Professor's final heart beat, but that fool. That fat, clumsy fool. Now what would we tell the Chancellor?