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[kittycaterer]

Noctis Caelum

"You got Noctis. Do the thing."

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[kittycaterer]

be glad
hes relentless
anyway im actually interested in sitting in on one of your classes
with or without prompto

[originallutece]

I'd be delighted to have you. Quantum physics, or would you prefer something else?

[kittycaterer]

you teach other courses?

[originallutece]

An unfortunate reality of being a professor. I also teach biology, a chemistry course, and a general physics course.

[kittycaterer]

honestly, i'll probably wind up in at least biology or chemistry
slated for computer science and law and i think one of those are a gen ed
but its been a few years since ive gotten a quantum physics lesson from you
might sign up for that, too

[originallutece]

God knows you'd be a breath of fresh air. Half the undergraduates who sign up for quantum physics end up dropping within the first week; the other half tend to look at me in raw terror when I ask the most basic of questions.

[kittycaterer]

to be fair
quantum physics isnt exactly an easy subject

[originallutece]

You grasped the basics when you were eleven.

[The very basics, put in rudimentary terms, but still.]

[kittycaterer]

i also read those books you gave me for fun
not everyone absorbs things the same way i guess

[originallutece]

[EVERYONE SHOULD GET BETTER AT IT, Rosalind's expression suggests, so it's probably good they're not talking in person.]

Did you really? I always wondered.

I want you to come to the labs as well. It's optional, but I think you'd enjoy it. Three Saturdays over the course of the semester.

[kittycaterer]

think i still have a couple of them, actually
but yeah, i'm down to check out the labs
why dont i just go ahead and enroll?
swear i wont chat with prom

[originallutece]

I'll believe it when I see it. But actually-- wait a moment.

[BACK TO FIGHTING WITH THE UNIVERSITY WEBSITE, a fiercely loathed foe. Fuuucking hell, but why does everything have to be hard, she just wants to make room for (yet another) student--]

All right, now enroll.

[kittycaterer]

[ LMAO ]

done like dinner
anything else you need from me?

[originallutece]

[Hmm.]

Not for that.

Do you want to ask me anything else about this app?

[kittycaterer]

not sure anything i ask can be answered
ive gone through this app backwards, sideways, and upside-down and it
doesnt make sense
nothing can be installed on my phone without my authorization, but this app worked better than most elaborate trojans

[originallutece]

It goes to other devices, too. I'm typing to you from my university computer, and yet the moment I leave, it will uninstall and disappear.

[kittycaterer]

same for me
i've got a laptop and a desktop computer at home
both of which have done the same thing
havent told my old man yet; he'd lose his mind

[originallutece]

He wouldn't believe you, I think.

I had a friend - have a friend, I should say, you might see him around campus. Professor Jack Dawes. He had the app a few months ago, and then quite suddenly he didn't. And he thinks Professor Izunia and I are playing some kind of elaborate joke on him whenever we mention it.

[kittycaterer]

its like the program has a mind of its own
ive had to mess with the default settings of the wall program to basically let retrospec do its thing
otherwise i get a dozen alerts every five minutes and my computer lags out
the software's supposed to block or remove untrustworthy programs

[originallutece]

At least something recognizes the app isn't all it seems to be. Though speaking of that, you're going to have to change the settings on my computers as well, if the program reacts so poorly to it.

[kittycaterer]

might be the best idea
whenever youre free, i can come by and make those changes

[originallutece]

Come by this evening. We'll have dinner afterwards.

[kittycaterer]

sounds good
how about 7?

[originallutece]

Seven it is.

[Does she just live at her desk? Maybe. Certainly that's where they keep meeting up, and Rosalind looks as comfortable as ever, writing down a few notes here and there. There's a flash of concern in her eyes as Noctis comes in, though, and she sets her pen down.]

[kittycaterer]

[ Seems like this is becoming a habit, but Noctis is finding himself enjoying how empty the halls of the university are at this time of year. Kind of odd, but weirdly interesting. And there's a sense of nostalgia in spending time with Dr. Lutece. Much like the time they had spent when she would watch over him while working for his father.

He arrives on time, as usual, still wearing a sleepy look when he allows himself in. ]

Ah.

[ She looks worried. He closes the door behind him. ]

Evening, Doctor.