Office #19 | Wednesday
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justoneconditionNow that a new semester was starting, Bruce was back to holding regular office hours. It was a little different than it had been last semester, though, because instead of taking some time out of his personal time at the hotel to make himself available to students for a few hours, office hours were looking more like the personal time, while his time at 33 Apocalypse ran the risk of being a little more social.
That was fine, though, because Bruce's office was comfortable (read: spartan), and if he showed up significantly earlier than he assumed most students had an interest in waking up, he figured that he was guaranteed at least a few solid hours of introvert recharge time before anyone came by to bother him.
Uh. Talk to him. Not 'bother.' He didn't know why he'd thought 'bother.'
That was fine, though, because Bruce's office was comfortable (read: spartan), and if he showed up significantly earlier than he assumed most students had an interest in waking up, he figured that he was guaranteed at least a few solid hours of introvert recharge time before anyone came by to bother him.
Uh. Talk to him. Not 'bother.' He didn't know why he'd thought 'bother.'
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Date: 2013-07-10 09:53 pm (UTC)bothertalk to Bo. Possibly re-decorate again, if those handfuls of origami flowers were anything to go by.Don't judge, those napkins were happy to be re-purposed.
She stuck her head in and stared at Bruce a moment. Thinking. "You're new. Ish. Can I ask you a kinda personal question?"
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Date: 2013-07-10 10:05 pm (UTC)He wasn't sure how to avoid answering it except by countering with a question of his own, so-- "Are you in my class?"
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Date: 2013-07-10 10:16 pm (UTC)There were a lot of potential somethings. But he didn't think this conversation was going to be one of them.
"Are you on my roster?" he wondered, mildly amused now.
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Date: 2013-07-10 10:33 pm (UTC)...God, Bruce felt old.
"I..." He needed a minute to come up with a question in response to that one. "Is your name Astra?"
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Date: 2013-07-10 10:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-07-10 10:40 pm (UTC)There was no plaque up with his name on it -- which had been a conscious choice on Bruce's part that had required being rather awkward at the custodian who had come by to put one up -- but there was a degree from Penn State hanging behind his desk, just low enough to be mostly obstructed from view by Bruce's head.
"Can I help you with something?
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Date: 2013-07-10 10:43 pm (UTC)That wasn't a no. Or a yes.
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Date: 2013-07-10 10:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-07-10 10:48 pm (UTC)"Doesn't look like it." She grinned and held it out. "And she won't miss one."
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Date: 2013-07-10 10:55 pm (UTC)On reflex rather than out of a conscious desire to obstruct what she had obviously already seen, Bruce scooted his chair back just a touch.
"Well, now you have to tell me your name or it isn't fair," he said wryly.
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Date: 2013-07-10 10:58 pm (UTC)Not that Fosse ever had a prayer, again, but, you know, why torture the guy who cleaned up 90% of the messes Kenzi caused?
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Date: 2013-07-11 01:24 am (UTC)Aren't you glad she'll be gone before she decides she likes you enough to decorate for you, Bruce?
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