What a day this has been, what a rare mood I'm in...
Last night, Enzo returned to his dorm at the end of an amazing spare cycle; Hugh took one look at his expression and said that if Enzo were older, he'd know exactly how he'd spent his day
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The cry of professors and scientists abound!
SCIENCE!
That marvel among marvels in the universe!
SCI- Huh?
After the bar had been de-steampunk-ified, Welman had actually put away the exo-suit for now, remembering - of course - that it was still a semi-surprise AND he wanted it kept under observation to be sure that a rogue loop data-stream didn't somehow cause a relapse into the potbelly mech-suit again. This had once again allowed the null to explore the nuances of the bar in his 'birthday suit'. Now, he had come upon Enzo, who was...hmmm.
He had an untouched energy shake. Untouched, we say. And he was smiling. Therefore, Welman slid on by and said...
"Okay, I know all the signs, but they're in the wrong order. What's going on, Enzo?"
The smile seemed like a good thing, but the lack of apparent appetite? That was a bit off. This required an examination of parental proportions.
Therefore...SCIENCE!
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And his tone suggested he knew his son would take full advantage of that fact.
"And maybe to the Academy?"
Shot in the dark, there. Would he show her that place? Had she seen it before?
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"Yeah, she's wanted to visit for a while." And now that the main impediment to her visit... isn't one anymore, it looks like happening quite soon!
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Parental pause now, then...
"So, d'you need any...advice? People will ask questions. So will she. I've been around..."
Yeah, he's been around that block of code, ready to disperse the FAQs.
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He considers. "But advice would be totally online. Is there, like... anything I'm s'posed to do with a girlfriend that I wouldn't do with just a friend?"
No, not like that. Dates, flowers, that kind of thing.
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He seemed to be a suddenly chipper little null. You can tell he's been waiting for a moment like this to spring up.
"Bar, a small Victorian drawing room easy chair, suitable for a null, along with pipe and footrest in reasonable proportions."
AND he's been doing some off-the-clock research! The stuff appears and the professor takes a seat.
"Now then... You should go to fun places with her every once in a while, places she is interested in, just to remind her why she likes to hang out with you. That's the cardinal rule. Sometimes, it's what she wants first."
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"Okay! Now that she's gonna start visiting me in the Supercomputer, I can take her places!"
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"Another thing...and this is important. A girlfriend will eye certain things suspiciously. Do not give her any indication that you're seeing another girl. Even if you're not and it's just a coincidence, be careful about that...especially since she can lob energy shots."
If he keeps this up, he and Phong may have to compete on their wisdom checks.
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"Oh! Almost forgot. There will be questions that you may have to answer from her. Things such as, 'Does this format overload my file size?', only more in the way Users say it. In these cases, always answer the question with the answer that will least-likely get you hit. Honesty is not always the best policy here."
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"Enzo, this is not lying. Or at least not the same as it. Think about it. Tey're not looking for the truth. They're asking for self-assurance. Trust me on this."
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Hex was right. Life does get more complicated as you compile.
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Yes, that's right, folks. He's here to be confusing and fatherly until you get the general idea later.
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"Yeah. Thanks, Dad."
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