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despite jim’s reputation as a laidback player, he’s actually quite stressed out at least 75% of the time. while he gives off the illusion of being fun & carefree, he cares a lot about learning & doing well in his classes. so those who are closest to him know that he spends quite a bit of time in the library. when he’s not in class, sleeping, or partying, he’s there. he keeps to a strict routine in order to get things done.
today, he’s scheduled the whole night for studying, & his favorite place to do that is at the back of the 7th floor in the quiet zone. there, he’s commandeered an entire little table to himself. his bag is set on the floor beside his seat, & before him is his tablet computer. papers are strewn all across the table, notes scribbled down on scraps of handouts that he’ll never look at again.
( everything is on the academy’s database, so why does he need a hard copy? he doesn’t. it’s a giant waste, if you ask him. but he supposes considering the flourishing reforestation on the planet, it’s not quite as wasteful as in centuries past. )
it’s been hours since he first sat down, hours since he last looked up from his work. he glances around for a moment as he stretches out his back, rolling his shoulders as he yawns. & it’s then that he sees him. spock.
he doesn’t know the vulcan too well, but he’s always tried to be nice & say hello. in fact, he’s going to do just that. he could use a short break anyway. rising from his seat, jim approaches spock quietly, a small smile on his face.
“ hi, spock, ” he says. “ how’s it goin’? ”