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Synchronicity
MOD
(4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
3rd Oct, 2017 07:22:07 AM
Justified Workaholic?
MetaFour
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(Old Master)
KaiYves
Since: Jul, 2010
eroock
Since: Sep, 2012
8th Oct, 2017 06:16:42 PM
If Only You Knew may be closest.
The hero is closed in his lab, working without pause. His wife comes in and complains "the world won't come to an end if you take time out for dinner" (mere rethoric for "stop working and come for dinner"). Actually yes. There is a world-threating menace, and the hero is closed in the lab precisely trying to prevent it!