Escape Velocity

Escape Velocity

Author: Jake Grenier Listening Length: 8h 38m

Gravity isn’t the only force pulling them together. Mason Fanning solves physics equations in his sleep—but figuring out Callum Brown might be the hardest problem of all. Mason didn’t come to Montgomery University to chase a byline. He came to learn quarks, formulas, and dreams of becoming a physicist. But with two ...

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MASON

The rattling floors shake with the bass of thundering music coming from the loudspeakers, and all Mason wants to do is leave.

The Hornets have had yet another victory, and it’s Halloween. So naturally, everyone is celebrating at their usual frat house of choice, and Mason actually made the decision to join, albeit dressed up.

He feels ridiculous in his pirate outfit. It’s a usual pirate costume, with the eye patch, the boots and the hat and all, but instead, he has a huge pi drawn onto his outfit, so his outfit he’s actually a “pi-rate,” as he keeps trying to explain to everyone that it’s a math pun.