During winter break, Gotham University's faculty apartments and doctoral student apartments remained open, and most laboratories continued operating. Schiller had only one residence in all of Gotham City—the faculty apartments at Gotham University—and no other home. So when the break was announced, he had nowhere else to go and simply stayed holed up in his office at school, writing papers.
The Psychology Department's exam results at Gotham University had not been particularly ideal, which meant his evaluation score would not be very high. He needed to publish more articles to raise the rating of this period on his résumé.
Most Gotham University students were idle and undisciplined, and most of their families lived locally. Gotham was not very large, so most students were essentially available at a moment's notice.
Bruce took advantage of the start of break to organize the psychology club. He seemed quite enthusiastic about it, though that was hardly surprising. Because he needed to keep up appearances, his exam scores could only be considered middling, yet he desperately wanted to learn some skills from Schiller. Using money to organize a club was not a bad choice.
That day, Bruce was carrying materials for the club's preparations and planned to deliver them to Schiller. He stood outside Schiller's office, and before he could knock, he heard Schiller speaking on the phone inside.
"...Have you considered a lobotomy? It's inhumane? And letting him run wild around the hospital is humane? How is Madam Adela doing? Still refusing to wear a straitjacket?... How about this? I'll introduce you to a few female gang enforcers from Mary Street. Have them work there as nurses, and they'll settle it in no time..."
"That Novman is refusing treatment too? And refusing medication? I looked through his file before. He has a grudge against