"Five languages. And it's not like I don't know I'm smart. It's just hard to be compared to guys my age who have already, for instance, passed their MCATs. Only that was three years ago." Parker rubs the bridge of her nose. "I still miss them, though, the brats."

"And if I did that, I'd be permanently bald, either from Crichton or O'Neill having fun, or the bitch fights with some of the females around here. Not happening."