Room 307, Sunday Morning

Nov 24, 2013 16:25

There was one thing that no one had warned Topher about before he left for his college interview on the mainland, and that was the matter of what to wear. So out of a desire to avoid being judged childish by the alumni interviewer, he had gone all out and put on a suit. After lint-rolling away the glitter still lingering on the shoulders from the ( Read more... )

person: billy kaplan, issue: college, place: 307

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selfhelphero November 24 2013, 18:24:40 UTC
Billy, looking much healthier than he had a few days ago, knocked on the door when he saw that it was open. "Hey, how did your thing go?" 'Thing' was a totally valuable alternative to 'potentially life changing interview.'

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dollpocalypse November 24 2013, 19:37:06 UTC
"Pretty well, I think," Topher said, adjusting so he was laying on his side and could look at Billy. "But there's a chance I was overdressed."

He was wearing a tie, so yeah.

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selfhelphero November 24 2013, 19:53:20 UTC
"Hey, it's better to be overdressed than underdressed. It shows you're responsible," Billy said. "I bet you did great. Did they ask any awful questions?"

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dollpocalypse November 24 2013, 20:01:24 UTC
"Well, at one point there was a question about my thoughts on--" he made some air quotes-- "'the Obamacare debate,' which I have never heard of before," Topher admitted. "But other than that, I basically got to brag about myself and talk up their programs and quote Space Battles. The guy seemed to respond well to that."

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