"Yeah, of course," I reply, of the need to know. Even if I suspect that whatever tests we're able to run in this place will come back clear, it's still better know for sure. We're just lucky, I guess, that something like a Cordyceps should be easy to spot even with rudimentary equipment we have on hand.

"We'll make it a priority to get it looked at, I promise." Not that Ravi will need much encouragement on that count; he'll probably just be delighted to have something to do.