[ The casual...not arrogance, but self-assuredness, he supposes, is already endearing. Matt grins, closing his laptop and pushing it to the side so he can focus on the man sitting across from him. ]
I think you absolutely meant to be presumptuous, but that's okay. You're already my favorite applicant.
[ And not only because Stephen is so far also the only competent one. He has a pleasant voice, and calm demeanor. Probably useful traits for a doctor. ]
So tell me why you're interested in the job, beyond the fact that it pays.
[ I just wanted to meet you sounds too much like a come on. Stephen tilts his head, brows furrowing. ] Is "I like the sound of my voice" too arrogant to say? [ He dismisses that with a brief chuckle. ]
No, I [ leaning in with a bit more ease, he looks into the shades across from him ] already do a lot of reading out loud for my tutorial students. You know: portions of textbooks, relevant academic papers, the whole shebang.
It's just nice to think I'll have someone I'll be sure is actually listening for once. [ His fingers rub against each other ever so slightly. ] And I'm guessing there aren't audio books for everything, much less any of the unpublished works we have in the university.
A damn shame, really. I'd say the papers the law department churns out aren't half-bad.
[ He laughs out loud, because it's absolutely an arrogant thing to say, but the self-awareness softens it enough to make it kind of...cute? Yeah, a little cute.
But Stephen makes a good case for himself, and Matt is already inclined to give him the job. ]
You're not wrong about that. And it's even harder to find braille editions of most of the material I need.
[ Cocking his head, he doesn't hide his surprise at Stephen's familiarity with writings generated outside his own department. ] Is it a hobby of yours to read the dissertations produced by other departments, or did you just read up in hopes of impressing me?
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I think you absolutely meant to be presumptuous, but that's okay. You're already my favorite applicant.
[ And not only because Stephen is so far also the only competent one. He has a pleasant voice, and calm demeanor. Probably useful traits for a doctor. ]
So tell me why you're interested in the job, beyond the fact that it pays.
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No, I [ leaning in with a bit more ease, he looks into the shades across from him ] already do a lot of reading out loud for my tutorial students. You know: portions of textbooks, relevant academic papers, the whole shebang.
It's just nice to think I'll have someone I'll be sure is actually listening for once. [ His fingers rub against each other ever so slightly. ] And I'm guessing there aren't audio books for everything, much less any of the unpublished works we have in the university.
A damn shame, really. I'd say the papers the law department churns out aren't half-bad.
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But Stephen makes a good case for himself, and Matt is already inclined to give him the job. ]
You're not wrong about that. And it's even harder to find braille editions of most of the material I need.
[ Cocking his head, he doesn't hide his surprise at Stephen's familiarity with writings generated outside his own department. ] Is it a hobby of yours to read the dissertations produced by other departments, or did you just read up in hopes of impressing me?