Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Roseanne piped up with a bold idea one day, "Let's apply for our own lab."

Mamie's eyes popped open. Scales was just as shocked.

Was that even possible?!

"Would Ms. Payne have... objections to that?"

"You're underestimating the old lady's broad-mindedness," Roseanne chuckled, shaking her head. "It was actually her idea in the first place."

No sooner said than done, Scales hopped onto the university's admin system and lodged the application that very day.

The screen confirmed the application was submitted, promising a response within three days.

But three days later, they were met with disappointment-

Application denied.

Reason: Lab capacity reached.

Roseanne found it odd, "I passed by that lab yesterday, and it was locked up tight, just like always. No research team in sight."

Mamie, crunching on her potato chips, mused, "Could the admin office be playing hardball with us?"

Scales remained silent, offering no comment.

headed straight to the

application denied

monitor towards them, pointing out, "See here, it says the application is unsuccessful. I recall that lab was just loaned out not long ago...

days ago, the applicant is... Carlson, also from the Life Sciences department. You must

Scales frowned deeply.

had his own lab, with resources and funding specially allocated to him.

B174 still available, want

Scales didn't bite.

a CPRT analyzer, and the entire college had only two. One was perpetually hogged by the Edna Moore team, and the other was in

in disbelief, her previously appetizing burrito suddenly lost

is outright bullying! No, we

food, ready to dash

her, and Scales quickly

it, no rash moves. The professor's at the hospital."

Mamie only found out after she had enrolled.

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we do now?" Mamie calmed down, looking

system. Carlson applied before us, it's only fair