"That's intriguing." He looks thoughtful. He can come across as fluffy and unfocused, but in truth, he has quite the keen mind when he bothers to put in the effort. "I wonder if it has to do with energetic frequency, a basic incompatibility with the format. That's a useful discovery. I have a computer. I use it for my accounting." The last bit is thrown in as an afterthought.

"If the natives have anything to say about how others are kept here or experiences that relate directly or indirectly to our abductions I would be most interested." There's a project. He didn't have to think twice about it.

"Oh, yes, of course. I respect confidentiality." It's usually meaningless around him, but he respects it. In this context, he'd have to actively try to cheat. He sees no merit in attempting such a thing.