Information on this world's history that hasn't been pre-approved by the Initiative would be nice, but I know that's going to be hard to come by.

[He shrugs a bit instead of getting discouraged, though maintaining the confident front is for his own sake just as much as anything else. Besides, sometimes finding the right questions can be half the battle in itself.]

Even knowing the things you've looked into that didn't pan out would save us from wasting time covering the same ground. [Has he countered Ed's use of I with we enough yet to drive the point home? Well, just in case.] No matter how difficult getting answer seems, you have me here to help you now and that means we'll find a way to manage just like always.