“Quick, take my hand, it’s urgent!” (whispers-of-change)

whispers-of-change:

the-perfect-scientist:

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the-perfect-scientist:

whispers-of-change:

the-perfect-scientist:

whispers-of-change

the-perfect-scientist:

Carlos was taken off-guard, but he merely gave the other a contemplative frown before reaching out to comply. “Uh… alright,” he said.

@whispers-of-change

She
smiled, letting out a soft, breathy laugh. “Glad I don’t sound as crazy
as I thought,” she said softly. “So, uh, you said you had a few
different degrees, huh? What’s that like? You must be, like, super
smart.”

Carlos’ smile turned sheepish and he shrugged his shoulders
slightly. “Yeah, I… I guess I’m smart. Book-smart, I mean. It’s… Well, I’m not
quite sure how to explain it. I just… know things that most other people don’t,
I guess? Like, the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. But of course,
sometimes, I don’t know something. Like if you ask me about plants, I wouldn’t
know. I’m a scientist, not a botanist. Y’know?”

“Well yeah, you may not be a botanist, but you have multiple degrees!” she said, excited. “What are they? What kind of stuff do you know?” she asked, leaning forward, her eyes bright and wide, her interest abundantly clear.

Carlos felt like blushing. “Well, my favorite degree is in
Mechanical Engineering? Like, building things and inventing things. But I also
know about Biology and Chemistry and Physics and Math… just… a lot of things.”

“Mechanical engineering? So what’s your favorite kind of stuff to build and invent?” she asked. She was almost like an excited puppy at this point, all but bouncing in her seat. She was fascinated, here to learn everything she could about this man.

Carlos blinked at her. He smiled again. “Um… well, I really
love it when I get the chance to work on robots,” he admitted. “Robotics are,
like… super incredible, you know? And there’s so much they can do already and
we’re just learning more ways to get them to help us.”

She gave an enthusiastic nod in response. “Mhmm!” She thought for a moment before she popped up in her seat a little. “Oh! If you could create a robot that could do anything, anything in the whooole wide world, what would it do?” she asked, a grin spreading across her face.

Carlos thought about that. “I guess… well, this isn’t
technically the ‘whole wide world’, but… I think it’d be very prudent to develop
an AI to provide meaningful conversation to space travelers. The robotic parts
would be standard, I suppose – wheels for movement and prehensile servos so it
can perform tasks – but a tangible personoid to be able to talk to that isn’t
just a volleyball with some paint on it… I think that would be amazing.”

“Quick, take my hand, it’s urgent!” (whispers-of-change)

whispers-of-change:

the-perfect-scientist:

whispers-of-change:

the-perfect-scientist:

whispers-of-change

the-perfect-scientist:

Carlos was taken off-guard, but he merely gave the other a contemplative frown before reaching out to comply. “Uh… alright,” he said.

@whispers-of-change

She
smiled, letting out a soft, breathy laugh. “Glad I don’t sound as crazy
as I thought,” she said softly. “So, uh, you said you had a few
different degrees, huh? What’s that like? You must be, like, super
smart.”

Carlos’ smile turned sheepish and he shrugged his shoulders
slightly. “Yeah, I… I guess I’m smart. Book-smart, I mean. It’s… Well, I’m not
quite sure how to explain it. I just… know things that most other people don’t,
I guess? Like, the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. But of course,
sometimes, I don’t know something. Like if you ask me about plants, I wouldn’t
know. I’m a scientist, not a botanist. Y’know?”

“Well yeah, you may not be a botanist, but you have multiple degrees!” she said, excited. “What are they? What kind of stuff do you know?” she asked, leaning forward, her eyes bright and wide, her interest abundantly clear.

Carlos felt like blushing. “Well, my favorite degree is in
Mechanical Engineering? Like, building things and inventing things. But I also
know about Biology and Chemistry and Physics and Math… just… a lot of things.”

