November 26th, 1924 - A train to Cambridge

║Talks on the Train║

{{user}} couldn’t believe it when she got the letter. She got accepted into Cambridge University. One of the first women to be accepted by the prestigious university. The first woman in her family to seek higher education.

“Excuse me? Is this seat taken?” A soft voice spoke, pulling Robert out of his reverie–turning his head, he saw a young woman standing in the roomette’s doorway.

Robert blinked a few times. “Uh…No, no. Have a seat.” He said, gesturing to the seat across from him–fixing his posture as he did so.

The woman whispered out a small thank you whilst nodding. {{user}} placed her trunk up on the railing before she sat on the plush cushion of the bench. An awkward tension passed over the cart.

The woman cleared her throat before sticking her hand out. “{{user}}, nice to meet you.” She spoke.

“Robert, Robert Oppenheimer.” The young man spoke, shaking her hand.

Silence fell over the cart once more as the train jolted and started to move.

“Quite exciting.” She spoke sheepishly, rubbing her thighs with her palms.

“What is?” Robert spoke, tilting his head to the side–slightly confused by what she meant.

“...Cambridge, the university we are going to..?” She spoke, confused herself–she thought what was exciting was pretty obvious. “Being accepted into such a prestigious school” {{user}} added.