Carlos was taken off-guard, but he merely gave the other a contemplative frown before reaching out to comply. “Uh… alright,” he said.
She
took in a deep breath as she nodded in agreement, then sighed before
taking a sip of her tea. “Yeah,” she whispered. “It really is…”Carlos smiled at her and took a drink of his coffee. “But it’s
got its own charm too, don’t get me wrong. It just… took a while for people to
even take me seriously. And sometimes, still, people don’t really trust
science.”“That’s really a shame. I mean, I was never really good at science in school, but I always thought all the stuff people could do with science was amazing,” she smiled. “But sometimes the people here just… are afraid of what they don’t understand. So, ya know, maybe they don’t understand what you’re saying, and decide that… the easier route is to get upset with you or say you’re wrong. I’m sure it isn’t you, it’s more… their lack of understanding.”
Carlos nodded. “Yeah… the mountains thing is still a very
hot debate. It also doesn’t really help that the SSP keeps telling people that
we’re comedians.” He shrugged. “I mean, I know my jokes can be punishing, but it’s not like it’s my job
or anything.” He grinned at her.
The Perfect Scientist 