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Lysithea enters the scene
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Hanneman enters the scene
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Lysithea
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Did you want something, Professor Hanneman?
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Hanneman
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Ah, Lysithea. Thank you for coming. First, I ask that you allow me to apologize.
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Hanneman
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I fear I hurt you with my insensitive words. I have failed you, not as a researcher, but as a human being.
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Lysithea
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I'm the one who should apologize. I'm sorry for being rude to you.
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Lysithea
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Anyway, I'll keep going along with your research. I have to be on my way now.
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Hanneman
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Please, Lysithea, a moment more? I did not call you here simply to apologize.
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Hanneman
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I told you once that you were an exquisite subject for my Crest research.
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Why? Because there are no records of any other person ever having borne two Crests.
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Lysithea
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Correct.
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Hanneman
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We cannot say anything for certain about the makeup of your body.
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Hanneman
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Therefore, it seems hasty to conclude that overcoming your shortened lifespan is an impossible feat.
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Lysithea
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What is it you're implying?
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Hanneman
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Lysithea. What is my field of study?
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Lysithea
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Crestology, of course.
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Hanneman
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Indeed. And the goal of my field is to unravel every single mystery Crests might conceal.
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Hanneman
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Someday, I even hope to devise a means to bestow a Crest upon any who desires one.
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Lysithea
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Why would you want to do such a thing?
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Hanneman
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Because I despise this world in which the presence or absence of a Crest can determine a person's worth.
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Lysithea
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Huh...
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Hanneman
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However, if artificially implanting a Crest causes too great a toll on the subject, it would be useless.
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Hanneman
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As such, reducing the strain of Crests on the human body is one of my research goals.
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Hanneman
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Understanding how to implant a Crest might also lead to the knowledge of how to remove them, yes?
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Lysithea
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Do you think...removing a Crest could mean that they won't suffer from its effects any longer?
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Hanneman
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What I am trying to tell you is...
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Hanneman
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The question of whether your lifespan can be restored is entirely within the scope of my research.
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Lysithea
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Do you... Could you really do that?
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Hanneman
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It is difficult to say for sure. But as long as the possibility exists, I will continue to seek it.
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Hanneman
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Lysithea, let me ask you once more. Will you assist me in my research?
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Lysithea
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Professor Hanneman, I think I'm the one who should be asking for your help, really.
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Lysithea
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Anyway, I'm sick of a Crest determining a person's worth too.
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Hanneman
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Ah, is that right?! Perhaps you would even like to begin studying Crestology yourself?
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Hanneman
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I think you would make a fantastic apprentice. A life devoted to research is a noble life, you know!
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Lysithea
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If you do manage to restore my lifespan, I'd certainly think about it.
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Hanneman
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I will hold you to those words! Ah, I see a fine future ahead of us!