January 14, 2004
‘San Diego? I’ve never heard of it.’
‘It’s a very long way away,’ Atu replied, and he smiled disarmingly. ‘I’m interested in the same field of research as Nick. I’m here to help him on a number of projects down at the university.’
‘You don’t look like a scientist, honey.’
‘We scientists are a motley crew,’ Atu said, with a mock-conspiratorial tone. ‘Some of us even see the sun occasionally.’
‘Well fancy that,’ Lizi said, with a girlish titter, even though she didn’t sound totally convinced. ‘In any case, if you’re a friend of Nicky, you’re a friend of mine.’
‘It’s a very long way away,’ Atu replied, and he smiled disarmingly. ‘I’m interested in the same field of research as Nick. I’m here to help him on a number of projects down at the university.’
‘You don’t look like a scientist, honey.’
‘We scientists are a motley crew,’ Atu said, with a mock-conspiratorial tone. ‘Some of us even see the sun occasionally.’
‘Well fancy that,’ Lizi said, with a girlish titter, even though she didn’t sound totally convinced. ‘In any case, if you’re a friend of Nicky, you’re a friend of mine.’