"I'll keep you up to date on anything that I find." Jon's quick to reassure him, and confident as he speaks - especially so, considering he barely knows the man even still, but what can he say? There's some inherent trust that comes with discovering something like this together. John's a good man, and while Jon would generally try to keep people uninvolved in this sort of thing from getting sucked into it, he's here, and he's been a part of this island's community as long as Jon can remember. He deserves to be a part of it, just as much as anyone else.

He carefully tucks away the broken pieces of the tape recorder into his bag when they're offered, and at first, looks confused about doing so, but is quick to accept the idea.

"Brilliant. This tape deck is going to be our lifeline for figuring out what the hell is going on here, and anything that happens to it could be a massive set-back," He prattles a bit. "I've been meaning to try to find someone who can develop a power source, possibly splice together one of this world's plugs into a battery seat--- something to work in case we run the current one dead while trying to figure this out. Is that something you've got any experience with?"