FiveHORACE WENT DOWN TO the canteen to get some more coffee. Like a pitcher full.
Kurt von Rachen was at one of the tables waiting for his microwave to beep. He had a pad and mechanical pencil with a large eraser. Kurt was making wild notes and scribbling things down as fast as he could.
"Hey, Kurt, what's going? You're going to run out of pencil lead or get a cramp, I don't know which first."
"I'm just sprinting while my microwave cooks my Raman noodles. Something I picked up in my last community critique."
"Oh, the one where you try to write down all the ideas you can get as fast as you can? It would help if you actually turned the microwave on."
"No wonder it was going so well. I thought I was going to set a record."
"I think the point was to be aware of all your inspirations and
