[With the school year getting towards its close, he doesn't have all that much free time. That means it's time to multitask.]
[He's set up camp in his usual classroom, with the TV turned to the news, his cat in a basket on the next desk, and a stack of homework in front of him. When the news turns to fluffier things -- the start of the baseball season, whatever is happening with Dazzler -- his focus is entirely on the homework. Whenever things turn more serious, though, he picks up a notepad and starts taking down points he wants to look into further.]
[And when his work is done and the news gets repetitive, he gets up and goes to the whiteboard as usual, to plot things out again.]
[B]
[Of course, there's never an end to his questions. That's not the way the world is.]
[After he's been stuck for a while, he's finally forced to admit that's all the work he'll get done for now. He contemplates the board a moment longer, then erases everything, puts his notebook in his briefcase, and heads outside for a smoke outside the nearest exit.]
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[With the school year getting towards its close, he doesn't have all that much free time. That means it's time to multitask.]
[He's set up camp in his usual classroom, with the TV turned to the news, his cat in a basket on the next desk, and a stack of homework in front of him. When the news turns to fluffier things -- the start of the baseball season, whatever is happening with Dazzler -- his focus is entirely on the homework. Whenever things turn more serious, though, he picks up a notepad and starts taking down points he wants to look into further.]
[And when his work is done and the news gets repetitive, he gets up and goes to the whiteboard as usual, to plot things out again.]
[B]
[Of course, there's never an end to his questions. That's not the way the world is.]
[After he's been stuck for a while, he's finally forced to admit that's all the work he'll get done for now. He contemplates the board a moment longer, then erases everything, puts his notebook in his briefcase, and heads outside for a smoke outside the nearest exit.]
[Is there anything nicotine doesn't fix?]