3. jolt!
Nina hit the first floor of the Caprican University lecture center flushed and bouncing. Doctor Himmell had just posted the list of new research assistants on the peg board outside his office on the fifth floor and hers had been on the list. On the list to be an RA for one of the most practical, interesting experts on the subject of obscure zoology in the twelve colonies.
THIS is what she'd been praying for since she transferred from Gemenon Science and Engineering's doctorate program. A chance to work with not only the best, but also someone who didn't have a stick up his ass the size of a battlestar. The Gods were smiling on her today and holy hells, she was going to take advantage of it while she could.
She started Tuesday. Oh, Gods, what was she going to wear?
Not important! Not important! No, right now, she needed to go run around campus screaming with glee. Or go drag her rather cranky roommates out for a drink. Or dance naked in the quad. SOMETHING.
She needed to do something.
Quickly, she surveyed her territory. No, no, no, death first, too pretty, gay, no, perfect!
Nina reached out and grabbed the tall, slightly gawky boy that was just walking by and hauled him down to her level. It wasn't exactly an arousing kiss, but what it lacked in... anything was more than made up for in enthusiasm.
"I GOT IN!" She yelled in his face after letting him go. "I GOT IN!"
"Er, okay?" The rather stunned young man muttered as Nina did a short little happy dance in front of him. "That's good?"
"Oh, honey, you have no idea!" Nina pounced him again, hugging him this time. Absently, she noted that he did smell really good. Like the library. He patted her shoulder this time, entirely unsure what to do with such an enthusiastic person who'd decided to single him out.
"Well, good for you?"
"Good for me!" Happily, she bounced the rest of the way down the hall, completely ignoring the yelled "I'm Billy, by the way!" from the now abandoned boy. Gods, today was just a really good day.
