Quantum Physics 123: Wednesday 7 December

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[The Doctor looks vaguely hungover, and generally as if he doesn't want to take any crap today. All things considered.]

After Monday, it struck me that most of you haven't exactly done piles of research--Ms Belmont excepted. [He puts his hand up.] Don't give me any excuses, I don't want to hear them. I'm turning you loose today on the library, and I'm going to be in my office during the rest of class time to answer questions and take requests for more information you can't find on your own.

And if you can't figure out the card catalogue...why Adam doesn't bloody computerise it is beyond me...I have the Dewey numbers for you, so that's no excuse either. Quantum teleportation is 539. Time travel is 530.11 and 530.12.
This does not mean you have permission to go into Special Collections. If you need that, see me.

And I will KNOW if you skip out. [A long steady look at them all.] So don't.


((I expect EVERYONE in this class to respond either here or in the library, except Cally, who has a RL excuse. Dewey numbers are real, because I'm anal like that.))

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Re: Bother the Doctor

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[Ten smiles slightly and blushes a bit. His voice is also quiet.] Because I'm in love with you, regardless. Can't stop. But there's things I want...things I need from you. Do you understand?

Re: Bother the Doctor

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[Methos nods, and turns one hand up on Ten's desk, palm open as though to accept... anything.] Yes, I understand.

Re: Bother the Doctor

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[Ten takes his hand and squeezes it.] Good. I...I'm so glad you do.

Re: Bother the Doctor

[prof-methos.livejournal.com]

[Methos squeezes back, then sighs.] I've got to get back to the library. Oh, by the way... I've applied to be the history prof next semester. Possibly in addition to being the librarian. Please shoot me the next time I have a clever thought like that?

Re: Bother the Doctor

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You've got to be bloody mad. [He raises his brows and remembers that he hasn't sent in his information for next semester's classes.] Weren't you just complaining that you had no time?

Still...no one better.

Re: Bother the Doctor

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They always say, teach what you know, right? [Methos grins.] Not that I can claim to know history... I could only be in one place at a time, and usually woefully after something interesting had happened.

Re: Bother the Doctor

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This, love, is why one becomes a time traveller. [Ten smirks, then looks slightly rueful.] Though, frankly, one has to be careful with Important Events, because they're notoriously easy to muck up.

Re: Bother the Doctor

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They're easy to muck up when you aren't a time traveller, too.

Re: Bother the Doctor

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[He looks Methos in the eye, concerned about something in his tone.] That could be said for 95% of life, actually.

Re: Bother the Doctor

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95% of life is mucking up? [Methos makes a face, and sighs.] Can't argue with that.

Re: Bother the Doctor

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[Ten runs a hand through his hair, mussing it up.] So now that we've adequately danced around the subject...I suppose eventually we should share horror stories.

Re: Bother the Doctor

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[Methos looks rueful.] What kind of horror stories? If you mean the sort where you somehow accidentally end up being someone who sticks in the historical record when you shouldn't... remind me about a house party I attended with the Shelley's and Lord Byron sometime.

Re: Bother the Doctor

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Well, there's that... Oh, that was YOUR fault? [grins slowly, then turns serious] I meant more the things that make you look like you just did a few minutes ago.

Re: Bother the Doctor

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I'm not sure I know what you mean. [More quietly:] I'm not sure I want to know what you mean. [More quietly still:] Yes, I have horror stories. There are things I've done that I would change if I could. But I can't.

Re: Bother the Doctor

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[Ten looks exasperated at the first two comments, then dark eyes focus on Methos' own. His voice is equally quiet.] And let me guess, that means 'henceforth, you don't get to hear about them because ow, it hurts and I'd rather forget about it'.

See...one of my horror stories isn't all that old. And it explains things, I think. So that's why I think you need to know.

Re: Bother the Doctor

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No, it means that the last time I told I ended up killing a friend to save another friend. Who barely forgave me for what I did thousands of years ago. So it's not something I... consider very often.

[Methos sits on Ten's desk.] If you want to tell me, I'll listen. But you don't have to if you don't want to.

Re: Bother the Doctor

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It's more of a fact that I feel like I need to, because it wasn't all that long ago.

[His mouth quirks.] But this isn't really the place.

Re: Bother the Doctor

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(([is totally not mentally humming 'I Should Tell You' from RENT]))