[Hey, man, don't look at him. He's swimming in dead stuff all the sudden. He hasn't had a chance to rearrange these things. And anyway, it's just a monster.]

I want to know everything, but the humanity Venn diagram is a good starting point.

[As for the tape recorder... Newt does have one, but it's his and not for Michael. He waves at a stack of papers on one of the desks.]

Good ol' pen and paper's your best bet. Guess you could record stuff on your phone if that suits you, though. You have any of this crap where you're from? [Now he's gesturing at the pile at large.]