I do like keeping my options open. Appreciate it, Doc. [And that flat, neutral tone of his does even sound a bit more appreciative for it!

There's a short pause before he adds:] But about Ploiatos– I'm gonna need a bit more to go off of than just "stay away." I've got this account of the first incident, but it's a little light on the details.

[He'd probably be a bit less critical if he knew the ship historian's an 8 year-old, but alas.]