Chapter 1016

• Story 298-
• Return to Earth- Chapter 6(c)
• “Don’t look so worried Daniel, this isn’t a bad thing.” Professor Kingston grinned and shuffled through some tablets on his desk. “I know the two of you have a lot of things going on. The project confiscated a lot of your free time. Again, you did an excellent job. I also know about your jobs as shuttle pilots. I have been a passenger on some of the shuttles you piloted. If I hadn’t known, I would have sworn there was a seasoned pilot. To be honest I was initially worried that you took on to much. Now I’m not sure what I am impressed with more. Everything that you accomplished or that you managed it and still got excellent grades. Now unless you have had someone go through the university, most students are unaware of this particular prerogative of a professor. Daniel, based on your testing scores and some personal observations both in lecture and in the lab I see no reason for you to take the final exam for either.” Daniel cocked his head and his eyes darted around as he processed what the professor said. He looked at Cynthia and saw a grin on her face. He opened his mouth to say something and Professor Kingston held his hand up to stop him. “Before you think to much on it, Cynthia I am excusing you as well. Although your scores were not always as high as Daniel’s was I took into consideration the work you did on the project as well. You showed that you know the material and more often than not didn’t need help from your partner. What I considered most was that you knew when to ask for help because of something you didn’t know. And that goes for the both of you. Sometimes knowing what you don’t know is just as important. Now I do have one request and please feel free to say no.”