Oh yes Ade has actually read those papers.

"And have you asked her to stop?"

"Have you met Lydia? I asked twice, and then I stopped asking. Easier to work on Brian." 

"...yeah, I guess I can see that."

"Mr...Iroko. Could you give us an example of the availability heuristic?"

"What's the leading cause of death for adult men in the USA?"

"Well, you're more prepared than I am! I supect the wrong answer, the one you're looking for, is homicide." 

"Or car accidents, or terrorism, or other flashier answers. The answer most authors will give you is heart disease, but of course the real answer is old age, which people don't even think about—doesn't count, maybe."

Would the class like to be derailed into a conversation about the psychology of aging?

Because they will be.

Jackson rolls his eyes and starts texting.

Oh the psychology of aging, i.e. how people make the fact they're basically being bludgeoned on the head repeatedly into something virtuous.

Texting sounds like an awfully good idea, but he's not close enough with anyone to text. Maybe when his not-yet-even-a-tenth-of-a-relationship with Stiles advances he can do that.

Maybe!

For now, he can waste an hour here.

And then he has Spanish.

Spanish!

Stiles?

Stiles is not there yet. 

He can save him a seat, if he likes. 

Yup he'll do that.

He could sit next to that friendly girl from his last Spanish experience.

Or next to his new lab partner.

Friendly girl, sure, why not, he just sat with Matt. "Helloagain," he mashes the two words together.

"Hello. Did you have a good night?" 

What an odd question. "Yeah! Yourself?"

"Not really. Is this a prank?" 

"—no, did something happen and I somehow failed to find out all day?" He looks around, is anyone missing, did anyone get murdered?

No, but a few people are looking at them and snickering.

"They want to know why you're talking to me again." 

"...wwwhhhyyyy wouldn't I?"

"Regular epileptic fits? General social awkwardness? I'm not very interesting or pretty or anything, it's kind of weird for you to talk to me, especially since you're new. You have a chance to fit in anywhere."