Teacher's Lounge: [1/16]

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Susan opened up the Teacher's Lounge, and left a selection of muffins and bagels for the teachers. Might as well get acquainted, so they'd know who to send the problem students to, if needed.

She stopped, frowning at a magazine someone had left on the coffee table.

People? Must be American. But who on Earth was J-Lo?

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"She's um, a singer who tries to be an actress. Or an actress who tries to be a singer. Either one. I'm not sure," he said. He took a closer look. "And the last woman I saw with that much eye make-up on was an Egyptian goddess."

He waved his hand slightly dismissively. "Unfortunately, head injuries and I are old friends," he said flippantly. And sneezed again.

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"She does seem to be attempting to look like a temple dancer, doesn't she? Not just me, then." Susan hadn't wanted to comment on the woman's dress, either, but really. Clothes that skin tight were more appropriate to burlesque shows. "Are you an Egyptologist, then? And I'm sorry to hear that you're so accident-prone."

Thou shalt *not* analyze thy colleagues: Susan's first rule of professional survival. She couldn't help wondering about Daniel's flippancy, though. That seemed to take male dismissal of medical treatment a *bit* far.

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Daniel remembered not to shake his head this time. "No, not just you," he agreed. "And yes, I am. Well, that's one of my PhDs at least."

He chuckled. "Accident prone, yes, that's me, I'm afraid. I also tend to die a lot too, but we won't go there"

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"You have more than one? I assume Anthropology as well as Archaeology. I'm a psychologist as well as a psychiatrist, actully. This school does hire very qualified staff, then." Which was oddly reassuring. She smiled at the label of accident prone, then said, "Well, if you're here with such a cold, I suspect you push yourself too hard. Dr. Wilson called in dead, and he didn't sound much better than you do."

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"You'd assume correctly," Daniel smiled, before blowing his nose. "And I think we're all pretty qualified here. Much more than one would expect from a normal high school, but then again? Anything but that.

I've heard that before as well. We'll see how today's class goes, and I'll perhaps considering passing tomorrow's to my TA as mun will be 300 miles away from the computer WOE."

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"True. Any place with a librarian who's an ape, and little girls who have delivery services conducted via broomstick, probably needs as many qualifications as it can beg." Susan cocked her head. "I do hope you feel better soon."

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Daniel blinked. "The new librarian's an ape? I completely missed that. Of course, I miss lots of things, but still," he grinned.

"And thank you." He sneezed yet again, and groaned. "I honestly do too. I thought it was allergies playing up... clearly not!"

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"Smashing! Now I've passed along the confusion to someone else. I'm getting acclimated already," she said, laughing. "Honestly, take care of yourself this week, Daniel. It's too early in the term for you to be exhausted already."

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"I will, Doctor," he said, grinning. "I probably just need to rest and drink lots of fluids like a good boy."