Carlos was taken off-guard, but he merely gave the other a contemplative frown before reaching out to comply. “Uh… alright,” he said.
She smiled, taking his hand. “Sorry, I lied, there’s… actually nothing wrong. You’re just cute, and I needed an excuse to introduce myself. Hi, I’m Selina.”
“O – oh, I – I see!” Carlos said. He laughed and the back of
his neck felt uncomfortably warm. Well, she was cute. “Heh, I’m Carlos. I’m a
Scientist.” He used their joined hands to awkwardly give a polite hand-shake in greeting.“Carlos,” she repeated, letting the name roll off of her tongue. It felt like melted caramel in her mouth. Soft and warm. “How lovely. It’s a pleasure to meet you,” she lilted. “You favor any particular field, or just… science?” she grinned.
Carlos wanted to laugh at the way she said his name – it was
cute.“Uh, well, I have multiple degrees related to Mechanical
Engineering. But I also worked to get degrees in other fields so… you can say I
am a well-rounded scientist. Mechanics and robots are my favorite though.”“Yeah? We should maybe… get together so you can tell me about those other degrees sometime,” she said, a soft smile on her face. “Perhaps over dinner?” she added with a casual shrug.
Carlos blinked at her. “Dinner?” he asked. He wasn’t sure about that – he often had dinner very late, as he was very busy with his science. “What about lunch? Or Coffee?” he asked her
with a smile.
The Perfect Scientist 