Posted by Lieutenant Christopher Robinson (Stellar Cartographer) in AP Bio 210 — Twelve Years Ago —
Professor Tallum was a tall man, built like an oak tree and twice as large as he sat up in front of the class, to what Christopher thought was yammering on end. This class was going to be the death of him, he knew it. He took the course cause that girl when he was signing up was showing more cleavage than he cared to admit. Granted he got to see the inside of her quarters but he was starting to think that going after fourth year girls just cause he could and getting stuck in classes like this seemed a waste of his time. His older brother would give him crap if he ever learned why he was in this class, his younger might just high five him. Regardless Nathan was still finishing primary and while Paul was finishing his fourth year he would avoid telling that eagle scout what he did until he needed to drop the class.

Looking over at the seat next to him he felt he found the utter opposite of him sitting next, the girl seemed utterly engrossed as she took notes. It wasn’t so much Chris didn’t know his biology, just physics, chemistry, and more hard sciences where always more his forte’. This, was taking his needed biology up a notch for no reward other than the satisfied look on the girls face as he left.

“You getting all of this?” Chris asked as he leaned over and whispered next to the girl as she continued to take notes, she was cute but for once trying to get in someone’s pants wasn’t quite his agenda. Deep down he really did hope she was taking notes, maybe he could charm those out of her hands and squeak by with a B-.

Robinson First Year Cadet

“Yes I am or was until you started talking,” Lexi said glancing at the handsome blonde next to her and then back to the professor. “It’s pretty self-explanatory. He is just going over the classification of life and how we can define it based on the presence of nucleotides in a sample. If the sample contains nucleic acids, nitrogen bases, five-carbon sugars, and at least one phosphate group then we get amino acids and the expectation that the sample has the potential to be classified as possibly living or at the vary least organic. It was all in the chapters from last night. This is just a review. You did read last night’s chapters, right? Neucolotides, nucleic acids, and Poly-Carbon Atoms,” she let her voice trail off. The man beside her was easy on the eyes. There was no denying that but was this a lame pick up line or was he really that lost on the material.

Twiddling her stylus back and forth on the PaDD, Lexi made a decision. “If you really have read and really are lost I can give you my notes,” she agreed.

t was always this was with the plebian class. Half of them joined from the flashy We Want You recruitment posters and their above-average intelligence always made them think they were top dogs. Yet the Academy held the best of the best so actually they were just tiny minnows in a large sea. Usually, one example made at the start of the semester got his point across that one should attend to his lecture and not those around them. It appeared Cadets Garfield and Robinson would be his sacrificial lambs this term. “Cadet Garfield, I’m sorry. I was not aware this was the Student Union and time to socialize. Can you please refrain from finding a date for this evening until after class. You are a beautiful woman. You should have no issue finding someone to take you out for say a pizza or would you like some pointers,” Professeur Tallum’s voice rang out in the hundred-plus seat auditorium.

“No Sir,” Lexi turned ten shades of red and looked down slightly.

Not wanting to stop the momentum of his lesson on why not to gossip in his class, Tallum continued. “And you Cadet Robinson’s. I am sure with your perfect looks and the way the sunlight glints off your teeth as you smile to the ladies you will have no problem gaining some companionship for the evening. Am I mistaken Cadet Robinson?”

“Good then if you two don’t mind I shall continue with my lecture,” Tallum immediately began to explain the complexities of how to create organic compounds which were the basis for all biological life.

“You’re trouble,” Lexi said through straight lips starting ahead.

Cadet Lexi Garfield