77. Experiment
Sitting side by side in the principles office, Christine and Michael Vincent hid smiles, locking eye contact when the principle led their parents into the room. Once everyone was settled, the two sixteen year olds purposely avoiding looking at their parents, the principle began.
"During chemistry, Michael and Christine decided to develop their own experiment. Their actions could have resulted in harming themselves as well as their peers—"
"Could have?"
"Mrs Hodgins, what you have to understand is that we can't tolerate such behaviour, they could have caused—"
"But, they didn't?"
"No, Mrs Booth."
"Then why are they being punished for wanting to extend their own knowledge?"
"The demonstration had nothing to do with what they were learning."
"Neither did the other experiment. We wouldn't have done it if we thought we were going to hurt someone, but we've done the experiment thousands of times at home and the lab, nothing has ever happened."
"You've done the experiment before?"
"We're the children of an FBI agent, an anthropologist, an entomologist and an artist, all who work for the FBI and the Jeffersonian."
"It was kind of inevitable." Michael added.
"Listen, Mr Martin, they're very sorry, it won't happen again—"
"But—"
"Christine."
"Right, it won't happen again."
"We're very sorry for the trouble we caused."
"You didn't cause any trouble."
"Angie, drop it."
"But— fine."
"Very well, I apologise for having to call you out here in the middle of the day but I thought the incident needed to be dealt with immediately."
"Thank you, Mr Martin." Booth smiled politely, following as Hodgins led Brennan and Angela from the room, Christine and Michael trailing behind.
"Michael, Christine?"
"Yes, sir?"
"Don't let me catch you kissing in the hallways again, please."
"What?!"