Posted by Lieutenant Alexandra Garfield (Xenobiologist) in AP Bio 210 — Twelve Years Ago —

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Posted by Lieutenant Alexandra Garfield (Xenobiologist) in AP Bio 210 — Twelve Years Ago —
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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.

“I read it, and then I did a lot of drinking with a very perk red head… or was she brunette… wait was there two of them?” Chris said with a bemused face as he tried to remember the night. Chris paused as he tried to remember the night, biting his lower lip he looked back over at Lexi. “I did though read it eventually, it just… it was very boring. I mean I took this class… well… I probably should have just had bio 210 but I got cocky and thought I could do this when my strengths are in completely other sciences.” Chris said as he reached down into his bag and pulled it up to be in between the two of them.

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. The cadet was cocky but as he said people had strengths in different areas of science but you had to take some course in each of them. If she helped him here, maybe he would be better in something she wasn’t. Still, she would be cautious. He might be this way in all his classes and skating through due to big shot parents. Time would tell.

Unzipping his bag he began to rummage in it, searching as he did for what seemed like hidden lost treasure. “I’m Chris by the way, Christopher Robins… skittles?” he said as he pulled from the bag a large bag of skittles he held out in front of her. “If not these I do have some M&Ms or fun size babe ruth bars, and almond joys.” he said with a smile full of charm and hint of swagger. He was handsome, he knew this and it was clear he didn’t mind using it to his advantage when he felt the need arise. Sometimes though it was better to simply make a friend than to try and find a conquest and right now the woman in front of him was someone he desperately needed to be his friend.

“Alexandra,” she replied with her first name and let out a laugh. The eye candy has candy. Oh, you are good, she thought to herself. “Are you buying my attention, affection, or academic preparation with your Halloween haul,” she countered looking at his stash. “I am not cheap so I will need two pieces but unfortunately I am not sure I see anything I like.” The sentence was definitely loaded and part of her wanted to see which way he would take it.

“Well then doll you are just going to have to let me know what you like if you are going to be my study buddy.” he said with a small wink at her as he popped in a few of the skittles.

It 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 Robins 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 Robins?”

“I mean I was planning to ask your wife out sir but she was busy so I am free. Would you like to get some dinner after the lecture? We can get some Sharma or maybe find a nice bistro…” he said pausing as he looked over at Lexi. “How about you, feel like a nice bistro?” he said as he looked back at Professor Tallum. “So all three of us at the Italian Bistro off of Keys and Harper? I mean we can try to get others here but I don’t know how many they can fit.” he said as he leaned up trying to count the student heads.

“You’re trouble,” Lexi said through straight lips starting ahead. “Stop talking. Sit down. Don’t move.” Her voice was steady but she had a deer in the headlights look as she focused on Tallum. Lexi’s heart pounded as she waited for the reply that was inevitably on its way. If she was not sitting next to him, Lexi might have found the bravado endearing or even roguish yet she was sitting next to him This means she could be guilty by association.

“My wife. That’s…that’s a good one cadet,” the professor nodded his head like it as a good joke. He even scratched his brow as if trying to come up with a punchline of his own. “Out,” Tallum pointed to the door suddenly snapping into a formal mode. “Get your PaDD and flippant arse out of my classroom. Maybe take it to oh I don’t know the corner of Report to and Dean of the Department. Maybe you could order in because I am sure you will be there a while.”

“I mean if you don’t like the bistro you just need to say so there is a dozen other locations nearby.” Chris said as he stood up and began to leave down the seats as he got to the end.

Lexi shook her head some in stunned surprise. Her mouth dropped and looked back and forth between the two men. People did not just get thrown out of class at the Academy. This was not some public school where the riff-raff settled down to enjoy four more years of being a kid. It was the academy and Robins was just ordered out. Alexandra’s heart pounded feeling all eyes in the auditorium fall on her and Robins.

Cadet Lexi Garfield

“Oh!” he said out loud as he walked back, giving the pardon and excuses me as he got back to his seat as he grabbed his back back. “Sorry hon my candies… but here you can keep these.” he said as he reached in his bag and placed the bag of Almond Joys on her lap as well as a blank piece of paper as he wrote down his communication number. “In case you need to meet up for those notes.” he added with a small wink and a smile as he popped a few more skittles as he began to make the trek back down the aisle.

Cadet Chris Robin