And you've explicitly impressed upon him the importance of rationing our supply, but he still keeps doing that... that's kind of vexing.

I've spoken with some humans who seem interested in creating a synthetic alternative that might suffice as an effective replacement for sopor. I didn't provide much data in the interests of privacy but if they could succeed it might help a great deal with our circumstances.

But failing that, I give you my word that if either of those scenarios come to pass I'll take care of the matter in your stead.