[That draws a sardonic laugh from his lips as he turns back towards the table.]

Here? Barely. I had help at the last second and if I hadn't, I was going to do my damndest to take him with me. I'm not letting what happened to Eruteka happen here.

[He catches the slip and winces. Time to try and change the subject.]

You said you saw your father...? What was he like? Was he a researcher like you?