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"Okay, so. Lots of talking. Lots of emoting." Mars is jotting down notes. He knows a lot of this already - of course he does. But going to Lara's old friend and the governor Julian Berkeley made sense when he might have to make a speech at this bloody opening. Schmoozing, chatting up old folks, and wining and dining was easy for the architect. Speeches... well. Mars would never say he was piss-poor at anything, but he knows he's got a lot to learn. "What else, Oh Wise One? I've got people to impress at this function." He teases, crossing one leg in his chair.

The text he’d received from Julian was slightly cryptic, which immediately spiked David’s blood pressure. He didn’t ask any questions, though; simply got in his car and drove to the familiar location of Julian’s mother’s house. Bouquet of flowers in hand, David knocked twice on the door and grinned widely when it opened. “Buenas dias, guapa,” he greeted with his absolute best attempt at an accent, which could be no less than grating to a native speaker's ears. He held up the flowers, charming little boy grin still in place. “Para tí.”

He followed her inside to the kitchen, oddly comforted, as he always was, by the lace curtains and ceramic figurines. Julian was the closest thing to a brother he’d ever had – by default, his mother felt like the maternal figure he’d always been missing in his life. There was little to nothing that the two didn’t know about each other. He often recalled a question he’d been asked by a drunken reporter at a bar: do you and the governor hold hands while you take a shit? Well, they were scarcely one step away from that. 

“Alright boss,” he greeted, heaving something between a grunt and a sigh as he took a seat at the kitchen table. David looked at Julian with his eyebrows raised, putting his phone down on the table. “What’s going on? I’ve barely heard from you all day.”

Send ✵ and my muse will answer the following.  

Their first impression of your muse: A friend of Lara, professional to a fault. Seems nice enough.

Current impression:  Friend and someone to go to for advice. Mars thinks Julian's a pretty cool guy and is glad he's reached out even after Lara's death.

Are they attracted to your muse?: Julian's handsome! But no.

Something they find frightening about your muse: Politics are fucking frightening to Mars, so. Julian willingly being a part of that circus is a bit intimidating to him.

Something they find adorable about your muse:  His humor is pretty adorable.

Would my muse sacrifice themselves for yours?:  No

Would my muse go on a date with yours?  platonic/romantic:  Platonic, sure!

One word my muse would use to describe yours:  Dignified

Would my muse slap yours if they could?: No

Robotics at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Corridor on Could 11 – TechCrunch

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TechCrunch is partnering with UC Berkeley on Could 11 to provide TC Classes: Robotics, a one-day present targeted on rising robotic applied sciences and the startup scene.

The editorial workforce had a blast planning this agenda as, between the Bay Space’s universities and startup ecosystem, there are much more robotics-driven expertise tasks and startups on the West Coast than most…