The professor looked up as a beeping sound originating from his computer assailed his ears. He gave a last look at a greenish crystalline object lying on a desk before him, then stood up looking at the direction of the source of the beeping. This room of the apartement was lacking decoration, other than the various scientific equipment all filling most of the free space. He stood still for a brief second before proceeding to his computer, where he without much hesitation put the keyboard to good use. The beeping sound ceased and the blank bluish screen turned to a more colorful visual embodyment of an operating system, and in a matter of seconds his eyes begun reading a short yet sufficiently long enough message. Not wasting much time and unnecessary effort, he turned around and walked out of the room
Within minutes he stepped into the bar, where the Colonel was supposed to be. As he looked around, he quickly noticed the face familiar from his computer screen, provided by her transponder signal upon sending her first few transmissions to the professor earlier today. He nodded and walked to the table of the woman, where he cleared his throat in the case she didn't notice him already
- Colonel Collister, if I am correct - he greeted her, and in the same moment she gave a verification, Professor Kronenberg reached out with his right arm to shake hands with her - I am pleased to meet you personally
The professor smiled warmly as the Colonel asked him about his career
- Well, as I do not now how much did you read about me in your files, I believe I can sum up the most important things. I pursue many arms of science, as I can not concentrate on just one branch and let my knowledge in the rest just wither away, or not even materialize. The many studies at some degree can not exist without each other, and unlike most of the scientific brains of Bretonia, I did understand this vital fact. Sadly, due to my wide variety of interest, my collegues somehow could not follow my way of thinking, and deemed me mentally instable despite psychological and medical examinations proved otherwise, how jealous of them. But it is not me who is important, but what wonders I pursue. Did you imagine xenoarcheology and basic runology could have some strange connections as well? On occasions of course, there are many things such as interesting as the Daam Kovosh writing, but it is undeniably one of the most energetizing and mysterious topics. But perhaps the greatest of the possibilities lie in galactic-grade space travel, such things are currently deemed impossible, but... as you among the ranks of the Order might be aware of, it is not just a dream of fools and imbeciles. After my short time working along your scientists, I also believe that the closure of the Nomad War was succesful due to the respectable scientific team using the technology inproperly, I wonder what effects their efforts could have triggered if they used those artifacts the way tey were supposed to work... for I am sure the Hypergate was not supposed to "clean up the mess" of it's guardians. But... enough of this, if you have any more questions of interest before talking about your offer, let me know