"It might not be a bad idea to compile stuff, then... you know... it might not look like much, but maybe someone else can do something with it." Keith had learned that in the past. He was really good at gathering information. Interpreting it was a whole different ballgame, and he found that, when he gave what he found to other people, they could sometimes find things he'd missed.

Keith sighed a little, though, at Ed's reasoning. It sounded flakey to him. Not that he hadn't used that reason himself for a dozen or more things in his own life, but he wasn't sure if he liked hearing it from the other side of the conversation.

"I guess," he relented. "Just be careful."