#stelle dont talk smack abt ur friends sdfgdfgdf

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The only thing Stelle has to compare it to are the researchers on the Herta Space Station, but if this person wrote papers to cure boredom... she could she how he fell into it. She kept that thought to herself, though, instead opting for, "Aren't those sorts of places always so?"

Still, the mental image of someone being dragged kicking and screaming into an academic career was rather funny, clashing with the idea of the quiet nerdy stereotype of academics.

"I would say that's good, but it also means I'll probably have to go with March to drag him out when he inevitably gets absorbed and forgets the time." Still, it would be nice to have a break from getting in trouble with the law just because they don't know the rules of a place, yet.

Stupid rules.

"He's one of those quiet types, so I don't think that will be a problem. The problem will be if March has followed him... she's great, really, but I don't think she knows the meaning of the word patience. Or sitting still."

a  short  huff  escapes  him  —  it's  a  LAUGH,  despite  the  wanderer's  best  efforts  to  bury  it.  ❝  you  could  say  that.  ❞   he  mutters  flatly,  and  though  he  may  have  his  back  to  her  as  he  speaks,  the  way  that  he  PUNCTUATES  the  sentence  by  rolling  his  eyes  bleeds  through  his  voice.  ❝  i  wrote  a  few  papers  out  of  boredom ...  as  well  as  to  correct  some  idiot  who  was  spreading  inaccurate  information.  ❞  ren  waves  a  hand  dismissively.  he  doesn't  think  it's  anything  spectacular.  ❝  i  can  only  assume  the  akademiya  is  more  STARVED  for  talent  than  i  thought ...  because  that  alone  was  all  it  took  to  see  me  dragged  in,  whether  i  wanted  to  be  or  otherwise.  ❞   he  supposes  he  could  have  put  up  more  of  a  fight  if  he  was  truly  as  against  it  as  he  PRETENDS  to  be.  frankly,  the  wanderer  doesn't  see  it  as  worth  the  effort.  the  akademiya  is  a  useful  resource,  regardless  of  how  much  it  may  IRK  HIM  at  times  —  and  he  still  has  the  freedom  to  go  wherever  he  pleases  as  long  as  he  drops  off  his  work  from  time  to  time.

a  little  hum;  a  nod.  ❝  that's  the  place.  ❞   it's  pretty  difficult  to  miss,  he  thinks  —  although,  considering  sumeru  and  the  akademiya  may  very  well  be  synonymous  to  the  people  of  teyvat,  it  makes  perfect  sense  that  it  would  occupy  such  a  LOFTY  SPOT.

❝  but  to  answer  your  question,  i  have  no  idea.  ❞  he  hadn't  let  that  stop  him,  even  before  gaining  such  an  infamous  reputation  as  the  sharp-tongued  HAT  GUY.  ❝  i've  never  worn  the  uniform ...  i'm  aware  of  a  handful  of  others  who  don't  wear  it,  either.  ❞  with  a  little  shrug,  the  wanderer  concludes,  ❝  if  your  friend  puts  on  a  convincing  enough  act  and  doesn't  draw  any  unnecessary  attention  to  themself ...  they  could  probably  get  away  with  it.  the  akademiya  has  more  pressing  matters  to  get  uppity  about.  ❞   plagiarism,  for  instance.