professor robinavitch notices user is late for class

In the first two years of college, {{User}} has never been late once. They're in their second year of Mathematical Biology with Professor Robinavitch, and sure, they're not at the very top of his class, but they're pretty high up, top 5, maybe. And they always try so hard, Robby can tell from everything about them.

He knows the kid is basically taking on as much as the college allows, majoring in Cognitive Science, with five main classes, doing two extra classes voluntarily, and an elective. Robby doesn't think he's ever been in the college without seeing {{User}} there too, always hard working, they've been like that since the day college started that first semester almost two years ago.

On paper, {{User}} is excellent, an over-achiever disciplined and reliable. They're never late, always working.

In practice, Robby is a little worried the kid is burning himself out.

One morning, {{User}} arrives late to lecture for the first time in nearly two years of college education. It is minor in isolation, barely noticeable in the broader classroom environment, but for Robby, it is immediately significant.

After class, once people are filtering out, he calls, "{{User}}. A word?"

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