This is probably for the best, because if she hadn't believed him, Charlie would've had no idea what to do.
...Well, possibly the same thing he does to Don and all of his colleagues, which is to hammer home the point over and over again that no, really, the math will work, but that's a moot point.
Charlie exhales. This is going to require another quick wrench of all of those diverging thoughts back onto the same track, but it's a little easier this time.
"Right. Um." Aware he's holding the notebook too tightly, he consciously loosens his grip. "Since it'll be easier for me to match your stride than I think it will be for you to match mine, we can set up a quick estimate of, uh, let's say the, the time it takes for you to cover fifty-three feet, I'll time it and you can measure it -- "
He fumbles for his watch, juggling the notebook into place under one arm.
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...Well, possibly the same thing he does to Don and all of his colleagues, which is to hammer home the point over and over again that no, really, the math will work, but that's a moot point.
Charlie exhales. This is going to require another quick wrench of all of those diverging thoughts back onto the same track, but it's a little easier this time.
"Right. Um." Aware he's holding the notebook too tightly, he consciously loosens his grip. "Since it'll be easier for me to match your stride than I think it will be for you to match mine, we can set up a quick estimate of, uh, let's say the, the time it takes for you to cover fifty-three feet, I'll time it and you can measure it -- "
He fumbles for his watch, juggling the notebook into place under one arm.