Daeson was worried when he saw the state she was in when she came in. However, he waited to see if she'd find the note he left for her. Every so often, he'd peek over, and when he saw her reading it, he smiled to himself. when she began working in a flurry, he felt a good deal of satisfaction. He'd done something kind, and it had been helpful. With this in mind, he busily worked, feeling better about the way things were going.<br/><br/>Suddenly, there was a somewhat large machine being plonked onto his desk. He looked up at Clarise and smiled, listening. His eyes widened as he realized what she'd discovered. "Elementium!" he exclaimed, incredibly impressed. "See, you are smar--" he paused when she offered to give him half the credit. "Oooohhh no no! The work is all yours. I only taught you a concept that was discovered by someone else, not me, many years ago." He stood and pointed at the machine. "That. That is all yours. You deserve the credit. It will get some of the pressure off of you. If you give half to me, then your boss won't be as impressed. Play to the politics. If it helps our working situation, then you should take all the credit."<br/><br/>He really did want a better work situation-- one where they could speak without being criticized. As just demonstrated, science works best when people can collaborate. If she could work herself in a situation where her reputation was so high, that her conversing with what amounted to a Azurian intern would hardly be blinked at. If she could bring her name up to those heights, then people wouldn't think that he is teaching her-- more likely that she is teaching him.<br/><br/>He didn't care about fame or money. He just wanted to do his science in peace, without politics getting in the way. He would hate to be one of the biologists, who were far more stunted than any of the engineers. He hated all of the politics-- every bit of it. Knowledge should never be subdued by politics. It made him sick, really.<br/><br/>He looked over the machine, opening the hatch and observing the parts. He smiled. "This is brilliant. I never could have pulled this off. Truly, the credit belongs to you."