Ian conceded to Loki's decision about his children. "Kids are always a hard decision when there's.. uh, violence."
Ian wasn't just thinking physical violence. He worried about Kelly with the verbal accusations and attacks too, maybe more so some days. He was glad the conversation turned to something more positive on the subject. "Kelly's obsessive about it."
He didn't want to pry but there was curiosity on Malcolm's part and something in Loki's smile and his turn of phrase. "Harley is your lover?" He would have used girlfriend normally but his respect drove him to choose Loki's own words to describe the situation.
Ian easily falls into teaching and explaining whatever Loki asks. He appreciated curiosity and a desire to understand. If someone truly wished to learn he would never be condescending or off-putting even if he thought a question or idea was stupid internally. Those things never showed through unless the person was patronizing or was false about their interest.
Ian was prepared for the idea of equipment. "I've loaded all the software and detailed instruction for formatting inputs and parameters on a computer. You can take it with you."
There was a grin as he moved around the desk to sit in his chair. "It was unfortunately lost while I was traveling."
So, Ian had filed a false lost equipment slip. It was a minor infraction and soon the computer wouldn't be anywhere easily found anyway. He sat and looked up to Loki.
"Here, I'll show you how it works." He turned the projector back on so Loki could see the computer screen on the wall. He'd walk the god through as much of the program as he wanted, though Ian did show him some of the basics, enough to get people started, and any particularly sticky points in working with it. In truth, this is where Ian's passion lay, not just working out and discovering the way math could be used to explain the world but teaching it to people, using it for something concrete. Ian had patience, usually, and an intuitive sense of where people were in understanding, how to help them get to a point where thy could grasp what he was saying. He could be an excellent, if sometimes arrogant, teacher. He preferred the theoretical math but always sought ways to apply it for some use. Here with Loki, working on a project beyond the scope of what had been done, teaching someone; this was where Malcolm was the best version of himself.
"There's an analyst lecturing here in a few weeks. He agreed to look the program over. If we update it I'll be sure to send you any changes."
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Date: 2019-09-08 04:11 pm (UTC)Ian wasn't just thinking physical violence. He worried about Kelly with the verbal accusations and attacks too, maybe more so some days. He was glad the conversation turned to something more positive on the subject. "Kelly's obsessive about it."
He didn't want to pry but there was curiosity on Malcolm's part and something in Loki's smile and his turn of phrase. "Harley is your lover?" He would have used girlfriend normally but his respect drove him to choose Loki's own words to describe the situation.
Ian easily falls into teaching and explaining whatever Loki asks. He appreciated curiosity and a desire to understand. If someone truly wished to learn he would never be condescending or off-putting even if he thought a question or idea was stupid internally. Those things never showed through unless the person was patronizing or was false about their interest.
Ian was prepared for the idea of equipment. "I've loaded all the software and detailed instruction for formatting inputs and parameters on a computer. You can take it with you."
There was a grin as he moved around the desk to sit in his chair. "It was unfortunately lost while I was traveling."
So, Ian had filed a false lost equipment slip. It was a minor infraction and soon the computer wouldn't be anywhere easily found anyway. He sat and looked up to Loki.
"Here, I'll show you how it works." He turned the projector back on so Loki could see the computer screen on the wall. He'd walk the god through as much of the program as he wanted, though Ian did show him some of the basics, enough to get people started, and any particularly sticky points in working with it. In truth, this is where Ian's passion lay, not just working out and discovering the way math could be used to explain the world but teaching it to people, using it for something concrete. Ian had patience, usually, and an intuitive sense of where people were in understanding, how to help them get to a point where thy could grasp what he was saying. He could be an excellent, if sometimes arrogant, teacher. He preferred the theoretical math but always sought ways to apply it for some use. Here with Loki, working on a project beyond the scope of what had been done, teaching someone; this was where Malcolm was the best version of himself.
"There's an analyst lecturing here in a few weeks. He agreed to look the program over. If we update it I'll be sure to send you any changes."