For the first time in a very long time, Jacobi laughs and there is no anger, no heat, behind it. It's a genuine, surprised sound.

"What? No. Look, you've lost the plot. I came looking for this because a contact told me that other people might be after it. But the news is old because I've been in space. A fact that you seem to he way okay with, even though I'm not famous. That was the reference."

Oh shit. Is he turning into Eiffel, making stupidass references?

He picks up his backpack again, the metallic clanking of magnesium casings sounding again. "Look. Do you have it or not? It's pretty important."