Schiller turned the hand resting on the sofa armrest, hesitated with his mouth slightly open, then looked at Victor and asked very tactfully, "Is writing a thesis the first lesson for your graduate students?"
"Oh, of course not." Victor replied briskly. "When I first met them, I only intended to familiarize them with the campus, show them around the lab, and go over some precautions. You know, that's what the first lesson should be about."
"But my students said they already knew all that by heart and could begin their projects right away." Victor shook his head helplessly. "That's what it's like working with a group of geniuses. Being the teacher of a group of geniuses is even more stressful."
"Before formally beginning their projects, I assigned them a simulated project to gauge their abilities. That was how we ended up having our first group meeting."
"Captain Cold performed very well, which was no surprise. I had a fair estimate of his capabilities. Pamela's performance surprised me somewhat. After all, she transferred here from another field, but her results were quite good as well."
"What shocked me most was Bruce. He also crossed over from another discipline, but he did better than anyone else. Not only did he complete the project excellently, he introduced some innovations as well. His thesis was very well written. Though it was only a simulated project and virtual experiment, the data and conclusions were all rigorous."
Schiller squinted at Victor and said, "Are you sure you're talking about Bruce Wayne?"
Victor looked at Schiller with considerable confusion. "Honestly, every time you worried over Bruce's Thesis in the office, my expectations of him dropped a little. But I never expected him to give me such a surprise!"
Victor concluded, "Maybe your standards are simply too high."