[ Once again, Elleru proves herself a dab hand at clotheslining Qubit's outbursts. By the time he works out where the apology was, his momentum is already gone. Along with his train of thought. Back into the confused mess it goes.

What are they talking about? Chemistry? ... Oh, hell, he really said "freshman chemistry" just now, didn't he? That was an egregious slip-up. Maybe if he just... quietly pretends he didn't say "freshman." ]

... Yes? Yes. Chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy...

[ More to the point, he's been devouring every scientific text he can get his hands on. It's the one thing he can get his head around lately. But if he lets her press the attack, anything he says will betray how much he doesn't know anymore, and that scenario almost makes him sick to his stomach.

No matter what their relationship is, he cannot let her think he's stupid. ]

What are yours? Er - your fields of study, that is. I don't recall if you've told me. [ Technically the truth. ]