After leaving Professor Dale's office, Lloyd stopped by the first-floor archives to pick up some literature on the [Tear of the Stars]. They were mostly introductory texts, intended to help him build a basic understanding of the subject.
Throughout the process, Professor Dale didn't ask a single prying question about where these [Tear of the Stars] samples came from, rendering the excuse Lloyd had prepared in advance completely unnecessary.
It seemed that after recovering from his despondency, Professor Dale was actually quite tactful.
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