On the presidential plane, Stark was resting with his eyes closed. To avoid being disturbed by the noise, he wore headphones that cycled through recent news reports:
"The Federal New Technology Science Research Center is the first research institution established since President Wayne took office. Its purpose is to integrate new technologies from the past decade and those likely to emerge under the new system in the future, allowing them to compare with and promote one another while considering practical implementation at the earliest opportunity.
"In President Wayne's recent speech at Columbia University, he pointed out that the United States' current educational system had become deeply entrenched in old problems. Higher education in particular had long seen educational and research resources monopolized by the elite. Academic cliques and family-run research groups remained stubbornly persistent, while young researchers had no path upward, further draining high-end industrial talent and doing nothing to support the return of industry.
"At the same time, the president also stated that they could not throw the baby out with the bathwater. Dismantling research groups on a large scale would be even more detrimental to scientific development. Thus, he established the New Technology Science Research Center and planned to direct more research funding over the next decade toward young researchers capable of developing new technologies and producing new results. Reportedly, many universities have protested, arguing that this would shake the foundations of the Federation..."
Stark impatiently took off his headphones and muttered, "I've spent my whole life doing research, and now I'm somehow a young researcher..."
Then he turned to look at Doom beside him. Seeing the other man leisurely tossing snacks into his mouth made his temper flare. Stark braced himself against the armrest to sit upright, and his sweeping arm nearly struck the flight attendant beside