I used to be a scientist -- both as a civilian and in military -- until I gave that up to serve the army in a more traditional capacity. It was supposed to be a permanent career change, but I can't seem to shake off my desire for knowledge.

[However much he tried to. In hindsight, abandoning his research had clearly been partially motivated by a desire to put as much space as possible between him and the less morally sound period of his life. It doesn't bother him too much to admit that now -- it ended up being for the best. More or less.]

Our Custom Job project is just about finished. I'll see what else we can do with it later on, once I'm done taking care of other priorities.