[he nods in turn. fine with him.]

And of course, given the current situation, I should ask again-- last week's experiment appears to have worked just as well as anticipated, but if you believe it would be detrimental to continue on to the original plan... I will take it under advisement. You have more insight into what may cause further disruption than I, or so I should hope.

[but if it's not too risky to attempt, and if it could lead to generating nova, then it's time for experiment number two.]