Taran Industries, Medical Department.
"Doctor Helen, about the Healing Capsule..."
"Sorry, Maya, I'll have to discuss it with you tomorrow."
"Helen..."
The elevator doors slowly closed, leaving Maya Hansen no choice but to spread her hands helplessly.
Inside the elevator, Helen wore an expectant expression.
She had received word that Tony wanted her to provide medical treatment for the Avengers.
That was secondary, though. What really mattered was another piece of news Tony had shared: Thor was there too.
Helen, who was particularly fond of Thor among the Avengers, was thrilled.
"Doctor Helen."
The elevator doors opened, and Helen could hardly wait to leave.
A middle-aged Asian man called out to her.
Helen looked over and exclaimed in delighted surprise, "Jack?"
Jack Lee smiled. "I thought you'd forgotten me."
"How could I?" Helen said happily. "You were my senior."
The two exchanged pleasantries.
Jack Lee's presence was no coincidence. He had come to see Helen about something.
"The research center in Seoul is ready," Jack Lee said. "You said you wanted to bring the technology back home."
At the mention of this, Helen hesitated. "Taran Industries funded my subsequent research, Jack."
"I know," Jack Lee said, growing animated. "But this is a chance for our country to become a world leader."
"Have you forgotten, Helen?" Jack Lee asked. "Why we went into medicine in the first place?"
"I haven't forgotten, Jack." Helen sighed, looking at her stubborn senior.
Jack Lee lacked Helen's talent, and he had spent many years in South Korea without getting anywhere.
But he was deeply patriotic. Before Helen received investment from Taran Industries, Jack Lee had run himself ragged helping her.
Now that an opportunity had finally come along, Jack Lee had gone so far as to travel to New York himself.
"The Regeneration Cradle is