"..."
"Must the Pax House take all of your time? You're not just a tool for them, you know."
"It's not in my place to be involved."
"..."
"Can I... At least walk you back? It's late."
"I'll find my way, and you should find yours."
"..."
"I see. I'll be on my way."
"..."
"...You're leaving already?"
"I have found my answer. There's no need for me to linger further."
"Oh... Uh... Don't you... Want to stay longer? I'd like to hear more about your side."
"There's no such thing as 'my side'."
"Yet you've sat down and listened."
"This relentless pursuit for the truth is utter conceit. It may be futile to you, or to whoever's watching us from above. But that's the way it should be. Every discovery from today gives way for a tomorrow."
"None. I only seek to understand why you care so much to reach for matters beyond your control."
"Is it a sin to attempt to understand who we are? Human or arcanist, we both possess the curiosity to know about the world we're living in, to better understand how we can live."
"Hm. Even if this higher being has yet to be verified by science, it won't stop mankind's pursuit for knowledge."
"..."
"I suppose that sounds blasphemous for you?"
"No. I have no interest for religion."
"Fascinating. A nihilist then."
"Whether it's your foundation or not, it doesn't matter in their eyes. Nothing matters in the grand scheme of things."
"...Are you saying there is a hypothetical uncaring god watching us from above?"
"God, watcher, egregore, observer... It does not care for labels."
"But I don't understand. The material world have made matters the pieces can entertain themselves with. Why go after the one that's not meant to be perceived?"
"Because it's the foundation of our structure."
"By learning the truth, we can unify everything in the universe. By identifying these rules can we have a clear, rational answer."
"And if there's no truth?"
"Then we'll only know if we had discovered it."
"The unknown had always been feared, but once we're equipped with logic do we evolve into society. The unknown influences our choices, while logic chooses our destination."
"Hm... But what will you gain from learning the truth of the universe?"
"...and by also using the angle of the shadow, the ancients also discovered how to tell the time."
"Interesting, but what is your point?"
"I'm saying that these seemingly unreachable variables always had a direct interference in human society."
"...How did we discovered that the earth is not flat?"
"Through maritime exploration?"
"That's the grand explanation, but it goes way back. Eratosthenes noticed the difference in angle a shadow had from Alexandria to Syene. This gave the impression that the surface is curved."
"I do, but I don't see the relation this have to do with you."
"What do you mean?"
"This vastness you're trying to pursue. What do you gain from studying it?"
"...If we gain understanding, we'll know our origins."
"And how will that interfere in everyone's personal lives?"
"Whatever. Sit here, will you? You're standing like a hawk."
"..."
"What are we doing here?"
"Observing the night sky."
"Isn't it too vast?"
"Physics is just as vast as this. It had even reach beyond the sky. You've seen it yourself, don't you?"
"Are you attempting to give me photosynthesis? I don't run on solar energy."
"Amazing. You're taking after my sense of humor. Cain is not going to be happy about this... Hahaha."
"Cain is more worse. You're good."