There was an uncomfortable silence.<\/p>\n
Finally Jill spoke. “Oh my, that was awkward.”<\/p>\n
“So much,” Alec said, “for the other 0.3% probability.”<\/p>\n
They both looked at their advisor, who was sitting very still, his face white.<\/p>\n
“It’s ok Bob,” Jill said, “really.”<\/p>\n
He looked at her with a dazed expression. “Do you know what will happen if this gets out?”<\/p>\n
Jill shrugged, “It’s Berkeley.”<\/p>\n
“No,” he said morosely, “it used to be Berkeley. These days nothing is Berkeley. Not even Berkeley.”<\/p>\n
“Don’t worry,” Jill said, “We’re all family here.”<\/p>\n
Bob turned even more pale. “Somehow that makes it sound even worse.”<\/p>\n
“You want to know what I think?” Alec said.<\/p>\n
“Don’t tell me you’re jealous!” Jill said. “It’s not like you’ve<\/i> shown any interest.”<\/p>\n
Alec gave her a puzzled look. “Why would I be jealous? I think it’s cool.”<\/p>\n
“You think it’s cool that I slept with my thesis advisor?”<\/p>\n
“No, I think it’s cool that Anna knew about it.”<\/p>\n
Jill slowly nodded, as this thought sunk in.<\/p>\n
“And that’s not all,” Bob was looking at the terminal in wonder. “Check this out.”<\/p>\n
“Well, I’ll be darned,” Jill said. “Apparently, Anna can hear everything we’re saying.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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