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[dominance]

What is that?

[dendrites]

It's a shell! It was once a protective covering and home for a creature under the sea, who has since died. It's a bit like a tiny memorial.

[dominance]

And you want to study tiny memorials for sea creatures and their patterns?

[dendrites]

The math behind them!

[dominance]

I don't see any numbers or triangles in this shell.

[dendrites]

But there is math behind a triangle, and there is always a equation behind a pattern.

It's rather difficult to explain over text message. I may simply have to tutor in geometry.

[dominance]

[ but the shell is round, elsa! ]

I'm going to trust you know what you're talking about. I still don't see any triangles in this shell, Elsa.

[dendrites]

Oh, just wait until I get to Fibonacci sequences! Those have everything to do with spirals.

[dominance]

Who's that guy?

[dendrites]

A highly influential mathematician from centuries ago. He left his home country to study numerical systems elsewhere and brought back his findings to improve the way we study math today.

[dominance]

[ they never spoke about that guy when it came to earth's history. ]

And you admire him, don't you?

[dendrites]

Yes, I do! It's truly remarkable, what he had accomplished.

[dominance]

Do you want to leave your home to discover numerical systems and improve how you study math?

[ you'd think bellamy was making fun of her, but he honestly has no idea what he's even talking about at this point. all he knows is elsa likes this fib guy, and maybe there's something in that. ]

[dendrites]

Well, I would not want to myself, but it was his passion and I'm happy he pursued it.

[dominance]

[ thank god he won't have to go searching for any more books on numerical systems and numerical fractal systems and this guy and how he made it big with his study of stuff bellamy doesn't even understand. but it makes him think back on his conversation with anna. ]

Do you use the fractal math triangle whatever to build your ice castles? Or can you just look at a picture and build it out of ice?

[dendrites]

Oh, no!

Well, part of it is instinct, that is for certain. Without concentration, it's far messier, sharper, not at all elegant. When I have a vision, combining that with my knowledge of geometry and architecture, the result is much more beautiful and sturdy.

[dominance]

So, next birthday, you need a book on architecture.

[ got it. ]

[dendrites]

You're planning my birthday present almost a year in advance!

[dominance]

No, I'm not.

[ incidentally, he is. ]

[dendrites]

But you are!

[ he totally is. ]

When is your birthday?

[dominance]

Sometime this year.

Am not.

[dendrites]

May I have the date or is this classified information?

I thought I was your friend!

[dominance]

[ the message comes a few minutes later than his previous ones have. he'd been mulling over what to say, presuming if he's to tell her it's just a date, she'd either push for it, insisting it isn't, or she'd find herself dejected by him being difficult. bellamy almost thrives on being difficult, but he doesn't particularly want her feeling rejected by him. ]

[ it's with great reluctance he sends something a little more to his text. ]

You are.

August 3.

[dendrites]

[ a sigh of relief follows as she dutifully adds his birthday to her calendar, drawing a star next to his name. ]

Duly noted.

And, you're my friend too.

[dominance]

[ don't write it down, elsa. do. NOT. ]

[ he figures she has. she strikes him as that type of person, and she wouldn't have pushed for it. but what gets him is that she falls him her friend. it's weird, and nice, having those. ]

Do you go around stealing confidential information from all of your friends?