[Vague hand motions translate well enough for Alberto. He nods even as his eyes survey the sizable mass of papers that are littering the area; he knows the chaotic ingredients of a slowly forming strategy when he sees one.]

I’d say to organize your notes if you haven’t already. [There’s a faint crumpling sound. Alberto pauses, then shifts over to pull a sheet of notebook paper he’d missed out from under his rear.] Maybe looking at everything in order will help you take stock of it all again.

[RAISES… EYEBROW…….]

Is the Scarab always talking back like that? [God, Khaji got the sarcasm from them all, didn’t he? It’s contagious.]