"A few. I gather the DRC has closed the Cavern down, so all the research is right back where it was before the discovery -- up here on the surface of good old terra firma. Some have signed up here to take classes, so I guess I will be teaching them. Most I suspect are still in the Cleft environs. I saw a bunch of folks in shirts like yours when I was in the area two weeks ago."
"I was the last one out. I didn't see anyone there except for this Navajo guy with a tow truck."
"Jimmy Nakai. He is usually there. Sort of a handiman, I gather. No, your friends -- if they haven't gone home -- are staying around the area. Not a lot of hotels, of course, but there are a few B&Bs and apartments to rent if one goes to Carlsbad. In fact, the old Donnelly place has been converted into an inn run by Donnelly's daughter and a few of her frends. You might try there. Hey, I'm going to be late. When I can get a weekend off I plan to visit that area so maybe I will see you again." He turns to go, then pauses. "She says to seek the journey -- at least, that's what someone told me. Good luck."
With a nod of his head, Dr. Timothy walks away.