"Oh, it was chaos, make no mistake," he admits. "It is what happens when you put four naturalists who might also be considered eccentric into close quarters." He's under no illusions about what a mess their rooms were. Still, he misses it, which is possibly why he's doing what he's doing here.

"I suppose it is only fair to warn you that this will be a first practical test of the containments that I have devised." He's scavenged here and there for soundproofing materials, non-flammable cage-crates, and air filters for the moth tanks. "Perhaps you would prefer to wait outside whilst I remove the moths to their tank."