"Right. Here is my promise to you: there will be a solution to this. If I'm not clever enough - I know, so unlikely, yeah?" Troy grinned, attempting to inject some humor into the situation. "But if I'm not clever enough to do it alone, I'll look around for people who are."
And about that point, Troy was distracted by the upside-down floating. It looked fun, as long as you could forget the not-solid bit. Troy rotated his own head a few degrees, trying to match the motion. Clearly, it didn't work.
Oh well. "I'd imagine that I can't really telephone, so would you like me to drop by in a day or two with a status update?"