He nodded. "Well I get that some people could see it like that but it's not like I haven't proved myself," Sandy explained, taking it from the slightly dazed look that he was speaking too fast. He tried to slow down and say more in less words. "I was doing even less than proof-reading until I submitted something as an anonymous author and mum loved it. I get to do little feature articles now but yeah, this junior editor keeps trying to sabotage me. Mixes up my research and hides bits of it!"
"Are you? That's awesome! Well done," he said, glad for Al. He thought they both deserved to write articles. "What's the first thing you're getting to write?"