Herta

This is Herta. I'm busy right now. This is my ranged puppet's automated-response mode: Hello everyone. Hope you have a wonderful day. Goodbye.

Why not come around today and help me with my research? You'll be the subject, by the way.

*sigh* I've lost interest in your research potential for today. See you tomorrow.

What do you make of it? It's about seventy percent similar to how I looked as a child.

Best not to ponder, you'll be scratching your chin all day.

The good thing about this club is that it doesn't ask me for anything. In fact, it doesn't even care if I'm a member.

Why do I get to visit an Aeon? I'm Herta, that's why.

If you're not solving problems or writing up contributions, then don't blame me if your life is boring.

I'm perfect enough already. What else do I need to prove? Of course, I could write a few more books... but what would I get out of that? Why should I bother?

The Intelligentsia Guild is always able to find a way to support their case, writing enough "scholarship" in one night to fill a library... This is a problem.

The Lord of Silence erased the eyes from the portrait, but drew everyone's attention in the process.

Asta provided financial assistance to a few exceptional children — I assume Arlan was one of them.

If my other collections had people like Asta watching over them, I could take a hands-off approach.

I give her the most boring things, and then she gives them back to me and they're suddenly interesting.

Ruan Mei is a genius among geniuses — I won't deny that. I don't always get along with her, but I do admire her... Maybe the admiration is mutual.

Define inspiration? Tsk, it's only the several thousand ideas racing through my mind every minute.

You call that a build update?

Finally. Clocking off. Bye.

Happy? Word of advice: Don't expect too much from a puppet.

You better be good. My time is precious.

Why the long face? I'm not going to eat you.

Asta! Here's the key. Gotta go now — bye.

You know the drill — send me all your new toys, and I'll return them later.

I don't usually get to see you outside the Simulated Universe. Who do you want to experiment on this time?

Oh, poor you...

And you're supposed to be stronger?

What are you looking at?

You must be honored to meet me?

Idle mode... *yawn* How boring.

This is gonna hurt.

Maybe you can keep it down!?

I won't break.

I'm breaking!

Do you know who I am?

Ever see a diamond this big? It's all yours~

Time to twirl~

Time to twirl!

Connection... lost...

Rebooting...

How appropriate.

Upgrade configured.

How am I gonna get that time back!

That's it?

Meh, acceptable quality.

Awesome. Cool. Can we go now?

It took you that long?

I can do this in my sleep.

Now, how should I dispose of you?

Is there anything interesting here? I doubt it.