Brainy's eyes almost rolled out of his head at Mabel's 'he's not helpful.' He knew she was just a child, but he'd heard it before, often said in sincerity. When he was averaging 140 hour workweeks that most humans couldn't even survive to keep everyone equipped and alive, it was difficult for him to find humor in it.
The ludicrousness of Robbie claiming to have a cat-son overrode the salt, however. Brainy peeked his head out from behind the now-useless equipment and his face made the contortions the faces of the attempting-to-be-humorless often made. It was distinctly a 'I am not admitting I find a silly thing funny even though it's hilarious" face.
Brainy cleared his throat.
"I don't care what you do with it. You can declare it royalty for all I care, just get it out of my lab. A moderately well-behaved monkey is one thing -- that's a respectable pet for a lab."
The problem with cats was they believed they owned the space they were in. This was a problem because Brainy also believed he owned the space he was in. It didn't matter how much space he cordoned off as workspace for other scientists, he was just lending it. It was still his.
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The ludicrousness of Robbie claiming to have a cat-son overrode the salt, however. Brainy peeked his head out from behind the now-useless equipment and his face made the contortions the faces of the attempting-to-be-humorless often made. It was distinctly a 'I am not admitting I find a silly thing funny even though it's hilarious" face.
Brainy cleared his throat.
"I don't care what you do with it. You can declare it royalty for all I care, just get it out of my lab. A moderately well-behaved monkey is one thing -- that's a respectable pet for a lab."
The problem with cats was they believed they owned the space they were in. This was a problem because Brainy also believed he owned the space he was in. It didn't matter how much space he cordoned off as workspace for other scientists, he was just lending it. It was still his.