"I haven't seen anything yet that would do this, but that doesn't mean they're not local," I say. "Cataloguing as much of the new plant life is on my to-do list, but so are a lot of other things." Like finishing yet another census and making sure people like Nerys and Major have what they need to survive here as non-humans.

"I'd offer to start looking, but it sounds like I'm going to be out of town," I add with a faint smirk Oliver's way. "You think you're up to trying to find it?" He looks about ready for anything, but what do I know? "Ravi and Helen, we all used to room together and we've got a lab we share. If you can safely get a sample of the spores to them, they might be able to figure out some kind of stopgap, something to give Jude and Father Mulcahy a little more time while we're off trying to find the cure."