[It's only a few moments later that Gale's own footsteps echo through the corridor as he approaches Professor Steinbeck's shared office with an envelope in hand. For once, he's not flying between classes or in a rush to get back to his own desk for office hours; while his semester remains quite heavy, this happens to be the one day of the week he does have some breathing room, with an hour until his afternoon lab.

It isn't unusual for Gale to find that Amelia isn't alone in her office— Professor Lens has been there more than once when he's stopped by, or a visiting student, but the student he finds there when he reaches the open door takes him quite by surprise.]

Rolan! This is unexpected.

[He pauses to give a sheepish smile as he takes a step back.]

Apologies, I didn't mean to interrupt. I didn't think it was quite your office hours yet, Professor.