Astronomy Class

[beantheory]

Bean sat on his desk in the astronomy classroom, waiting for his class to fully assemble. There was no point in sitting behind the desk, since no one would be able to see him, and standing in front of it would just emphasise how small he was

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[ijk_mno]

L draws a series of small boxes, four, to be precise, down his sheet. Then, sketches the constellations represented within them, labels them neatly, and begins making notes on orientation.

Pleasant work, he thinks. He is more interested in observing Bean's teaching methods than the class itself, but that's alright too. Anyone from something that sounded so very like a second Whammy's House was bound to require a little observation.

[beantheory]

Bean notices L's interest. He recognises him from his Sorting, which leads him to decide that the interest isn't simply from having a class taught by a small child.

He'd climbed down to the ground, which makes it easier to make his way towards the skinny man.

"Ryuuzaki, isn't it?" He's very deliberate about not looking at L's work.

[ijk_mno]

"Bean. I hope I am correct? You have more expertise in this area than I do."

He holds up his paper; he has no qualms about consulting those more suited to the task than him. In fact, his mental calculations are a tiny bit off, in terms of the figures for the orientation of Scorpius.

[beantheory]

The way Ryuuzaki holds his paper seems strange to him; but then, Bean is used to computerised desks. Perhaps it's more common than he would expect.

"You're very close," Bean says. "You may want to take a closer look at some of your figures."

He's not going to be more specific than that. What would be the point? There's nothing to say that Ryuuzaki can't correct the problem himself; if he can't, then Bean will be more helpful.

[ijk_mno]

"Hmm," L agrees, glancing down the list. He tilts his head, also at an odd angle, to give himself a new perspective on the puzzle, and then neatly makes the required adjustments.

"Appreciated. I have done very limited work with stars." Video footage of part of the night sky to determine the location at which it was taken. The timing of death, given the location of certain constellations vs the horizon in a photograph.

[beantheory]

"This is more a puzzle, really - one we were asked to do as Launchies. Most people find it very difficult to let go of their preconceived notions about the positioning of planets and stars."

He's curious about Ryuuzaki, too. It wasn't like he'd said anything that wasn't public knowledge back on Bean's Earth.

[ijk_mno]

"I can see how it would be difficult for some to break out of standard modes of thought. If you had not mentioned that the orientation was not what we expected, I might have had to take pause. In my time, space travel is not developed enough for such concerns to be more than... an exercise, never a reality."

He highly doubts that he'll be experiencing it any time within the next five years.