"Yeah," agrees Radar glumly. He doesn't need ESP to pick up on what Edgar isn't saying. "Look, soon as I hear anything big, you guys'll be the first to know, okay? And..."

He looks up at the rest of the library: the chaos still there, but muted, as the doctors take a second to breathe and the researchers crowd around their books.

"Thanks for calling me as much as you've been. I know I told you and Mr. Rambo not to worry too much, but whenever you say you're okay up there it stops me worrying so much, so. It helps. Really."