Linhardt & Hanneman B / houses.fedatamine.com

Linhardt enters the scene

Hanneman enters the scene

Linhardt

Professor Hanneman, do you have a moment?

Hanneman

Linhardt! Of course.

Linhardt

Last time we talked, you mentioned the importance of having goals.

Linhardt

I gave it some thought, and in the end, I couldn't find one.

Hanneman

Hmm... Well, no need to panic. Sometimes, a goal can reveal itself to you without warning.

Linhardt

What's your goal, if you don't mind me asking?

Hanneman

Oh, mine?

Hanneman

I want to create a world where everyone can access the power of Crests. Where no one has to suffer from having or not having that power.

Linhardt

Huh. That's a pretty big dream...

Linhardt

But then wouldn't you end up studying everyone?

Linhardt

In that world, you'd be killing yourself trying to do research on every person alive.

Hanneman

Ah, you may be right. But at least then, we wouldn't be the only ones taking such pains.

Hanneman

The more people who have Crests, the more people who will do research.

Hanneman

And with more students, the research will progress far faster than it is today.

Hanneman

That also means there would be less of the back-and-forth you don't have the energy for, which should make you happy.

Linhardt

Hmm, maybe so.

Hanneman

Does that still do nothing to pique your interest?

Linhardt

To be brutally honest...

Linhardt

It would be way less exhausting but less satisfying as well.

Linhardt

That's like fishing at a market.

Hanneman

Hmm, so you at least understand that much. That is why I do research.

Hanneman

If someone's going to see results someday, then I want it to be me.

Hanneman

That's a thought that keeps me moving forward, even when it is difficult to do so.

Linhardt

That sounds like enthusiasm. That's not something I have.

Linhardt

But if we worked together...I wonder if it would spark that enthusiasm.

Hanneman

Are you saying you would agree to study Crests with your old professor?

Linhardt

In the end, I think it would probably be more interesting than fishing alone.

Linhardt

I don't even have anyone to show any big fish I catch.

Hanneman

As it were, I feel very much like someone who's made a catch!

Hanneman

But the future shall hold even greater things than that. That's a promise.