"A sphere of water? Is it in a container to make it spherical or is it magic?" Wangji does look as enthused as he is able to, eyes visibly brightening at the idea. Sports are not familiar territory at all but a whole new world sounds enough to distract them from this place.
He nods while Tidus discusses his options for books, noting the lack of enthusiasm. Tidus is definitely not most of his written work's target audience, but perhaps they can meet in the middle. "You read sporting material exclusively? Or do you have another preferred genre?" He tries not to smile too much (his version of bursting into laughter) at how Tidus describes his academically focused options. "I do occasionally dip into fiction, but yes I suppose a 'large book on the history of modern china' might achieve a result. Academics are a little like science, yes. Research into a subject to improve our knowledge, or to spread new methods of understanding. I was a lecturer, so I needed to know what others were trying to say in my area of expertise. I suppose I no longer need to do that here."
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He nods while Tidus discusses his options for books, noting the lack of enthusiasm. Tidus is definitely not most of his written work's target audience, but perhaps they can meet in the middle.
"You read sporting material exclusively? Or do you have another preferred genre?" He tries not to smile too much (his version of bursting into laughter) at how Tidus describes his academically focused options. "I do occasionally dip into fiction, but yes I suppose a 'large book on the history of modern china' might achieve a result. Academics are a little like science, yes. Research into a subject to improve our knowledge, or to spread new methods of understanding. I was a lecturer, so I needed to know what others were trying to say in my area of expertise. I suppose I no longer need to do that here."