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[entertainaplanb]

...What earthly good does it do me to know Ben Franklin's lightning rod boosts the energy level of anything you connect to it? How can a lightning rod even do that?

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[originaloddcouple]

Oh, so you teach! That's interesting. My wife and I run an antiques shop downtown.

Nice to meet you too!

[entertainaplanb]

An antiques shop? That must keep the two of you busy.

[originaloddcouple]

Usually! It depends each day. A bunch of things just... came together, almost too good to be true, and we decided it was the perfect job for us!

What about you? Why'd you become a teacher?

[entertainaplanb]

I did some babysitting in high school and found out I had a knack with kids. [Becky smiles.] Middle school, not so much, but there are other people for that.

[originaloddcouple]

Well, that's lovely! I don't remember making the best decisions in middle school, so you probably dodged a bullet there.

And experience with kids should be useful if, uh... [He actually doesn't want to think about any grade schoolers in the numbers network]

[entertainaplanb]

God, I hope none of my students find this thing. This stuff is too big for nine-year-olds.

[originaloddcouple]

We can only hope. Honestly, this whole thing is still freaking me out. Miria's even having trouble sleeping.

[His eyes shift a bit, making it clear she wasn't the only one not sleeping well. But you know. Manly pride.]

[entertainaplanb]

Goodness. I'm sorry. [For him too, not that he'll admit it and not that she's likely to call him on it.]