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Pull it together, Flamsteed.
You are not standing in the solitude of your office and acting ridiculously unprofessional in the presence of students.
Inhaling deeply and holding the breath in for several painfully silent moments, the astronomer exhaled slowly and allowed his eyes to close. Refocusing. Compartmentalizing. Putting the emotions into a box and then that box into another box and sending... Alright, no. Don't go down the comedic route again with those thoughts. Just...tuck it all away.
Opening his eyes now, they focused on Mr. Toby and even managed a weak smile. The sort of smile one would expect from someone who had just stepped on a rusty nail and was trying to hide the fact that their foot was not in agony.
"Thank you, Mr. Toby. I know Pebbles means an awful lot to you as well," he said with a polite nod. The seventh year had, after all, taken care of her after the whole Hookstead incident.
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