; the joy hour

[mirren hewitt]

M I R R E N What made you come to the east coast?

[everett howe]

E. Howe I wanted somewhere new, and I really liked my advisor's research. What made you stay?

[mirren hewitt]

M I R R E N My mom, my friends, the dream of NYU y'know.

[everett howe]

E. Howe Right, that whole bit. Did you even apply to other schools or was this all-in?

[mirren hewitt]

M I R R E N I did early decision so knew pretty early I was in - didn't really have to!

[everett howe]

E. Howe Between you and your friend I’m starting to think there’s an NYU cult or something.

[mirren hewitt]

M I R R E N You mean you haven't heard of our Thursday evening initiation meetings? Kidding. It's a good school, I see the appeal for a lot of people.

[everett howe]

E. Howe That explains why you miss OH, makes sense now. Since I haven't heard from any secret societies I'll just assume I wasn't invited.

[mirren hewitt]

M I R R E N Yeah sorry have some blood oaths to complete! I haven't been either...yet! I feel like they exist everywhere in some capacity. Which is fun.

[everett howe]

E. Howe Well there's probably a little soul-selling needed for marketing, right?

[mirren hewitt]

M I R R E N I'll know more when I pass my basic classes like chemistry ;P

[everett howe]

E. Howe I can't believe your mother is alright with you majoring in a social science.

[mirren hewitt]

M I R R E N She understands I can't always be a genius like her! Did you follow in your parents' footsteps?

[everett howe]

E. Howe My parents and grandparents, yeah. What does your father do?

[mirren hewitt]

M I R R E N No clue, honestly. My mom had me via sperm donor, so just been me and her my entire life. She might know more, I don't know how that process works, but I don't really know or care to look at this point. I basically had 3 moms anyway, growing up was good.