"Hmpf." Gordon grunts as he hefts the astrophysics books and papers he'd grabbed from the library. Well, technically he'd BORROWED them, but it's not like the due date meant anything what with the moon having an earlier return date than anything he could check out at this point. Mostly it was just to keep the librarian happy.
One thing he learned as a grad student: ALWAYS keep the librarian happy.
Muttering a few equations of motion under his breath and realizing a couple might fit together in a way that was useful to him, he reaches for a pen from his pocket. It isn't there. He glances around. "Where's my--"
Then there's a helpful squeak, and he turns around and spies a helpful star that had been floating behind him with the pen he'd dropped.
"... ... ...Thanks." He plucks the pen out of his hands, and the baby star seems to alert his perception to the frolic and tea that had been going on just in the distance while he was too in his head to notice.
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One thing he learned as a grad student: ALWAYS keep the librarian happy.
Muttering a few equations of motion under his breath and realizing a couple might fit together in a way that was useful to him, he reaches for a pen from his pocket. It isn't there. He glances around. "Where's my--"
Then there's a helpful squeak, and he turns around and spies a helpful star that had been floating behind him with the pen he'd dropped.
"... ... ...Thanks." He plucks the pen out of his hands, and the baby star seems to alert his perception to the frolic and tea that had been going on just in the distance while he was too in his head to notice.
"What...?"