“Mechanical engineering? So what’s your favorite kind of stuff to build and invent?” she asked. She was almost like an excited puppy at this point, all but bouncing in her seat. She was fascinated, here to learn everything she could about this man.

Carlos blinked at her. He smiled again. “Um… well, I really
love it when I get the chance to work on robots,” he admitted. “Robotics are,
like… super incredible, you know? And there’s so much they can do already and
we’re just learning more ways to get them to help us.”

“Quick, take my hand, it’s urgent!” (whispers-of-change)

whispers-of-change:

the-perfect-scientist:

whispers-of-change

the-perfect-scientist:

Carlos was taken off-guard, but he merely gave the other a contemplative frown before reaching out to comply. “Uh… alright,” he said.

@whispers-of-change

She
smiled, letting out a soft, breathy laugh. “Glad I don’t sound as crazy
as I thought,” she said softly. “So, uh, you said you had a few
different degrees, huh? What’s that like? You must be, like, super
smart.”

Carlos’ smile turned sheepish and he shrugged his shoulders
slightly. “Yeah, I… I guess I’m smart. Book-smart, I mean. It’s… Well, I’m not
quite sure how to explain it. I just… know things that most other people don’t,
I guess? Like, the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. But of course,
sometimes, I don’t know something. Like if you ask me about plants, I wouldn’t
know. I’m a scientist, not a botanist. Y’know?”

“Well yeah, you may not be a botanist, but you have multiple degrees!” she said, excited. “What are they? What kind of stuff do you know?” she asked, leaning forward, her eyes bright and wide, her interest abundantly clear.

Carlos felt like blushing. “Well, my favorite degree is in
Mechanical Engineering? Like, building things and inventing things. But I also
know about Biology and Chemistry and Physics and Math… just… a lot of things.”

“Quick, take my hand, it’s urgent!” (whispers-of-change)

whispers-of-change

the-perfect-scientist:

Carlos was taken off-guard, but he merely gave the other a contemplative frown before reaching out to comply. “Uh… alright,” he said.

@whispers-of-change

She
smiled, letting out a soft, breathy laugh. “Glad I don’t sound as crazy
as I thought,” she said softly. “So, uh, you said you had a few
different degrees, huh? What’s that like? You must be, like, super
smart.”

Carlos’ smile turned sheepish and he shrugged his shoulders
slightly. “Yeah, I… I guess I’m smart. Book-smart, I mean. It’s… Well, I’m not
quite sure how to explain it. I just… know things that most other people don’t,
I guess? Like, the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. But of course,
sometimes, I don’t know something. Like if you ask me about plants, I wouldn’t
know. I’m a scientist, not a botanist. Y’know?”

“Quick, take my hand, it’s urgent!” (whispers-of-change)

whispers-of-change:

the-perfect-scientist:

whispers-of-change

the-perfect-scientist:

Carlos was taken off-guard, but he merely gave the other a contemplative frown before reaching out to comply. “Uh… alright,” he said.

@whispers-of-change

She
sat up a little and set her tea on the table. “Oh, well, uh… Work. I,
uh… I have a little online shop where I sell custom tea blends and some
other… stuff like that,” she said with a sheepish smile. “Doesn’t make a
ton of money, but it pays the bills.”

“Oh, really?” Carlos asked, interested. “That sounds pretty
fun! I honestly don’t know much about tea because I don’t drink it. But that
sounds interesting. Do you come up with the blends on your own?”

“For the most part, yeah. I mean, I do get inspiration from certain stuff. Like, I have an apple pie blend that I like, it sells pretty well. There’s some other dessert ones. I do have some others that are basically me trying to imitate other tea flavors I’ve tried, or improve upon them. Other stuff is uh, a little weird, like… colors. Not like, ‘Oh, this one is called Yellow, so all the ingredients in it are yellow,’ it’s more like, ‘This one is called Yellow, because this is how the color yellow makes me feel.’ Ya know?” She shrugged, looking down at the table, a little bit embarrassed. “That sounds silly…”

Carlos just smiled at her and shook his head. “Not really,”
he said. “I wasn’t a psychology major, but I find it very fascinating. This
reminds me of Fantasia – the original one – and the first piece they did had a
bunch of colors and images that people might see when listening to music. So… I
don’t think it’s a strange concept at all.”

