Linhardt & Hanneman B

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.