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milliways_bar2008-10-12 09:42 pm
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Brennan is putting pieces together.
Not bones, this evening. Or facts of a case. She’s restricted from working on open cases for the time being. Her father’s trial is officially beginning and, as Booth, Angela and the others are witnesses for the prosecution, they are officially not allowed to work together for the duration. Even casual socializing is being frowned upon.
Brennan had anticipated the social discomfort of being on the opposite side of a trial from her friends and colleagues. What she had not anticipated was the feeling of isolation. Or the boredom.
There is plenty of work she could be doing on her own; bones from Limbo, writing and reviewing articles, grading papers, drafting chapter eleven of the new novel. But her usually well-developed ability to compartmentalize and focus on work also seems to have been adversely affected.
So instead Brennan is studying the pieces of a large jigsaw puzzle, laid out on the table in front of her. She’s already gotten the edges together, and patches of Van Gogh’s Starry Night are floating in the center. There’s a lot left to put together, though.
She wouldn’t mind making the project a collaborative effort.
Not bones, this evening. Or facts of a case. She’s restricted from working on open cases for the time being. Her father’s trial is officially beginning and, as Booth, Angela and the others are witnesses for the prosecution, they are officially not allowed to work together for the duration. Even casual socializing is being frowned upon.
Brennan had anticipated the social discomfort of being on the opposite side of a trial from her friends and colleagues. What she had not anticipated was the feeling of isolation. Or the boredom.
There is plenty of work she could be doing on her own; bones from Limbo, writing and reviewing articles, grading papers, drafting chapter eleven of the new novel. But her usually well-developed ability to compartmentalize and focus on work also seems to have been adversely affected.
So instead Brennan is studying the pieces of a large jigsaw puzzle, laid out on the table in front of her. She’s already gotten the edges together, and patches of Van Gogh’s Starry Night are floating in the center. There’s a lot left to put together, though.
She wouldn’t mind making the project a collaborative effort.
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She picks up a piece, tries all four sides without out success, and returns it to the table.
"What did you tell him?"
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"Hodgins? I told him to testify, of course."
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Hannah gives up on the puzzle for a moment.
"Do we need ice cream?"
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"I think ice cream my be a necessity," she admits. "I think chocolate ice cream may be a necessity."
An added layer of endorphins couldn't hurt.
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"With whipped cream.
"And possibly hot fudge.
"I'll get them."
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And Brennan laughs.
"Does my psychological state seem that low?" she asks.
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"But I have PMS."
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Hormonal fluctuations are not pleasant.
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Hannah returns a moment later with very elaborate and very chocolate brownie sundaes.
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"I'm very glad you decided on GW," she says.
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"Classes are going well, too.
"I really like it."
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Brennan scoops up a chunk of brownie.
"How's Professor Lowell working out?"
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"I like her."
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"She's a very effective teacher."
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"She really knows her stuff."
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"I'm sorry to have to put off that case I wanted to show you. But with the restrictions I'm under in regards to open cases.... I hope it won't adversely affect your assignment."
It's an interesting one, too. Very unusual striations on the bones.
"I suppose I could ask Zach to show you." Brennan's brow furrows. "Assuming I can ask him personally. I might have to pass the request through a third party."
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Generally speaking, freshman are not expected to have access to actual bones.
"I can just wait till you can show me."
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"Hopefully it won't be more than a few weeks."
She realizes that she's probably bordering on illogical optimism. Trials take time.
On the other (more emotional) hand, she is hoping that the process will not drag out too long.
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"And in the meantime, if you get bored, you can come hang out in my class and argue with Professor Lowell."
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Not that Brennan and Professor Lowell have anything approaching an adversarial relationship. But two PhDs in a room full of freshmen can be a bit much.
"Perhaps you could invite Booth," Brennan says, with an amused (at her absent partner's expense) half smile. "It might make explaining certain principles easier if he sat in on a few classes."
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"Though I bet he'd try to take over."
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Of that, Brennan has no doubt.
Even if her knowledge of metaphors still leaves something to be desired.
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"I'd either pay to watch that, or be scarred for life by seeing it."
Possibly both.
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"Why?"
Seeing Booth be verbally reprimanded might be slightly amusing.
But traumatic?
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