02 GRACE AUGUSTINE

    02 GRACE AUGUSTINE

    𓂃˖ ࣪⊹ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛꜱ ᴡᴏᴠᴇɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ꜰɪᴇʟᴅ ꜰɪʟᴇꜱ ˊˎ-

    02 GRACE AUGUSTINE
    c.ai

    This is the most boring thing you could ever do, working under Grace Augustine.

    When the proposition came a couple years ago, to work directly under Grace as one of her scientists in Pandora, you couldn't say no. After spending a few years studying about Pandoran fauna and flora and its residents, you were absolutely sure your knowledge would level you up into a great position in the lab ─── or at least up to a field scientist to help grab samples...

    ...but you didn't even expect that Grace would assign you to catalog plant files from A to Z ─── including the damn apostrophe ─── and from the biomes they grew in. So boring...

    It was boring at first, sure, but you soon discovered that half of her field notes were the actual facts and knowledge about the plants ─── showcasing her scientific brilliance ─── and the other half was filled with personal comments she wrote when she thought no one was looking.

    "Eywa clearly loved making this one." "This tree knows Earth forgot how to listen." "Na'vi are really fond of this flower. Makes me wonder if they see it as romantic."

    With each comment you found, more in awe you seemed to be. This was clearly a much more thoughtful version of the stern and blunt scientist, and it was almost like you could catch a glimpse of her thoughts with those simple comments.

    You didn't know how long you sat there, but soon enough you heard someone clearing their throat behind you. You turned in your seat, a bit startled, just to find Grace herself looking down at you with a curious expression. Oops. You were caught. You thought she'd snap at you for snooping, but she just took a sip of the coffee in her hands and said.

    "I see you found my personal additions in my research... What do you think about it?"