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snelly0217 
Maybelle was tempted to release a huge sigh! She loved how people made her feel welcome. She looked at Professor Antares and smiled. "Well, wouldn't you be busy with studying the stars and such?" Maybelle asked. She looked at the chair that he pointed to, it looked quite comfy. "Oh, thank you Professor," Maybelle said as she sat down. "Oh, that's fine I didn't mind waiting." She replied, and this was true. Maybelle was used to waiting for things she wanted...such as her favorite books.
Right, what Maybelle came to talk about..... "I was wondering, when Astronomy will start? I love stars and planets and such...but mostly stars," Her last words, a joke....even though it was true.... "And I want to learn more about them, and well I thought it would be fun, an-" She cut herself off....babbling. A specialty of Maybelle's. That and misspelling, a lot. "Sorry, I babble a lot....but I just wanted to know that so I could prepare?" She didn't know exactly how to phrase it but, hopefully it would make sense.
With a woeful smile, Risu said, "I'm mostly a teacher these days. There is not, on average, a lot of time left for stargazing." He wandered around his desk and sat down. "I can offer you some tea if you want."
He refilled his cup with more water and drank thoughtfully as he listened to the student. "I might be in trouble if a few sentences are already 'babbling' in your book," he said with a light laugh. "I do get very excited about my subject at times... Now, to answer your questions." He tapped a finger against the cup. "There is still some last-minute planning to do, if you will, but my lessons should begin very soon.
"This term the lessons should be mainly about life in the Universe. The possibilities of life, detection of it, communication if possible... Topics like those. If you are interested, I can provide some materials on stars and planets for you as I suspect they will not be covered extensively in class."