Aug 19, 2023
@gilmor : Where have you been?
"It's a — " Complicated? Private? All of the above? Robert smiles, a tight, uneasy thing, abandoning the strewn papers and illegible notes. And remembers his research, a myriad of dead-end questions, poorly phrased and deserted, heaped on the floor by his bed. It has been a stressful couple of months, to say the least. But to Rory Gilmore, all he offers is a vague explanation, a half-truth. "D.C. A research leave."
"All caught up, however. And if I understand Professor Caplan correctly, you have some questions concerning your grade? Please, sit."