They worked quickly and quietly, picking up the books and papers that had been strewn around. Paxton set aside the books they had been using and returned the ones that had fallen off the shelf. Thankfully, the library's coding system only used 8 different variables, which made it easy enough to figure out. The table was broken though, and there was nothing Paxton could do about it. Ms. Stheno berated Ashton for it, talking about 'paying for the damages'. Paxton listened at a discreet distance, which meant far enough away to seem unintruding but close enough to listen in.
When they were done, Paxton approached gingerly. "C'mon," he said, "let's go finish our debate."