It certainly adds a convincing amount of evidence that we are indeed in the future if we are unable to make contact. I fear it may sound somewhat egotistical of me but if I cannot contrive a way to communicate... then surely our generous hosts are in possession of technology that is beyond my comprehension.

[He's shifted into an appropriately sober tone.]

If it's not too much of an inconvenience, Kuchiki-san, I would like to work on some encrypted filters that will enable us to communicate with a greater degree of privacy. Would you be amenable to such a thing?