Database: 01. Archived Conversation, 24 Jan 2014

A transcribed telephone conversation between Ms. M. Lemay and Dr. A. Gramática.

A. GRAMÁTICA Hello, Ms. Lemay. It's Àlvaro. Have you settled in to your new office?

M. LEMAY Just a few more boxes to unpack.

A. GRAMÁTICA Good. It's a big space.

M. LEMAY Almost too big. Olivier felt the same way.

A. GRAMÁTICA Ah but the view is incredible, if I remember right.

M. LEMAY That's true.

A. GRAMÁTICA Listen, I'll be in Montreal for a week next month, so we can talk more in depth at that point. Until then I'll send you some documents to give you a rough idea about what sort of data we'll be looking for in the next few years.

M. LEMAY Okay. I'll have plenty of time next month to review them.

A. GRAMÁTICA Good, good. Also, when you have a spare moment... I wonder if you'd write up a detailed... ah, reminiscence, I suppose, or a memoir of your time with John Standish. How long you worked with him, how often you talked, what you know about his personal life, that sort of thing.

M. LEMAY Okay. Absolutely...

A. GRAMÁTICA You sound hesitant.

M. LEMAY Sorry, no... I'd be happy to. I'm just overwhelmed by some of the things I learned about him in the past few months.

A. GRAMÁTICA I understand.

M. LEMAY It's had enough grasping this idea of a... a precursor race, but... this whole Sage business, it's... difficult to swallow.

A. GRAMÁTICA Of course, of course. The documents I'm sending you should go some way to easing you into some pretty strange discoveries. But make sure you're sitting down when you read them.

M. LEMAY Oh god. Okay, thanks.

A. GRAMÁTICA No problem. Stay in touch.

M. LEMAY I will.

A. GRAMÁTICA And congratulations on your new position.

M. LEMAY Thank you. I'm looking forward to working with your team...

A. GRAMÁTICA Good. Take care.

(Call ends.)