[Well, it's certainly good that there's a plan in place, but Hilda's admission brings him to the conclusion that no, he really can't think of anything else they can gather that might be useful to Caldera.]

...I believe I have run out of contributions to the current conversation as well.

[Oh look, there are the city gates. He... might have picked up his pace a little in some vague hope that getting out of Union will somehow provide a topic of conversation he knows more about. Help, how does he speak to non-scientists to make them feel included in the group?]