[Well, this is rather an uphill battle. It's not surprising, of course; Haise remembers how it was when Sieglinde's squidge refused to stop crying, but he wishes he better understood how to help. He can't simply tell her that shoving her emotions aside actually makes a person more brittle than strong, nor can he say quite a number of things that would make matters simpler.

It might be the case that he can't help at this time, much as he doesn't like admitting such a thought to himself. Still, giving up on her that easily would be doing her a disservice]

I suppose it's not surprising ALASTAIR has such innovations. Perhaps if they're interested in encouraging invention, they might make a lab accessible to our team.

[Business, it seems, might be the easiest topic to broach]