[ She probably would've said something to him eventually, but it would've been painfully bad small talk, or a bad attempt at a joke. Standard social skills aren't exactly in Alice's toolkit. ]
Is he a big math person too?
[ A huge nerd? Charlie was. Of course he was, he went to Brakebills too. And even though he's irreplaceable, another nerdy brother figure would be nice to have. ]
Maybe we could figure this out if we worked together.
[ She sees know that while she did solve the equation, it isn't the correct equation. Goddamnit. How did she even make those tiny transposition errors at the start? Is age starting to catch up to her? Stress? Probably stress. She's only 28. ]
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Is he a big math person too?
[ A huge nerd? Charlie was. Of course he was, he went to Brakebills too. And even though he's irreplaceable, another nerdy brother figure would be nice to have. ]
Maybe we could figure this out if we worked together.
[ She sees know that while she did solve the equation, it isn't the correct equation. Goddamnit. How did she even make those tiny transposition errors at the start? Is age starting to catch up to her? Stress? Probably stress. She's only 28. ]