He listens intently, noting the spark of excitment behind her eyes. "Truly?" There is something about the way he says this, the glimmer in his eyes, that says this might not entirely be a surprise to him. "It sounds like something entirely worthy of your study and effort. Castaways, I rather like that...though it does give the mental picture of being bedraggled on a foresaken island...tell me about your research partner?"