Gift

Graduate school was often a place where there was some regression to childhood - and that went beyond occasionally getting into the fetal position under a thick blanket. Rory's cohort had played games, watched TV shows, and dressed up as characters from when they were kids. They had bonded over shared points of cultural reference. 

So when Rory got this as a gift this holiday season, it was perfect. 

Rory had also discovered that graduate school was a time of not really understanding things or knowing what you are doing. Having this toy to play with and not really knowing how it worked was somehow reassuring to Rory.

Enjoy your break, Rory. It will be over soon.