[Drinks tonight.]

Caleb Goddard: [|]

Nathaniel Preston: [You've been putting us at arm's length lately. What's with the unexpected enthusiasm? Had your heart broken?]

[Shut up.]

Nathaniel: [Alright, alright, I hit a sore spot. I'll leave it alone. There's a new bar on North Saint Street. I'll book a private room.]

[.]

I had just returned to the lab when Melody caught up to me, saying, "Sofia, why are you late today? Hi. what's going on with your hand? Did you cut yourself on an experiment?" I didn't want everyone to know what had occurred yesterday, so I agreed. "Yeah."

"Then I'll do the operations temporarily. You can supervise," Melody...