#461 Stygian Lord Questions Soapstone

Soapstone the Scholar-Pioneer and Stygian Lord continue their private conversation. Soapstone's expression grows questioning.
Stygian Lord: Soapstone, do you mind helping me with a dilemma?
Soapstone: Naturally!
Stygian Lord: Remind me, how many ninnies did you interview for your essays?
Soapstone: None, of course! I employed another sufficient method.
Stygian Lord: Secondly, I believe you used to attend a lot of Factmeister’s lectures?
Soapstone: Yes, and I still do! She’s brilliant!
Stygian Lord: And, didn’t she discover once that a certain research method was highly ineffective? So much so that every study using it became obsolete afterwards?
Soapstone: That... is correct.

Soapstone quints their eyes at Stygian Lord's reasoning.
Stygian Lord: That was the “another sufficient method” you used, wasn’t it? Forget your old essays, Soapstone. You have a presentation to deliver.