Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

"Check this out, did I nail it?"

Jen scrutinized the figures once more, nodding, "Looks like we're all set."

But it was Stoddard, with his seasoned eye, who caught the discrepancy: "These two spots, they don't match up."

"-The figures in line 7, both are off. It's not 50 and 71, it should be 50.2 and...70.88."

Roseanne, walking by, caught sight of the long string of data and immediately noticed the error at the seventh node, where two numbers were off.

Normally, these people kept their distance from Roseanne in the lab. It wasn't exactly standoffish, but it definitely wasn't friendly either.

Even with Jen's warmth and Stoddard's inclusiveness, the natural gap between them and Roseanne couldn't be bridged with more conversations or shared meals.

It was a gap formed by differences in education, status, age, and the time spent together.

Sammy and Liz were certainly not the same as with

the four exchanged doubtful glances, skepticism evident in their

Liz even scoffed dismissively.

among them at calculations, had missed it. Could Roseanne have caught

"Roseanne, these sets of data have been Sammy's baby, and we've all double-checked the first draft. You're saying there's an issue with

off, huh? If you don't know, then don't speak.

the same research topic. Biology and physics are worlds apart. Maybe you've

for your biology project was already an exception. Now we're discussing

in four different high school Olympiads doesn't mean you're now an expert in those fields. Each

problems and conducting research are on completely different levels! You have to be accountable for every word you say in research. If you don't know, you

tirade left no room for

step in, hoping to soften the blow and save