(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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[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.]

[nobasisinfact]

That was one of my preferred teas.

[The words are a low growl of annoyance. Not that he made a move to get rid of them.]

[11calls]

Are you so stubborn you're going to deal with being colorblind every day until I get home from work?

[Honestly? It wouldn't surprise her very much if he were. Strands gotta Strand and all of that.]

[nobasisinfact]

I can buy more tea, Alex.

[11calls]

You say that like you wouldn't take that thing of tea and electric kettle down to the lecture hall, and look them in the eye while you made the tea and drank it, Richard Strand.

[Let's be honest here.]

[nobasisinfact]

That isn't a bad idea. So long as you're in the back of the lecture hall.

[Yup, you've given him an idea now.]

[11calls]

[That just makes her laugh.]

Well, it'll be interesting to watch them collectively shit their pants if nothing else.

[nobasisinfact]

It would be satisfying.

[11calls]

So when are we doing this?

[Because clearly they had to now.]

[nobasisinfact]

Tomorrow?

[Is she available?]

[11calls]

[Isn't she always for him?]

Tomorrow works.

[nobasisinfact]

[Sometimes it's nice to check.

Also, he's totally going to offer tea to his students. Because fuck them.]

Good.

[11calls]

[Sometimes Alex thinks that he's a bad influence on her. This might be one of those times, because she is honestly looking forward to this.]

It's going to be a beautiful terrible thing, you know. Should we take bets on how many don't?

[nobasisinfact]

It almost sounds like you're going to enjoy this.

[The idea of Alex 'I'm a really nice person' Reagan enjoying something this sadistic entertains him.]