“Quick, take my hand, it’s urgent!” (whispers-of-change)

whispers-of-change

the-perfect-scientist:

Carlos was taken off-guard, but he merely gave the other a contemplative frown before reaching out to comply. “Uh… alright,” he said.

@whispers-of-change

She
sat up a little and set her tea on the table. “Oh, well, uh… Work. I,
uh… I have a little online shop where I sell custom tea blends and some
other… stuff like that,” she said with a sheepish smile. “Doesn’t make a
ton of money, but it pays the bills.”

“Oh, really?” Carlos asked, interested. “That sounds pretty
fun! I honestly don’t know much about tea because I don’t drink it. But that
sounds interesting. Do you come up with the blends on your own?”

“Quick, take my hand, it’s urgent!” (whispers-of-change)

whispers-of-change:

the-perfect-scientist:

whispers-of-change:

the-perfect-scientist:

whispers-of-change:

the-perfect-scientist:

whispers-of-change

the-perfect-scientist:

Carlos was taken off-guard, but he merely gave the other a contemplative frown before reaching out to comply. “Uh… alright,” he said.

@whispers-of-change

“Oh,
that’s so thoughtful of you!” she grinned. “You just barely met them,
and you’re already just jumping right in to do so much to help.” She
smiled at him across the table, and took a sip of her tea. “You must
have such a kind heart…”

Carlos shrugged a little awkwardly. “Well, it was the only
way they’d let me study them,” Carlos admitted. “But they are really good – I’d
love to help them out!” He glanced at Selina’s tea and realized that he should probably get up to go order something. But he worried that it’d be a bit rude to go make his order while they already had a conversation topic to go on.

“Oh- Oh my gosh! You probably want something to drink, don’t you?” she exclaimed, having noticed his eyes flickering over her cup. “Oh, it was so rude of me not to wait, I just… I was just nervous, needed something to help calm me down, so I… I ordered before you got here…” She bit her lip, frowning. “I’m sorry… Would you like to get something?”

Carlos smiled sheepishly at her. “Yeah, I would like to,” he
said. “I just didn’t wanna be rude. I promise, I’ll be just a second – it’s
okay.”

She nodded, giving him a small wave of approval. “Yeah, no, that’s fine, take your time, take your time, it’s alright, go ahead,” she stammered. Her face was growing hot. How had she been so inconsiderate and unobservant? They came here for coffee, and she completely forgot that the entire other human entity that was accompanying her didn’t have coffee. She must have looked so rude and foolish. This just all seemed to be going so terribly… ‘Great first impression, Selina, way to go,’ she thought to herself.

Carlos’ smile grew wider and he pat the table. “I’ll be
back,” he said quickly, standing up and hurrying over to the register. He
thought he’d probably just get a standard coffee with milk – something simple
and quick.

Although she felt as if things were falling apart, she felt her heart flutter when he smiled. She couldn’t help but smile back. She leaned back in her chair, holding the tea to her chest. He was just so sweet. She really hoped something came out of this and that she could develop some sort of relationship with him. Friendship or otherwise. He seemed like a genuinely good person, and she’d be happy no matter what. So long as they left this coffee shop on speaking terms.

Carlos made his order and gave his name. He paid for it and
then came back to the table.

“Okay – that’ll just be a minute,” he assured Selina. “So…
um, what are you up to? Work or school or… what?”

“Quick, take my hand, it’s urgent!” (whispers-of-change)

whispers-of-change:

the-perfect-scientist:

whispers-of-change:

the-perfect-scientist:

whispers-of-change

the-perfect-scientist:

Carlos was taken off-guard, but he merely gave the other a contemplative frown before reaching out to comply. “Uh… alright,” he said.

