'Cos it's funny when you guys are confused,' Eli replied, and Kiseop nodded furiously in agreement, pausing in peering over Eli's shoulder. ‘Why didn’t you just say so,' Soohyun muttered. ‘That’s not going to fill all that space,’ Hoon replied, one eyebrow raised.Įli simply reached in the packet on the floor and pulled out a glass bottle, and a chorus of ‘oh’s abounded as he handed AJ the bottle and carefully poured the rum in. ‘Making some space,’ Eli replied distractedly, carefully pouring the crushed pills into the bottle.
‘What the hell are you doing?’ Kevin cried, bouncing away from the splash. Eli took a swig of the coke, eyed the level, and splashed a little on the floor. ‘Why are you drinking coke?’ Kiseop asked AJ, while Kevin’s simultaneous question was directed at Eli.ĪJ and Eli looked at each other and Eli held out his hand for the coke, which AJ relinquished.
‘Quite honestly, I think it’s something he’s cooked up himself, and when he said it’s fun, I think that’s what he’s called it.’ ‘Yesung wouldn’t sell something he wouldn’t take himself, he’s pretty trustworthy,’ AJ added, opening a two litre bottle of coke and eyeing before taking a swig.
‘Is that safe? It doesn’t sound safe,’ Kevin said doubtfully, side-eyeing the pills Eli was crushing. Might be some Everest, think there’s some MDMA… I don’t know. Artane, I think, and Yesung said something about imported Guatemalan tortoise food, but I’m not sure if he was joking or not. ‘Depends on how you look at things,’ Eli said, pulling out a small plastic bag, small pills dusting white powder on the inside innocuously.Įli wrinkled his nose. ‘You mean speaking of illegal,’ Hoon sighed and Eli shrugged. ‘Speaking of legal,’ Eli said, reaching into his pockets and digging around. ‘I’m legal,’ Dongho insisted, accepting the shot Kiseop held out to him as soon as Soohyun looked away. ‘Confiscated,’ Soohyun corrected, nodding in satisfaction. ‘And no, you stole my shotglass,’ Dongho finished. ‘I don’t believe you,’ Soohyun said with narrowed eyes as mutters of ‘really?’ and ‘only just, surely’ and ‘does it really matter?’ surrounded them. ‘Maknae, did you take that shot?’ Soohyun demanded, pointing accusingly at Dongho, who rolled his eyes. Life.’ He amended quickly, and it appeared to be acceptable, as there was a chorus of reiteration and cheers before six heads tipped back - he decided he’d ignore the snickers emanating from Eli and Dongho. ‘To-’ Soohyun paused, holding up his fourth shot of the evening, running through all the toasts he’d already made- the most recent one being to holidays. Prompt Used: Block B- Nillili Mambo (and both supplementary prompts) Summary: All in all, a rather uneventful night out on the town.Īuthor's Note: Title translates to 'Therefore let us rejoice while we are young' and is the first two lines of a song occasionally sung at academic ceremonies but was apparently originally a Cambridge drinking song. Rating: PG-13 (some swearing and minor drug use) I’m thinking they didn’t want the ceremony to drag on for too long.Title: gaudeamus igitur juvenes dum sumus
GAUDEAMUS IGITUR ENGLISH TRANSLATION SERIAL
So they left out the bits that were veering uncomfortably close to sexism, fascism, and serial killer-ism. Comforting.Īnd now Wikipedia informs me that a few verses were apparently left out of our version. The one that got my attention, however, was the other song - Gaudeamus Igitur, apparently a “traditional college song.” How have I spent so many years in academia without coming across this one? It was sung in Latin, but a helpful translation into English was provided.Ĭheerful, no? We’re all going to die, but at least the university will live on. The hall of fame resound thy name, noble CIT. We raise our voices proudly, hailing, hailing thee.Įchos ringing while we’re singing, over land and sea. Proudly stands our alma mater, glorious to see. Where the lofty mountain peaks look out to lands beyond, In southern California with grace and splendor bound, The Glee Club sent spirits soaring with the Caltech alma mater, “Hail CIT.” It’s always a great day, as years of work comes to fruition for several hundred students, ready to move on to the next stage of their careers. Caltech had its commencement ceremony last Friday, and I donned a cap and gown to march up on stage with the other faculty members.