It's not a terrible idea, even if Steve doesn't want to make someone go through that if they don't have to. "We could ask around the office. We can't be the only two people who came to check this out."

Granted, the types of people who would've come all might be the kind of have near-death experiences at the ready, but it seems like a better option than grabbing someone off the street to test it out with.

"D'you think if we roped it off in the meantime, it'd do any good?"