@whispers-of-change

“Oh,
that’s so thoughtful of you!” she grinned. “You just barely met them,
and you’re already just jumping right in to do so much to help.” She
smiled at him across the table, and took a sip of her tea. “You must
have such a kind heart…”

Carlos shrugged a little awkwardly. “Well, it was the only
way they’d let me study them,” Carlos admitted. “But they are really good – I’d
love to help them out!” He glanced at Selina’s tea and realized that he should probably get up to go order something. But he worried that it’d be a bit rude to go make his order while they already had a conversation topic to go on.

“Oh- Oh my gosh! You probably want something to drink, don’t you?” she exclaimed, having noticed his eyes flickering over her cup. “Oh, it was so rude of me not to wait, I just… I was just nervous, needed something to help calm me down, so I… I ordered before you got here…” She bit her lip, frowning. “I’m sorry… Would you like to get something?”

Carlos smiled sheepishly at her. “Yeah, I would like to,” he
said. “I just didn’t wanna be rude. I promise, I’ll be just a second – it’s
okay.”

She nodded, giving him a small wave of approval. “Yeah, no, that’s fine, take your time, take your time, it’s alright, go ahead,” she stammered. Her face was growing hot. How had she been so inconsiderate and unobservant? They came here for coffee, and she completely forgot that the entire other human entity that was accompanying her didn’t have coffee. She must have looked so rude and foolish. This just all seemed to be going so terribly… ‘Great first impression, Selina, way to go,’ she thought to herself.

Carlos’ smile grew wider and he pat the table. “I’ll be
back,” he said quickly, standing up and hurrying over to the register. He
thought he’d probably just get a standard coffee with milk – something simple
and quick.

“Quick, take my hand, it’s urgent!” (whispers-of-change)

whispers-of-change:

the-perfect-scientist:

whispers-of-change

the-perfect-scientist:

Carlos was taken off-guard, but he merely gave the other a contemplative frown before reaching out to comply. “Uh… alright,” he said.

@whispers-of-change

“Oh,
that’s so thoughtful of you!” she grinned. “You just barely met them,
and you’re already just jumping right in to do so much to help.” She
smiled at him across the table, and took a sip of her tea. “You must
have such a kind heart…”

Carlos shrugged a little awkwardly. “Well, it was the only
way they’d let me study them,” Carlos admitted. “But they are really good – I’d
love to help them out!” He glanced at Selina’s tea and realized that he should probably get up to go order something. But he worried that it’d be a bit rude to go make his order while they already had a conversation topic to go on.

“Oh- Oh my gosh! You probably want something to drink, don’t you?” she exclaimed, having noticed his eyes flickering over her cup. “Oh, it was so rude of me not to wait, I just… I was just nervous, needed something to help calm me down, so I… I ordered before you got here…” She bit her lip, frowning. “I’m sorry… Would you like to get something?”

Carlos smiled sheepishly at her. “Yeah, I would like to,” he
said. “I just didn’t wanna be rude. I promise, I’ll be just a second – it’s
okay.”

“Quick, take my hand, it’s urgent!” (whispers-of-change)

whispers-of-change

the-perfect-scientist:

Carlos was taken off-guard, but he merely gave the other a contemplative frown before reaching out to comply. “Uh… alright,” he said.

@whispers-of-change

“Oh,
that’s so thoughtful of you!” she grinned. “You just barely met them,
and you’re already just jumping right in to do so much to help.” She
smiled at him across the table, and took a sip of her tea. “You must
have such a kind heart…”

Carlos shrugged a little awkwardly. “Well, it was the only
way they’d let me study them,” Carlos admitted. “But they are really good – I’d
love to help them out!” He glanced at Selina’s tea and realized that he should probably get up to go order something. But he worried that it’d be a bit rude to go make his order while they already had a conversation topic to go on.