[Egon gently squeezes Venkman's hand back, though he still looks somewhat perturbed.]
I believe it is a combination of factors. In another lifetime, I may have been able to accomplish much more had I not been "distracted" in my studies.
[Throughout all this, despite the subject at hand, Egon has maintained his clinical and dry-cut speech patterns. Whether or not he's doing this out of reflex or to shield his own emotions is...uncertain. But when he says "distracted", there's a hint of underlying venom that accompanies the word.]
And yet I find myself, for the lack of a better word, enjoying my current endeavors much more than if I had maintained my prior trajectory. But prioritizing happiness over scientific merit is-- [....] --it is something I have...been taught to look down upon for quite some time.
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I believe it is a combination of factors. In another lifetime, I may have been able to accomplish much more had I not been "distracted" in my studies.
[Throughout all this, despite the subject at hand, Egon has maintained his clinical and dry-cut speech patterns. Whether or not he's doing this out of reflex or to shield his own emotions is...uncertain. But when he says "distracted", there's a hint of underlying venom that accompanies the word.]
And yet I find myself, for the lack of a better word, enjoying my current endeavors much more than if I had maintained my prior trajectory. But prioritizing happiness over scientific merit is-- [....] --it is something I have...been taught to look down upon for quite some time.