"This will all take time," Ienzo began, "but eventually ..."

He began ticking things off his fingers.

"We'll need to do research on what this place is, what the robots are, what the Augur is. How sexual energy makes items appear. Maybe monitor the island to see it while it's created. When things on this island are restored, if there's a draw on the energy produced. Any side effects on people here. If the Augur tries to encourage people, how do they do that? Maybe research into the simulations itself ..."

Realizing how that all might sound, Ienzo blushed again. "I'm not saying ... I don't mean ... it's. You probably don't want to be a guinea pig and - I'm suggesting monitoring other people."

And realized how that sounded and actually waved his hands in a no. "And I don't mean watching random people have sex! I meant remotely, if ..."

Ienzo rubbed a hand over his face.