Something that can frustrate the professor is when someone do not do their best. He has flunked more than one student for laziness, although he didn't give that as the direct cause.

Behaviour/Quirks
Samuel can be really preoccupied with his work and forget about most other things. If he finds someone that shows interest in what he is doing he is more than happy to explain things to him/her, something that can be quite a lengthy business.

Bacause of many late nights in the lab, Samuel has come to be a late sleeper, and it is not unusual for him to wake up in the middle of the day.

Character story
He has lived in Innsmouth for his whole life and does not intend to move. For about four years his wife died in a car crash and the sadness caused him to turn all his attention to the lab. He got hinself an apartment in the attic of the old school research building and continued his work in seclusion.

His current project is investigating the remains of a newly discovered cult called The Order of Oon which seem to have existed in Innsmouth about a hundered years ago. The evidence that is found is a few scraps of parchment written in Latin and found in an old manor just on the edge of town. The manuscripts was in so bad shape that much of the information is no longer possible to interpret. But Samuel, through hard work, managaed to find out that it was a cult that worshipped some fantastic entity called Oon.

Oon is, according to the part of the manuscript Samuel managed to translate, "...sleeping just out of the corner of your eye...". Later it is written "...with powers that can fulfill your every wish if you just can get his attention...". The manuscript ends with the words "...and so Oon draws his first breath.". When Samuel read those words he can swear that a deep resounding breath could be heard echoeing in the building.

He recently got a neighbour in the attic, a young, bright, medical student which showed great interest in Samuels work. It was a long time since he had a close neighbour to talk to and especially someone interested in what he is doing. The past year has formed a solid friendship between Samuel and his neighbour, Stephen Merrell, which results in many late night discussing interesting subjects.