Looking to the bunch of them curiously, Professor Cozmo listened to the assorted introductions, reasons and answers with a slightly bewildered expression, as though he understood that there was a point to all this even if he couldn't see it yet. When it became more clear--and he was given the chance to talk--he grinned to them all and cocked his head to the side.<br/><br/>"Are you interested in helping out, or getting through the mountain?" He asked with a slight chuckle, raising an eyebrow pointedly to show he wasn't born yesterday before moving on with a congenial smile. "No matter--the week blanket was mostly just a precaution, as we wouldn't want anything disrupting the lead up or the closure of the ritual and it's hardly an exact science, considering we've never had any solid witnesses to the event! Far be it from me to prevent an aspiring young professor from witnessing what amounts to a miracle, and frankly we've plenty of security work we could use from your friends. If you haven't noticed, people seem to be a bit miffed at having to work their way around the mountain, and we've already seen evidence that some of them have been getting in anyway."<br/><br/>He sighed, looking animatedly dejected before spreading his hands wide--he was surprisingly expressive, if only out of raw enthusiasm. "They just don't understand the delicate balance of these things! A hundred years since the last time this happened, and they can't even make time for us to witness perhaps the most significant impact of the most significant cosmological event since...well, certainly in my lifetime!" He appeared done with his rant, breathing out pointedly before beaming back to them, all smiles again.<br/><br/>"Pull some guard duty for me through the night, make sure nothing untoward goes on, and I'll let you all through the mountain early. You won't all be able to witness the event, I'm afraid, but at least it will get you on your way! As I'm sure," he added with a slightly knowing grin, "is at least half of the point."<br/><br/>Isaac, for his part, snorted his amusement. At least the professor wasn't a total idiot about the matter, and as much as he tried to pretend that he cared about the Clefairy's ritual he knew that, honestly, he really didn't. A night on stake out was fair enough trade to him.