[ Stephen sits across Matt for the whole conversational aspect of it, not really caring if Matt can't strictly see him. The messenger bag on his shoulder is gently lowered to the floor, and then he laces his fingers together and rests the heels of his palm on the top of the table. ] And -- you know, it's still just pre-med.
I appreciate the concern, though. That already makes you one of my favourite employers.
Or [ he waves a hand ] potential employers. I don't mean to be presumptuous.
[ 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 ] And I'm guessing there aren't audio books for everything, much less any of the unpublished works we have in the university.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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[ Stephen sits across Matt for the whole conversational aspect of it, not really caring if Matt can't strictly see him. The messenger bag on his shoulder is gently lowered to the floor, and then he laces his fingers together and rests the heels of his palm on the top of the table. ] And -- you know, it's still just pre-med.
I appreciate the concern, though. That already makes you one of my favourite employers.
Or [ he waves a hand ] potential employers. I don't mean to be presumptuous.
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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?