(I refuse your merry making and offer annoyance instead) Voice: TheStrandInstitute

[nobasisinfact]

It seems someone felt it appropriate to put some sort of concoction in my tea. While not completely debilitating I find the results, irritating.

I'd appreciate it if someone happened to know exactly what idiotic concoction of the month is supposed to cause color blindness. Complete color blindness.

[There's a grumble after a few seconds.]

Because of course, this place would do something this stupid.

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[11calls]

But they're expecting it during stupid romantic festivals. By Halloween they won't be.

[nobasisinfact]

By Halloween, they won't be my students anymore.

[Some would have quit under the pressure.]

[11calls]

The smart ones would have been gone after you didn't react to this in class.

So you taught a whole class colorblind?

[nobasisinfact]

Yes.

[Did you expect any less of him Alex?]

[11calls]

[Of course not.]

Maybe we should check your classroom, now that you're not. Maybe they did something while they were there with color.

[nobasisinfact]

That would probably be a good idea.

[11calls]

Do you think that's where they drugged you? Maybe we could find something off of that.

[Not fingerprints obviously because she wasn't like going to call up Peter or anything, but something.]

[nobasisinfact]

The tea was in my office until class.

[11calls]

Should we make more tea to see if it's on the leaves?

[nobasisinfact]

[That's a good idea.]

Yes.

[11calls]

[She has those occasionally, even if he doesn't think so.

And she goes over to make both of them a cup of tea. Double blinds and all of that.]

[nobasisinfact]

That was a horrible pun, and he'll wait, watching her from the front of his desk.]

[11calls]

[Well, there was a reason that she didn't say it. Setting the cup in front of him, made how he likes it, Alex holds onto her own, also made how he likes it. Because it's important to make sure that things are the same and all of that. Even if it's got too much sugar in it.]

How do you want to do it? On three or one at a time?

[nobasisinfact]

On three and turned away.

[He knows what this is implying, and while he can't deny that he loves Alex and she loves him, he can deny that this stupid liquid can tell that.]

[11calls]

Okay. Let’s do it then.

[Giving him a smile (and hoping that someone hadn’t gotten into his actual tea) leaves, Alex turned around and closed her eyes like it would effect the data before she started to count down.]

[nobasisinfact]

[As soon as he drinks his tea, he frowns.]

Their dedication is disturbing.

[Because everything is back to black and white.]

[11calls]

You definitely have pissed them off, Richard, there's no denying that.

[Also she was glad she wasn't colorblind all the time.]

Ready to switch back?

[nobasisinfact]

Very.

[He'd spent too much time colorblind already.]

[11calls]

I still can't believe you taught a whole class colorblind. I mean, I can because you're you but...

[And she's turning around to look at him and his suit with relief when it's not in shades of colorless gray anymore.]

[nobasisinfact]

I wasn't about to let them get what they wanted.

[As soon as she comes into sight the color starts returning.]

[11calls]

Still. You're lucky you didn't give yourself a migraine.

[And Alex is just going to reach up to stroke his forehead slowly.]

[nobasisinfact]

I'm too stubborn for that.

[11calls]

[Alex is just going smirk at him as she wraps her arms around his neck.]

Well, that is something that I am more than aware of, Richard Strand.

[nobasisinfact]

We should check my lecture chamber.

[He wraps his arms around her.]

[11calls]

We should.

[Alex just agreed quickly, with a little nod.]

And we should probably get rid of the tea leaves as well.

[Of course, that didn't mean she let go of him.]