A/N: Told from the point of view of an original character, Nick. Nick is
a student of Professor Collins'.
Nick
I sat uneasily in my chair before the MIT Computer-Age Philosophy department director, a stern
man called Professor Banks. He adjusted his wire-rimmed glasses, and sighed heavily. "Mr. Evans, I
know you feel otherwise, but I made the best possible decision at the time. I agree; Professor Collins is a
brilliant man. But we cannot have our professors advocating irresponsible acts such as the reprogramming
of the virtual reality equipment in question. I know you were in on it somehow, on some level, but I have
no concrete proof." I smiled. He was right, of course, but like he said. No concrete proof; can't blame
anything on me. "Wait, why am I justifying my actions for the benefit of a mere child?" He looked down
his nose at me, just daring me to say something in reply.
"Perhaps, because you know, as do I, that you shouldn't have fired Professor Collins. You're just
trying to convince yourself that you're in the right." His gray eyes flicker; I can tell I've made him quite
angry. He takes a deep breath, and I can hear him slowly exhale while counting backwards from ten.
"Because you're one of the department's best students, according to test scores, not behavior,
mind you, I'm going to disregard that. Nick, your professors tell me that not only are your grades slipping,
but they also say you've been disrupting classes. Maybe you would be happier somewhere else?" I leaned
back in my chair.
"You're tellin' me."
"Might I suggest we transfer you to another university for the semester, and see if things don't
improve? Do you have anywhere in mind?" He had hardly finished his sentence before I broke in.
"NYU."
"Very well. Go and pack your things. And bear in mind, these are special circumstances."
"Indeed, they are." I ran from the office and bounded across campus; New York, here I come.
A/N: Okay. Did you like it? Hate it? Sorry the first chapter is so short, I just had to establish the fact that my original character, Nick, was a student of Collins' at MIT, and that he would soon be going to New York City.
Nick
I sat uneasily in my chair before the MIT Computer-Age Philosophy department director, a stern
man called Professor Banks. He adjusted his wire-rimmed glasses, and sighed heavily. "Mr. Evans, I
know you feel otherwise, but I made the best possible decision at the time. I agree; Professor Collins is a
brilliant man. But we cannot have our professors advocating irresponsible acts such as the reprogramming
of the virtual reality equipment in question. I know you were in on it somehow, on some level, but I have
no concrete proof." I smiled. He was right, of course, but like he said. No concrete proof; can't blame
anything on me. "Wait, why am I justifying my actions for the benefit of a mere child?" He looked down
his nose at me, just daring me to say something in reply.
"Perhaps, because you know, as do I, that you shouldn't have fired Professor Collins. You're just
trying to convince yourself that you're in the right." His gray eyes flicker; I can tell I've made him quite
angry. He takes a deep breath, and I can hear him slowly exhale while counting backwards from ten.
"Because you're one of the department's best students, according to test scores, not behavior,
mind you, I'm going to disregard that. Nick, your professors tell me that not only are your grades slipping,
but they also say you've been disrupting classes. Maybe you would be happier somewhere else?" I leaned
back in my chair.
"You're tellin' me."
"Might I suggest we transfer you to another university for the semester, and see if things don't
improve? Do you have anywhere in mind?" He had hardly finished his sentence before I broke in.
"NYU."
"Very well. Go and pack your things. And bear in mind, these are special circumstances."
"Indeed, they are." I ran from the office and bounded across campus; New York, here I come.
A/N: Okay. Did you like it? Hate it? Sorry the first chapter is so short, I just had to establish the fact that my original character, Nick, was a student of Collins' at MIT, and that he would soon be going to New York City.