Naoki sighs, even as he settles in and helps himself to some tea.

"I've been trying to figure out what I can do to help, and... it's looking more and more like the answer is 'leave it to other people.' I don't have a pog buddy. I think I got everything useful I can from the library, and in any case fighting with that stupid newsprint archive thing may not be worth the additional headache."

Perhaps more to the point, he's kind of dissatisfied with not being able to do more.