10-10-2016, 01:20 PM
"I thought I was rubbing elbows on account of my big smile and killer legs."
Danika bit the tip of her tongue between her teeth, teasing. He was right, nobody cared about scientists anymore. Not unless they were making tons of money. That was why it was such a big deal for a basic scientist like her to be given such a prestigious position in the university. Those spots were few and far between these days.
She was leering at the dancers, longing to move and join in. She'd never been a clubber. Not even in Munich where the scene was hopping. But those cocktails muddied her mind, dulled inhibitions. She was about to ask the guy, what was his name? To dance when he asked about her work.
She ooh'd and shook her head, where to even start??? Ask a scientist about their work and they'll be your best friend forever. "I'm an astrophysicist, actually. I study dark matter, well, really I study gravitational waves emitted by dark energy, which is related to dark matter....."
Thus she spent the next twenty minutes outlining every facet of her research involved in the Ilustri project, culminating in the publication outlining the two new mathematical constants she derived. She even told him someday she hoped the equation would be named after her. Zayed's equation. It sounded awesome. Screw Nobel prizes.
Finally, she couldn't take it any more. She grabbed his sleeve and tugged. "Let's dance! Come on! I won't be this dressed up again ever. Gotta make these shoes worth how much they cost!"
She bounced on her toes and all but dragged him away from the wall, and whiskey, blood warm with disinhibition.
((Hood moded with permission))
Danika bit the tip of her tongue between her teeth, teasing. He was right, nobody cared about scientists anymore. Not unless they were making tons of money. That was why it was such a big deal for a basic scientist like her to be given such a prestigious position in the university. Those spots were few and far between these days.
She was leering at the dancers, longing to move and join in. She'd never been a clubber. Not even in Munich where the scene was hopping. But those cocktails muddied her mind, dulled inhibitions. She was about to ask the guy, what was his name? To dance when he asked about her work.
She ooh'd and shook her head, where to even start??? Ask a scientist about their work and they'll be your best friend forever. "I'm an astrophysicist, actually. I study dark matter, well, really I study gravitational waves emitted by dark energy, which is related to dark matter....."
Thus she spent the next twenty minutes outlining every facet of her research involved in the Ilustri project, culminating in the publication outlining the two new mathematical constants she derived. She even told him someday she hoped the equation would be named after her. Zayed's equation. It sounded awesome. Screw Nobel prizes.
Finally, she couldn't take it any more. She grabbed his sleeve and tugged. "Let's dance! Come on! I won't be this dressed up again ever. Gotta make these shoes worth how much they cost!"
She bounced on her toes and all but dragged him away from the wall, and whiskey, blood warm with disinhibition.
((Hood moded with permission))