Impressionable Progeny

Impressionable Progeny

Race

Asura

Level

3

Location

The Hinterlabs
(Metrica Province)

Part of

Assist Professor Gahf in teaching his young progeny

Impressionable Progeny are progenies who ask the player a question in regards to their education. Either option progresses the local heart.

Location

Maguuma Jungle

• Metrica Province
  • The Hinterlabs

Heart involvement

Assist Professor Gahf in teaching his young progeny (2)

Dialogue

My professor gave me an unsolvable problem. No one has ever been able crack it. I'm thinking of just giving up.

(If asura)

Okay, but quitters usually have to settle for jobs washing beakers.

What a horrifying thought. I shall return to the problem post haste.

Glad to help.

Probably best not to waste your valuable time.

The fact that you agree just seals it. The professor should learn my time is too valuable to waste on impossible tasks.

There you go.

(If not asura)

Even working on an unsolvable problem can help sharpen your mind.

I never thought about it that way. It's always a pleasant surprise to stumble across a point of view that isn't mind-numbingly idiotic.

Anytime.

Sounds to me like further effort is just a waste of your time. (same as "Probably best not to...)

Hang in there.

I can't decide which college I should join. Dynamics, Statics, or Synergetics. I would undoubtedly excel in whichever I chose, if I could only chose.

(If asura and of College of Statics)

Statics. You could build and design lasting inventions.

(If asura and of College of Dynamics)

Dynamics. Everyone knows the best gizmo makers study there.

(If asura and of College of Synergetics)

Synergetics. Where better to research the true nature of the eternal alchemy.

I agree with your logic. You've reinforced the conclusion I've just now reached. Thank you.

Happy to assist.

(If not asura)

Why not join all of them?

Join all of them? That's a brilliant idea! Surely no college would reject a prospect as brilliant as me.

Glad I could help.

I'm afraid the choice is yours to make.

What's so special about dynamo-fusion collant devices? Everyone knows cross-liquid stratagems yield better results.

(If asura)

Biochemically speaking, dynamo-fusion is cleaner and less explosive.

I suppose you have a point there. What are all those cross-liquid stagophiles thinking?

Humility suits you.

Dynamo-fusion is a fad. Once cooler heads prevail, it'll fall out of favor.

Absolutely. What are those dynamo-fusionophiles thinking?

When you're right, you're right.

(If not asura)

Of course they do.

See? It's obvious even to a sub-genius.

Thanks.

How can you be so certain?

Good point. Perhaps I am being too hasty in my judgment. I should reconsider the benefits of dynamo-fusion coolant devices.

You can never be too careful.

Who cares?

I was contemplating joining the Inquest. I find their ambition and fortitude most admirable. Don't you agree?

(If asura)

Perhaps you should focus your future elsewhere. The Inquest is not to be idolized.

Sheesh, you sound just like my parents.

Heed their words.

(If not asura)

I know enough about the Inquest to know they're evil.

Sheesh, you sound just like my parents.

They sound like smart folks.

Sorry, but I'm not a guidance counselor.

The professors here think they know more than we do, but they're actually making it so we couldn't know more than they do. They're reining us in, throttling us intellectually.

(If asura)

Our minds are only as limited as we make them.

Good point. I'm the only who can say how much my head will swell.

There you go.

You should listen to your professors. They represent the cream of the crop.

(If not asura)

Aren't you a bit young to be this paranoid?

Paranoia isn't merely for the elderly. They just have more free time to dwell on the possibilities. But wait, if I refuse to let the professors limit my potential, that might make THEM paranoid!

Now you're thinking.

Someone as smart as you must have a good reason to be paranoid.

That's what school is all about.

I can't stand this school. Why should I allow them to dictate how I allocate my time? They're stifling my true genius!

(If asura)

Young genius need guidance if they hope to grow to be old geniuses.

I did nearly get caught in an explosion with my last invention. My nose hairs still haven't grown back. Perhaps I'll take your words under advisement.

You're already learning.

(If not asura)

Trust your elders. Their experience can help you.

I admit my professors seem to know what they're talking about...most of the time.

There you go.

Sounds like you've still got a lot to learn.

I've been working on a blueprint for a limitless energy capacitor, but I can't determine which material would be best for reinforcing the intake valve. Can you offer any helpful insight?

(If asura)

You don't need an intake valve. Energy is created inside the capacitor.

That's...right. Did I say "intake valve"? I meant "release valve". I know just what to do. You've helped me reach the only logical conclusion.

Excelsior.

Maybe if you made two intake valves, it would spread the stress.

Of course. When in doubt, spread it out. A second intake valve is precisely the answer I was working toward. I appreciate your helping me to reach a foregone conclusion.

Excelsior.

(If not asura)

You seem like you know what you're doing.

In the absence of answers I will accept compliments. Thank you.

You're welcome.

I may need to think about it some more.

I created designs for my own golem creation, but I can't decide where to start the actual construction. The head? Feet? Arms? Where does one begin?

(If asura)

Simple. Start with the feet and work your way up.

The feet! My thinking precisely. I was just making sure you knew. If this were a test, you would've passed with top marks.

Thanks for the confidence boost.

Elementary. Start with the head and work your way down.

That's completely counter-intuitive. But brilliant. Where the head goes the feet will follow. I'll begin work from the top-down immediately.

I thought you'd see things that way.

(If not asura)

What do you think?

You're right I should trust my own instincts. Surely, the feet would be a good starting place, and from there I can work my way up.

Sounds like a wise decision.

I'm sure the answer will come to you.