Page 149 of The Examiner

Jonathan Danners

You want a Distinction. You should be working day and night, like any good student at this stage in their course.

Jem Badhuri

When the event is over, I might ask Mae if they’ll let me visit the Somerset museum with Dad. He’ll drive me anywhere.

Jonathan Danners

Even to a tiny art gallery in Gloucester. Barbara said a girl came in with her father and asked probing questions about me.

Jem Badhuri

Just wanted to see the gallery I’d heard so much about. It’s very nice. Could do with a soundscape or two, but we can chat about that when I’m ready to start my business. Why did you tell us your mum and sister died ten years ago, when it was two? Why lie about being married to Alyson, whose name is Suzie?

Jonathan Danners

You, of all people, should know how important self-ID is.

Jem Badhuri

But if you tell people the wrong facts, that’s lying. Isn’t it?

Jonathan Danners

Ethics is hardly my area of expertise, but it’s my understanding that we can each present ourselves however we like. The only person on this course who needs to know the truth is Gela, and she does. It’s no one else’s business.

Jem Badhuri

What *is* your area of expertise?

Jonathan Danners

Climate science.

Doodle message group [Private] Gela and Jonathan, 29 May 2024:

Gela Nathaniel

Your essays!

Jonathan Danners

We all submitted on time, didn’t we?

Gela Nathaniel

But you’ve all said too much, surely? Even Suzie and Ludya give too much away.

Jonathan Danners

There’s something cathartic about writing everything down. It won’t matter after tomorrow night.

Gela Nathaniel

I only hope the external examiner doesn’t download them before I can rewrite them and, with the event tomorrow, I don’t know when I’ll have time.

Jonathan Danners