"With his weird accent." Meinrad added, and they all laughed.
Ali laughed a little. "Ah quickie made it to the ceremony when ah heard spooky footsteps along the hallways of the hostel where ah stayed," he said. They laughed again, thinking it was one of his jokes, not knowing it wasn't. But he took it for a joke, though.
"Now my perception about physicists have changed," the lady said. "I used to think they were all work and no play, always speaking in subtle terms."
"This isn't the control building ma lady," Ali replied. "We adjust to places we find ourselves. In ceremonies we try not to buzz ya minds with scientific terms, we allow the wines do the buzzing."
"This guy isn't serious." Dr. Dedeon laughed hard. They all laughed too.
"I'm Alicia." She held out her hand towards Ali.
"Oh...an I'm Ali." He took her hand and kissed it.
