After a breakfast that consisted mostly of tea and english muffins Eric was ready for another day of research. The morning sky was dominated by the dark grey clouds that seemed ever present in July, but it wasn’t raining, yet. The 20 year old diesel buses that Auckland still used would puff past him every couple minutes as he walked, spewing a cloud of black soot into his face. “Clean and Green,” he muttered sarcastically, recalling New Zealand’s tourism camaign. Finally he arrived on campus and headed into is lab building.
As Eric switched on the flickering flourecent lights little white mice in cages on the wall squeaked and skittered about in a flurry of activity. “Hello little ones, how was your night? Better than mine I’m sure.” Eric chuckled to himself, “Oh well it is good to see you all again too after so many, cough, hours apart.”