[ Talking science, Newt is quick on the uptake, but socially? Not so much. He frowns, trying to puzzle out what Hermann's unfinished sentence means, follows his glance at the driver, and then gets lost again being affronted at his preconceptions being baseless. BASELESS, when he feels like he's spent a lifetime in that lab with Hermann! When they share a brain!!]
And you look really good in it [he hurriedly says, before defending himself] but that doesn't make my assumptions baseless, dude. When ninety-five percent of your wardrobe is--well, what it is--wouldn't you assume someone would choose the safe, conservative...--I mean, that IS the image you prefer to project out to people, and what better way to cement the White and Nerdy look than with a practical, mid-sized vehicle?
[They are already pulling into the parking lot of the small mall with the sushi restaurant. It really isn't far from their apartment.]
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And you look really good in it [he hurriedly says, before defending himself] but that doesn't make my assumptions baseless, dude. When ninety-five percent of your wardrobe is--well, what it is--wouldn't you assume someone would choose the safe, conservative...--I mean, that IS the image you prefer to project out to people, and what better way to cement the White and Nerdy look than with a practical, mid-sized vehicle?
[They are already pulling into the parking lot of the small mall with the sushi restaurant. It really isn't far from their apartment.]