Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, Monday evening

[justwantsquiet]

Sookie had gotten restless without a mindless sort of project to focus on in her free time. Summer had come and gone, and with it the wedding that she'd spent months preparing for. Her thank-you notes had taken her into fall, sure, but she had readily welcomed the beginning of the holidays as a chance for something to do that wasn't either studying

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[longislandiceme]

If you asked Bobby, it was still far too warm out. But then, he said that about every day that didn't at least involve snow on the ground.

Sookie had heard it all before, though, which is why he was doing his best to keep his wishing-for-colder-temperatures both vocally and mentally silent.

He wasn't going to keep silent about the math tests he was currently marking, though.

"Oh my god," he said, bitchfacing at a particular paper. "I can't believe this. We went over this stuff like twelve times."

[justwantsquiet]

"That bad?" Sookie asked sympathetically, pausing her perusing of yet another do-it-yourself mesh wreath. "I mean, math is hard, honey."

Sookie was a touch too sympathetic with the students, sometimes.

[longislandiceme]

"I asked them to find the slope of a line," Bobby said with a sigh, turning the paper over so Sookie could see. "He drew a giraffe."

It was actually a pretty good drawing, all things considered. BUT THAT WAS NOT THE POINT.

[justwantsquiet]

"But look, sweetie, the neck is all slopey!" Sookie tried. "He...found the slope of a line...kind of."

She was not going to point out how hilarious it was for her to watch Bobby deal with a smartass student. She was not.