In an addition to my series of letting Grace getting mad with people for making fun of he been a middle school teacher, I already wrote about Grace exploting against Stratt, but now I bring Grace getting mad with Lokken (or any of the scientists of the book or the movie, but I feel that Lokken is the one go gets more in his nerves so I'm choosing her for this.)
Lokken and Grace maing making different proporsals for the design of the Hail Mary, and Lokken saying something between the lines of Grace not been able to see that her idea is better because he has spend so much time teaching, that he had forgot of how to do research.
Grace doesn't take the bait, because he knows that it is true that he haven't done research in a while, so he expected his collages to point that out in discussions. However, in the heat of the moment Lokken mentions how Grace's brain must be slacking after doing nothing more than explaining things to kids, and she goes an says something like: "kids are stupid! anyone can explain a concept to a kid!"
And in this point Grace does got mad, but is a quiet mad; He doesn't correct Lokken about how he taught preteenagers, or how hard it is to keep their minds interested. Instead, Grace tells Lokken to go to Stratt, present both their ideas and let her decide. Lokken, sure that her idea is the best, accepts.
They get in front of Stratt, and Grace explains her that him and Lokken are having a debate about the Hail Mary and then Grace let Lokken present her idea first... but Lokken is not able to reach Stratt.
She explains Stratt all this idea she had, and how they would implemented with even giving some calculations of the incremented in productivity, but Stratt just doesn't understand her. Lokken who was been always surrounder by other scientists have no idea of how to present her idea without using very specific scientific terms that just fly over Stratt head, it is like talking to a wall. For every second that passed in which Stratt is just looking at her in confusion, Lokken feels like she is shrinking.
Stratt looks at Grace, expecting his translation, but Grace just stays there, arms cross, watching how Lokken stars stuttering and eating her words. Then Lokken, throws a glare to Grace and then is when he intervenes.
Grace, with a fake concern voice: Oh, dear! You are getting to nervous, Lokken. I did help a lot of my students at getting better with their stage fright, you know? I can give you some tips...
Lokken, accepting her defeat and humillated: Would you...would you explain Stratt what I'm trying to say...?
But Grace would not let her go so easy-
Grace, acting surprise: I thought you said that anyone could explain a concept to a kid? Are you saying that Stratt comprehension is lower than a kid?
Lokken: What?! No! I didn't...
Stratt, who is tired of all this: If you are done joking around and wasting my time I actually have work to do.
Lokken: I didn't... the idea I was presenting could be...
Stratt: Come back when you know how to explain it.
Lokken freezes in her spot.
Grace: Oh, wait! I think that what Lokken was trying to say is...
And then Grace explains the idea of Lokken with ease. Stratt gets every word and Lokken even gets her idea approved, but it doesn't feel like a victory at all, not when Grace is walking besides her with such air of superiority.
When they get to the lab Lokken wants to say something, but Grace is faster: "The next time you talk badly of my children, Dr.Lokken, I would not be so kind."
He smiles at her and goes to his workplace, and Lokken remembers that this man is the same one who called a congregated scientist a "waste of carbon" while he was been pull away by the authorities from a denmark convection.
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