[The mediation alone would be worth it, should Myr and Anders get crossways with each other again. Somewhere Myr heartily does not want to go--but if Anders restarts that fight, far be it from him not to try and finish it.

...Except it will imperil their research. Damn. Hope Van's in top diplomatic form, then.]

No argument there--and I'd never undersell the importance of snacks in the research process. [Can't pull all-nighters without good snacks.]

Besides, I expect there'll be a lot of reading and you know that's always faster with more people.