[ another picture comes: an awful orange, pink, and green ball balanced on the top of joe's foot, the pattern reminiscent of the garish 60-70s psychedelic era. it's truly hideous, it's on mark down, soon it will be theirs. ]
She can be American and not incorrect at the same time.
[ there is no hesitation despite joe's uncertainty of the state of higher education in the future. is it free? subsidised? grossly expensive and strictly for profit? unsure, but joe will make it work. they've made do with less. ]
[ he meant to have this conversation while they were in the same room, so that he could look at joe, see his reaction, touch him, kiss him.
this works, too.
but there is more to be considered, nicky thinks. can they afford to financially is part of it, but —will the fake identity hold up? will he be too public, too involved in the lives of people who belong here?
he has made these things work before, they all have. not here, admittedly, but —some of the challenges are not unique to this place. ]
[ he wants nicky to have some semblance of the purpose andy had accepted back in copley's room of creepy voyeurism and he can't say he minds that that purpose is more mundane than violent. academia is safe. ]
Whatever this is, this place, I want you to be happy.
[ the last year had been normal while andy was taking a break and more often than not life is fairly even keeled, but the outside world somehow seems less pressing here. ]
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Blue or green. You choose.
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Nile calls it soccer.
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Well. She is American.
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She can be American and not incorrect at the same time.
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We will certainly never lose it.
Yes? [ that is technically possible, yes ]
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This place is weird enough that I wouldn't question it
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You are right about that. It would be good, no? If it is less of an issue here.
I have been thinking about the medical advancements here. I think I would like to learn.
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It is a good idea.
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Can we afford it?
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[ there is no hesitation despite joe's uncertainty of the state of higher education in the future. is it free? subsidised? grossly expensive and strictly for profit? unsure, but joe will make it work. they've made do with less. ]
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[ he meant to have this conversation while they were in the same room, so that he could look at joe, see his reaction, touch him, kiss him.
this works, too.
but there is more to be considered, nicky thinks. can they afford to financially is part of it, but —will the fake identity hold up? will he be too public, too involved in the lives of people who belong here?
he has made these things work before, they all have. not here, admittedly, but —some of the challenges are not unique to this place. ]
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[ he wants nicky to have some semblance of the purpose andy had accepted back in copley's room of creepy voyeurism and he can't say he minds that that purpose is more mundane than violent. academia is safe. ]
Whatever this is, this place, I want you to be happy.
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[ he cannot be happy unless yusuf is ]
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We could have a normal life for a while.
[ the last year had been normal while andy was taking a break and more often than not life is fairly even keeled, but the outside world somehow seems less pressing here. ]
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[ he would. he will also always want to do good, to help where he can. there are different ways of doing so, perhaps.
they will see what the future holds, here, and face it together. ]
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[ and again, it is not the time or the place; it is something he should not bring up when he cannot see joe's face, but - ]
What about Booker?
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