[Okay, so looking for things hidden deep underground is generally a bad idea! Lots of terrible things lurk under there, like Gaia Memories. And dinosaurs. And murder holes that lead all the way to the center of the earth. And--

--and please, there's no way he's not looking around here. If he researches the composition of the stalactites, he can determine the age and type of cave. Which should tell him whether this lead is worth the dozens of text messages he will inevitably have when he's back within phone reception.

Wait, when did he lose reception in the first place? He definitely had it a minute ago.

Well, whatever, poking at the stalactites exactly like people are not supposed to do, because SCIENCE.]