"How about asking someone else? Uh," well, "...if we weren't all separated now," he adds sheepishly. Yeah, that wasn't going to go well.

"But there's people who collect plants for those two cars. I don't know if anyone's got any way of telling what's out here. You could still take samples, I guess."

Though, he might be late getting any help if they waited until once they were all back on the train.

"I'll ask around if there's anyone who can help." There. He can do that much.