CHAPTER 20: THE SHELDON INTERROGATION
The apartment was in a state of controlled, theatrical chaos. The air was thick with the scent of stale coffee and a pervasive sense of intellectual excitement. Sheldon had called Aron to his apartment under the pretense of "a new roommate agreement addendum." Aron walked in, a calm, unbothered look on his face. He knew what was coming. This was a trap. This was an interrogation.
He was right. Sheldon was sitting on his spot, a stern, serious look on his face. He was in a suit, a pen in his hand, and a notepad on his lap. He was ready for a confrontation.
[SYSTEM: THREAT ASSESSMENT: SHELDON COOPER. STATUS: HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS. RATIONALE: INTERROGATION. RECOMMENDATION: USE MISDIRECTION PROTOCOL, PROVIDE PLAUSIBLE ALIBIS. SOCIAL CREDIT GAIN: HIGH.]
Aron just smiled. He sat down on the couch, a calm, relaxed look on his face. He was ready for a battle of wits.
"Aron," Sheldon said, his voice a low, serious whisper. "I have a series of questions for you. A series of questions that I believe will expose the truth about your unexplainable knowledge and luck."
Aron just smiled. "Sheldon, what are you talking about? Are you working on a new theory? A new, logical, and irrefutable theory?"
Sheldon just stared at him, his eyes narrowed. "I'm talking about the 'moistly adequate' typo. I'm talking about the 'Kripke-fy' prank. I'm talking about your unexplainable knowledge of obscure topics. I'm talking about the fact that you are an unknown element, a third-party variable. And I will find out what you are."
Aron just smiled. He knew what he was doing. He was using the System to create a series of plausible, but absurdly complex alibis. He was a master of misdirection. He was a master of the lie.
"The moistly adequate typo?" Aron said, his voice a calm, unbothered whisper. "That was a result of a minor solar flare, Sheldon. The sunspots caused a momentary magnetic fluctuation, which corrupted the data. It's a simple, logical explanation. It's a simple, logical explanation that you, as a man of science, should be able to understand."
Sheldon stared at him, a strange, confused look on his face. He was unable to disprove Aron's ridiculous, but logical, explanation.
[SYSTEM: MISDIRECTION PROTOCOL: SUCCESSFUL. RATIONALE: CONFUSION. NEXT STEP: PROVIDE A PLAUSIBLE BUT ABSURD ALIBI FOR THE "KRIPKE-FY" PRANK.]
Aron just laughed. "The Kripke-fy prank? That was a result of a rogue Caltech server, Sheldon. The server, in a moment of sentience, decided to play a joke. It's not a conspiracy. It's just a funny little joke. A funny little joke that I am, as a man of science, able to explain."
Sheldon stared at him, his mouth agape. He was speechless.
He just sighed, a low, defeated sigh. "A memory palace? That is a highly inefficient and archaic method for data storage."
Aron just smiled. "You're getting agitated, Sheldon. Your heart rate has increased by 15 bpm. Perhaps you should try a warm beverage. It's a simple, logical, and irrefutable solution."
Sheldon, unable to disprove any of Aron's ridiculous but logical explanations, was left sputtering. He demanded to know the truth. Aron simply said, "The truth, Sheldon, is that I'm just a very observant IT guy. I'm just a very observant IT guy who knows a thing or two about the world."
Leonard and Penny, who were watching from the kitchen, were completely baffled by the weirdly formal confrontation. They just sighed and shook their heads.
Sheldon, defeated, mutters, "I will find the logical inconsistency."
Aron just smiled. The game was on. The game of cat and mouse, of logic and mystery. And he was the puppet master. He left the apartment, the weight of his secret a familiar burden, knowing that the next encounter with Sheldon would be a true test of his ability to outwit the most logical mind he knew.
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