A/N: Wow that feels like a MTL CN title.
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I walked into the class to see the just Raiden Mei reading alone in the room. Well it is early after all I barley need to sleep much as is so I just left early. We've still got about 30-40 mins before anyone else should realistically arrive.
Noticing someone walking into the class Mei looks up from her book for a second to see who it was only to lock eyes with him. He must be new. Why is he here this earlier?
Well we locked eyes so I can't really avoid it without looking awkward to an absurd degree. Walking over to her I pull out the chair from the seat in front and turn it and sit down. Putting down here book she looked up at me. "Yes? Did you need something?"
"Yep, just wanted to introduce myself. Thorald" Holding out my hand she looks at it for a moment then back to me before reaching out with her own "Mei, Raiden Mei." Oh that was surprising I honestly didn't expect her to do that.
Pulling away I look down at here book. "Theoretical quantum physics huh. Aiming to be a scientist are ya?"
Mei ignoring my question, questioned me back. "I thought you just wanted to introduce yourself?"
"I did, now I'm curious about your interest in quantum physics. I also thought it would be good to get to know another classmate, though it would only be for a year." After I finished Mei just stared at me for almost a full minute before she spoke.
"Fine, if that will make you leave faster. Yes I want to be a scientist, No I would rather not do anything unnecessary like 'getting to know a classmate' or 'to make friends'. So if you are done I'd like to get back to my reading." She then stopped talking and looked back to her book and continued reading as if I didn't exist.
Ignore her Ignorance I decide to ask her something. "Tell me how much do you know of the many-worlds , higher-dimension theory and a maybe quantum tunnelling?"
Hearing his question Mei looked back up from here book for a second contemplating whether to answer him or not. She decided to answer him. "As much as the next person specialising in theoretical and non theoretical quantum physics, why the interest in those 3 specifically."
"I happen to know a little about them and" I point to the current page of here textbook. "Your also reading up on one of them right now" I gave here a little smirk at the end there just for the fun of it.
Mei deadpanned at him, "You know quantum physics... A guy I've never heard of, who just introduced themselves to me today is coincidently adapt at quantum physics to the point they want to quiz me on it." I just sat there watching and listening to her rant on, asking me what I really wanted, why I'm here, etc all while I just sat there with that same smirk.
Mei after finishing her rant and seeing him still sitting there with that annoying smirk acting as if what he's doing isn't suspicious at all. Sighing she sat back down rubbing her temple.
Now that she's done with that I can talk again yay. "So are you gonna tell me some of what you know or are gonna accuse me of what was it again, ulterior motives was it." Deciding to provoke her a little. "Believe me, I doubt you know anything on this that I don't but you do you." Mei's face seemed to twitch hearing that. Ahh, these science types are so easy to provoke, egos the size of the world yet as fragile as glass.
And just like he thought Mei's seem to have took a critical hit from that. "HUH!, you think that you... YOU. A guy that I've never heard of in this community, is the same age as me, has no feats to their name, no proof of their knowledge at all and you say you know more than me." Mei took a deep breath to calm a little realised that he was provoking her, he lips twitched at that revelation. "Fine, prove to me that you know oh so much more about this than me."
Now, that...That was entertaining. Seeing the oh so ice cold, aloof, no nonsense science types show a bit of emotion is always uplifting to me. Thorald now smiling starts. "Sure ask me anything, you can even use the textbook if you have to understand my answer yourself."
Mei held up the book in a way that he couldn't see it flipped through the pages, stopped once she found one. "How does the thickness and height of a potential barrier affect the likelihood of quantum tunnelling?" Lets start of easier at least that way he might know something at least.
That's pretty basic don't ya think? I thought she'd ask something a bit more up there maybe a conflict theory but I guess this is fine. "The likelihood of quantum tunnelling actually happening decreases exponentially with increased barrier thickness and height. Pretty simple question, why bother with something like that?" I again gave her that smirk as it seamed to set her off from earlier.
(A/N: I'll try to simplify this a little but please if you have a simpler explanation do comment here. Think of it like going from moving through a vacuum to moving through sap and losing energy because of less movement and eventually burning out or well 'Decay' as I was taught)
Huh? um, I guess he knows something at least, though if he would just stop smirking I might not feel obligated to do this. Anyway continuing "How doe...worlds theo... differ...Cophenh..."
While Mei and Thorald were having their argument? Debate? Some early students started to arrive and were at first a little shocked to see Raiden Mei of all people talking to someone, willingly even, quickly though they got used to it and went to their seat and sat down looking over to them every now and again. This cycle repeated as more students arrived until including Kevin and Su who were some of the last to arrive were dumbfounded (Especially Kevin) at Thorald talking to Mei. Didn't he just transfer in yesterday? Did he know her before coming here? many more questions went through their heads until they decided to just sit down and talk to him about it later.
Finally the bell rung knocking the two of them out of their heated talk that now seemed to have an audience that neither (Only Mei) seemed to notice growing since earlier. Mei looked at her phone to see it was time for homeroom to start meaning. We talked for the past hour about some stupid questions. I was supposed to have gotten to and through Brane Theory ready to start the multiverse theory. Now my schedules all fucked up.
Seething Mei looked to Thorald to see he was STILL SMIRKING, Gritting her teeth she then sighs putting her book into her bag and sitting back down deciding its better to just ignore him before he sets her off again.
Well that was way, way, wayyy better than I expected. That is what I call fun, I'll do this again tomorrow. Getting up Thorald walks to his seat with a larger than before smile on his face.
Meanwhile Kevin was dying to ask him how he knew Mei but couldn't as the homeroom teacher arrived.
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It was now the end of the day as the final bell just rung, Mei just got up took he bag and left while giving Thorald the stink eye.
As I was about to leave as well, Kevin and Su (though more Kevin) pulled me aside "What?" He just looked at me as if he was considering whether to say something.
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A/N:
Anyway. This is the new style I've decided to go with and I loved it, It felt so much easier to write than the prior chapters that felt stiff and over explained. I will most likely rewrite them when I finish this volume, but until then I will leave them as is.
Also starting from this chapter onwards I might make a longer chapter of say 3-6K at some points and take a day or two extra just to write and finish it.
Do tell me what you think though any feedback is appreciated.
P.S: Also sorry for taking an extra day had to get used to the style and went through a few drafts