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.

You need resources to continue your work, and

papers ends with a quote in the acknowledgments section. It reads, ‘What

lab, 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

olive branch. If you turn away from academia and become just another worker,

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effort into the right path, seize the opportunity I’m offering, you could become a lead researcher,

but pressing, “the choice is in

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was now staring

eyes.

grad school, research–until she met Miranda. It was Miranda who gave

warming everyone who came near her. That had been true for Madison, for Sebastian, and now, for

felt like an eternity—maybe three seconds, maybe