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Carbon (from headspace): Diamond! Let me out! I need to finish the quiz!
Diamond: It’s fiiiine, I’ll do it for you.

Carbon (from headspace): No, Diamond, you can’t—
(Diamond inspects the exam paper.)
Diamond: See, you even get to use a cheat sheet.

Carbon (from headspace): That’s just the periodic tab—
Diamond: Graphite, I know what it is. Contrary to what you might think, I actually listened when we were sitting through those booooring chemistry lessons.

(Diamond puts a hand to her chin in confusion.)
Diamond: Now, what does this “C” stand for?
(Carbon facepalms.)
Carbon (from headspace): Diamond…