thought:
[spoilers only for Fred's backstory]
Problem:
+Fred seems to have met Professor Seidel in undergrad.
FRED
I was gonna be a history major, and then I took Professor Seidel's physics class, and, well...
PROFESSOR SEIDEL
Winifred's a natural. By the end of the semester, she was taking on W.I.M.P.s. -- Supersymmetry
+Fred seems to have lived with her parents until she left Texas for UCLA's graduate program.
FRED'S DAD
I don't see why it has to be this way. There are plenty of good schools in the area.
(snip)
FRED
In the graduate physics program at UCLA? - "Hole in the World"
Solution:
Fred did her undergrad at a school in Texas. By the time she was ready for grad school, Professor Seidel had taken a position at UCLA, and Fred followed him.
... solves the continuity problem, but makes Fred's life just that much worse.
Problem:
+Fred seems to have met Professor Seidel in undergrad.
FRED
I was gonna be a history major, and then I took Professor Seidel's physics class, and, well...
PROFESSOR SEIDEL
Winifred's a natural. By the end of the semester, she was taking on W.I.M.P.s. -- Supersymmetry
+Fred seems to have lived with her parents until she left Texas for UCLA's graduate program.
FRED'S DAD
I don't see why it has to be this way. There are plenty of good schools in the area.
(snip)
FRED
In the graduate physics program at UCLA? - "Hole in the World"
Solution:
Fred did her undergrad at a school in Texas. By the time she was ready for grad school, Professor Seidel had taken a position at UCLA, and Fred followed him.
... solves the continuity problem, but makes Fred's life just that much worse.