Lysithea & Hanneman A

Lysithea
Did you want something, Professor Hanneman?

Hanneman
Ah, Lysithea. Thank you for coming. First, I ask that you allow me to apologize.

Hanneman
I fear I hurt you with my insensitive words. I have failed you, not as a researcher, but as a human being.

Lysithea
I'm the one who should apologize. I'm sorry for being rude to you.

Lysithea
Anyway, I'll keep going along with your research. I have to be on my way now.

Hanneman
Please, Lysithea, a moment more? I did not call you here simply to apologize.

Hanneman
I told you once that you were an exquisite subject for my Crest research.

Hanneman
Why? Because there are no records of any other person ever having borne two Crests.

Lysithea
Correct.

Hanneman
We cannot say anything for certain about the makeup of your body.

Hanneman
Therefore, it seems hasty to conclude that overcoming your shortened lifespan is an impossible feat.

Lysithea
What is it you're implying?

Hanneman
Lysithea. What is my field of study?

Lysithea
Crestology, of course.

Hanneman
Indeed. And the goal of my field is to unravel every single mystery Crests might conceal.

Hanneman
Someday, I even hope to devise a means to bestow a Crest upon any who desires one.

Lysithea
Why would you want to do such a thing?

Hanneman
Because I despise this world in which the presence or absence of a Crest can determine a person's worth.

Lysithea
Huh...

Hanneman
However, if artificially implanting a Crest causes too great a toll on the subject, it would be useless.

Hanneman
As such, reducing the strain of Crests on the human body is one of my research goals.

Hanneman
Understanding how to implant a Crest might also lead to the knowledge of how to remove them, yes?

Lysithea
Do you think...removing a Crest could mean that they won't suffer from its effects any longer?

Hanneman
What I am trying to tell you is...

Hanneman
The question of whether your lifespan can be restored is entirely within the scope of my research.

Lysithea
Do you... Could you really do that?

Hanneman
It is difficult to say for sure. But as long as the possibility exists, I will continue to seek it.

Hanneman
Lysithea, let me ask you once more. Will you assist me in my research?

Lysithea
Professor Hanneman, I think I'm the one who should be asking for your help, really.

Lysithea
Anyway, I'm sick of a Crest determining a person's worth too.

Hanneman
Ah, is that right?! Perhaps you would even like to begin studying Crestology yourself?

Hanneman
I think you would make a fantastic apprentice. A life devoted to research is a noble life, you know!

Lysithea
If you do manage to restore my lifespan, I'd certainly think about it.

Hanneman
I will hold you to those words! Ah, I see a fine future ahead of us!