Professor Galatea Merrythought is not amused (ergosum) wrote in sunset_rpg,
By Galatea's slow nod, well and truly understood. "It was thus in Alexandria, and one of the reasons I was pleased to move on to the simpler environs of a school. I remain unconvinced that the merit of work - or an idea - should be secondary to the social lubrications that accompany it. However," and she tipped her head towards Viola, as she would have to a respected colleague in a point of debate, "I understand that we must all work with the situations in which we find ourselves. I have attended no few receptions where my interest in the honored speaker was peripheral at best to my reasons for being present. I believe I understand somewhat now the requirement of balls." She reached for her teacup again, but paused to add, "It does still seem inefficient, however."