When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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“At Infinity Lab, you’ll have your own workspace, the freedom to propose your own projects, and even the chance to slowly build your research team,” Miranda explained.

but to

“I’m inviting you, not to change your research focus or adapt your goals to fit ours, offer you a better environment and more resources to pursue your academic journey further and broader.”

She paused briefly before continuing, “Of course, I’m not a saint. I don’t provide all this without expecting something in return.‘

There it was. Joli’s biggest concern–the reason for his hesitation. His eyes locked onto hers, sharp and probing, as if trying to see into the depths of her intentions. “What do you want from me?”

“If you agree to join, your research will still be yours, but it will carry the name of Infinity Lab. That’s the trade–reputation and benefit.

A comprehensive lab like Infinity Lab, if it aimed to grow, gain recognition, and establish itself in the global scientific community, must deliver academic output. Both quantity and quality–impact factors, citations, and contributions–all matter.

“Secondly,” she continued, “you’re right–your research focus is different from ours. But that’s precisely the opportunity for Infinity Lab to transition from a single–discipline lab to a multidisciplinary one.

a mutual choice. You need resources to continue your work, and the lab

her gaze unwavering, “one of your papers ends with a quote in the acknowledgments section. It reads, ‘What matters

and I have resources. If I hoard them, they’re nothing more than a cold, empty building and a source of personal pride. But if I share them with you, they can yield papers, glory, success—even technological breakthroughs, medical advances, or opportunities

you already have a foundation to build on. Now I’m extending an olive branch. If you turn away from academia

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a lead researcher, a biologist, a young scholar or go further, joining the National Science Institute as a

steady but pressing, “the

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who had been sitting quietly, was now staring at

eyes.

always walked a structured path–school, grad school, research–until she met Miranda. It was Miranda who gave her direction,

came

like an eternity—maybe three seconds, maybe 30—Joli finally