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molly suresh can beat anyone at hide-and-seek (humanmapquest) wrote in colligo_threads,
@ 2012-11-01 13:42:00

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elijah mikaelson, molly suresh

When Molly had said she was going to be doing school work while watching Emma so Damon and Caroline could go out, she hadn't been kidding. She had showed up with her school books in hand, and the last few pages of her thesis rattling around in her head. Of course, getting any work done before Damon and Caroline actually left had been all but impossible. For some strange reason, her friends seemed to be under the impression that, when she came over, she was actually supposed to visit with them. And so she had, for nearly two hours. Then they'd left and Molly had spent another hour hanging out with Emma, who had finally managed to fall asleep on a pile of pillows on the floor while watching cartoons.

Not wanting to risk waking the baby by moving her to her room, Molly had left her there to sleep and had immediately gotten to work. One hour and twenty-five minutes later and she sat back with a soft sigh, scrubbing a hand down her face as relief all but overwhelmed her. It was finished. Finally, finally it was finished. Nearly two months of research, countless discussions with Charles, and who knew how many sleepless nights working on rough draft after rough draft, and it was done. Smiling to herself, Molly picked up the paper and stared at it as though it contained all of life's answers. "And that," she announced softly to the sleeping infant on the floor, "is how you write a Master's Thesis in Genetics."

A knock at the front door pulled her attention away from her paper and Molly glanced at the clock on the mantel. It was too late for trick-or-treaters so she figured it must be Elijah. Making her way to the door, she peered out through the peephole, realized she was right, and opened it with a smile. "You have perfect timing," she greeted the vampire as she stepped aside to let him into the house. "Ten minutes sooner and you would have been stuck watching me finish working on what Caroline calls the most boring paper in the history of ever." A pause and Molly asked lightly as she shut the door behind him, "No trouble on the way over, I hope?"

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humanmapquest
2012-11-08 09:23 pm UTC (link)

"I've always had an interest in the subject," Molly responded with an understanding smile. He was right. Most people didn't choose genetics. It was a much smaller field than most other areas of science. "I'll be honest, though," she added as she set her paper down and moved about a bit to get comfortable, "it wasn't my first choice. I actually intended to go into public relations, until one of my professors and I had a falling out." Which was a nice way of saying she called him several carefully worded nicknames and he refused to let her return to the class. She didn't really want to get into that, though. It wasn't exactly a pleasant experience.

So she continued along smoothly with, "So Charles Xavier suggested I change my major to genetics and I agreed, considering my interest and involvement with his work already, as his teaching assistant." Tucking a few errant strands of flyaway hair behind her ear, Molly glanced briefly over at Emma then back to Elijah. "As for my paper, it essentially covers the phenomena known commonly as Downs Syndrome, and whether or not a substance that heals on a cellular level would assist in reversing it. Obviously it's nothing more than speculation, but it's an idea that I think is fairly fascinating to consider."

Another pause, and she couldn't resist asking, "What sort of books did you write?" Because if there was one thing Aziraphale had instilled in her at a very young age, it was a love of reading. Her topics of interest were far and varied. "Oh!" she exclaimed as something suddenly occurred to her. "I'm sorry, I didn't think to ask. Would you like something to drink?"

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amanofhisword
2012-11-10 04:58 am UTC (link)

"It's good to have something about which you can be passionate," Elijah said, smiling as he listened to her speak. It was obvious just listening to her how much she enjoyed it. He tilted his head slightly as she explained that her first interest had been public relations, and he could see how that would suit someone like Molly, who seemed like an engaging and intelligent young woman with a keen understanding of other people. Though he did not know her well yet, he had spent centuries learning what made people tick, and he was sure that his good opinion of her was not a mistake. After all, his view of people was rarely wrong, save for with the members of his family.

"It is a shame that you had to give up your true passion," he said softly, "but it's good that you were able to find another subject you love...and even more impressive that you're so far along when you were previously studying another subject. You can't be much older than eighteen." He listened intently as she discussed the topic of her paper, nodding at the appropriate moments. Though the sciences were not his forte, he understood the subject manner and found it rather intriguing. "That is rather brilliant, I must say. And so much of genetics is theoretical, so the fact that it is speculation is to be expected."

When the topic turned to his own work, Elijah was quiet for a moment. He was always reluctant to speak of his own accomplishments, but Molly had asked, and part of him did want her to think well of him. "Some history books," he said, "focusing on the Norman conquest and that general period. I also did some literary criticisms. It certainly helped to know the men in question, even if I was often writing well after their time. I got some enjoyment in dissecting Stoker's work." He frowned. "I was actually waylaid by his creation," he admitted. "He, like the novel, was rather disappointing."

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