Gemotions

"Did you see the memo?" Mark asked, grinning widely as he sauntered into the lab. His usual slump was gone, replaced by a spring in his step. He practically vibrated with energy. His advisor, Dr. Chen, notorious for her tyrannical grip on his research, was off to a new post! He’d spent years feeling suffocated by her constant criticism and micro-management. Now? Now he could finally breathe. He started humming a jaunty tune, something he hadn’t done in months. He grabbed a marker and began doodling elaborate, whimsical designs on the whiteboard.