As though a switch had been flipped on an electric light, the chill in the Academic’s demeanor warmed to a pleasantly cheery temperature.
The Academic waved away the slight. “Now, now, there’s no need to worry so. You obviously have a keen desire to ensure classroom safety, and we mustn’t take it for granted.”
The Tailor’s instincts were solid. The Academic’s ego was bruised easily, but soothed nearly as quickly. It didn’t make them particularly kind, but it did establish a set of conditions for staying on The Academic’s good side:
Sass was expensive. Contrition and groveling could get you very far, and the roof was the limit, as far as flattery. It could even expunge the past, and the Academic shrugged off the offense with the sort of grace only allowed to those fully assured of iron-fisted control over their surroundings.
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Re: Lecture
Date: 2025-06-11 02:07 am (UTC)The Academic waved away the slight. “Now, now, there’s no need to worry so. You obviously have a keen desire to ensure classroom safety, and we mustn’t take it for granted.”
The Tailor’s instincts were solid. The Academic’s ego was bruised easily, but soothed nearly as quickly. It didn’t make them particularly kind, but it did establish a set of conditions for staying on The Academic’s good side:
Sass was expensive. Contrition and groveling could get you very far, and the roof was the limit, as far as flattery. It could even expunge the past, and the Academic shrugged off the offense with the sort of grace only allowed to those fully assured of iron-fisted control over their surroundings.