Thomas blinked vigorously, but the building continued to melt slowly, and the Big Fox remained motionless in the red light.
It must be my eyes playing tricks on me, he told himself.
By the time he regained his senses, Professor Yao had finished asking questions and began summarizing some details behind the incident.
"The Two-Dimensional Evolution Laboratory, to give its full name, is the 'Observability of Homogeneous Lifeforms Emerging under the Conditions of an Additional Z-Dimension Mapping from the X-Y Dimensionally Effective World and a Comparative Analysis of Multiple Models Laboratory,' " the professor said in one breath, paused and added, "As the name is somewhat complicated, everyone prefers a simpler name— the Two-Dimensional Evolution Laboratory."
Thomas rubbed his nose and nodded seriously, indicating that he understood the previous explanation.