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[originallutece]

Rosalind Lutece shared a photo. 11/10 near Viea Village

Well. Unless someone else has gotten an entire house from Retrospec, I rather think I win. In bragging rights, if nothing else.

[There's a pause, and then Rosalind adds a few photos: these ones, specifically, that I'll link so I don't spam yall. also ETA: there's no wires or pipes and certainly no giant machine in the midst of all this; it's just an ordinary house. ...with a giant hole in the second floor.]

That being said: points off for the giant gaping hole in the second floor.

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[roseblooms]

At this rate I might just have to find a way to come back. Ineptitude on that scale simply cannot stand.

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[originallutece]

"Ineptitude" is a kind word for it. Frankly, Kit, at this point I'd prefer you come back and we can just resume sneaking around.

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[roseblooms]

My unparalleled skill as an assistant isn't worth the possibility of your job. I couldn't possibly allow it.

...Though I do miss being in the classroom with you.

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[originallutece]

You're not the only one. It was a fair bit more fun when I had you to help me mock students.

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[roseblooms]

If only there were a way that didn't involve putting both our careers on the line to do it.

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[originallutece]

You could volunteer. Wouldn't that be fun for you? All the hard work with no reward but proximity to me.

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[roseblooms]

...

And if you were neither my work supervisor nor my thesis advisor, there would hardly be a conflict of interest...

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[originallutece]

[Oh. He actually wants-- oh, she hadn't been truly serious, because it seems unfair to ask him to stay in the classroom when he's not getting money or credits for it, but if he wants to . . .]

You'd simply be a companion, sitting in on my classes, occasionally offering opinions on a subject you know a great deal on already. Nothing more or less. There'd certainly be no conflict of interest then.

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[roseblooms]

Surely by now I've earned the right to ascend to the level of "colleague", at least?

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[originallutece]

Do you have a doctorate, Mr. Fawkes?

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[roseblooms]

It's only a matter of time, believe me.

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[originallutece]

And when you do, you'll be a colleague. But until then, my dear Christopher, you'll be my companion.

If nothing else, you can make sure I don't go over time again. My poor students will rejoice.

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[roseblooms]

Just how often do you go over time these days, on average?

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[originallutece]

That's not the point. I go over at all, which is unacceptable.

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[roseblooms]

In short, you're always over?

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[originallutece]

Yes.

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[roseblooms]

You really do need me back.

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[originallutece]

Of course I do.

I won't ask you to come to every class, nor grade papers. But I'd like you in at least some of them.

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[roseblooms]

I can find the time. None of your classes coincide with Professor Izunia's, or with my lab. Do they?

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[originallutece]

No. Certainly not with your lab, and I'll check with Ardyn, but I'm fairly certain we run on different schedules.

You're not grading papers, though.

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[roseblooms]

Because I haven't the authority, or because you're afraid it'd be a burden?

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[originallutece]

The latter.

Much as I want you near me in class, sweet, I can't ask you to take on all your former work without some form of compensation.

Besides: I think I've a new assistant in the works anyway. He can handle those bits.

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[roseblooms]

Oh? It's a young man this time around?

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[originallutece]

And one you know, to boot. Baren needed a job and I needed someone competent, though he doesn't seem to have much confidence in himself.

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[roseblooms]

Really. Well, well, what a small world it is.

What do you mean, he doesn't have much confidence?