Little Numbers

Chapter 8

Tues 16 Dec (3:45pm)
Tuesdays. Tuesdays just aren't the same anymore, Kurt.

(3:59)
...What about these new Tuesdays?

(4:01)
It's silly.

(4:05)
What is?

(4:06)
Knowing that there's a cup of coffee waiting for me almost makes me forget that I kind of hate Tuesdays. That's silly.

(4:09)
Almost?

(4:11)
Well, there are problems that even coffee can't solve.
(4:13)
But coffee - coffee is a hug in a cup and a hug is always a good place to start, don't you think?

(4:15)
Wait. Isn't tea supposed to be a hug in a cup?

(4:20)
Tea is for when you're sick.

(4:23)
And sick people don't need hugs?

(4:24)
Different kind of hugs.

(4:26)
So, coffee is...?

(4:29)
Coffee is everything that's good in this world.

(4:30)
Wow. You really do love your coffee.

(4:33)
You think?

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Wednesday 17 Dec (5:23pm)
It's time.

(5:45)
For?

(5:47)
Museum of Natural History. Any day you want, but preferably this week. Otherwise you'd mess up my schedule.

(5:47)
Schedule.
(5:48)
We have a schedule now?

(5:50)
Yes. This is serious business.

(5:51)
My treats are serious business.

(5:51)
Correct.

(5:59)
What's so special about the AMNH?
(6:00)
Well, apart from the obvious.

(6:04)
Blaine, please.
(6:06)
Your ticket will be at the museum's box office; they know you're coming. You'll get directions from there.

(6:08)
Kurt.
(6:10)
Seriously, Kurt. Do you have friends everywhere or do you just know how to pull strings?

(6:11)
My methods shall remain secret.

(6:13)
Of course.
(6:18)
How long is this gonna take? The treat, I mean.

(6:20)
Depends. I guess you could stay there for 5 minutes or the entire day. It's your choice.
(6:21)
Although I do have a little task for you.

(6:25)
A task? But this is supposed to be a treat.

(6:27)
And it is. Doesn't mean you won't have to work for it.

(6:28)
That's new.

(6:30)
This is where we go back to you trusting me. You'll enjoy it, I'm sure.

(6:31)
Okay.
(6:45)
What's my task?

(6:48)
Details when you get there.

(6:48)
That's what I thought.

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Thurs 18 Dec (2:05pm)
This is my last boring Thursday class.

(2:06)
For the year?

(2:06)
Yes. And it's going to be even more boring now that I've already passed it. What's the point?

(2:07)
Why don't you skip it, then?