Can he give us details? Hard data? It will be difficult recalculating to account for something we haven't been able to adequately measure. If Aurion can do that for us, our results will be much more accurate.

[Any judgement is kept out of Botta's tone, as is curiosity. He doesn't define himself as a scientist -- just as a completionist. When Botta does something, he does it well, especially with stakes as high as these.

[And then he pauses, because, honestly, this is still nagging him--]

Your room, Lord Yuan?

[He manages not to sound miffed. He does not manage to avoid sounding incredulous.]