The context of the following conversation is Tracy had been assigned to work on the research problem and find solutions, so to begin, Tracy drew questions from the data.:
Tracy says I have formulated a few questions about the data if you want to assist..
The friend responds Of course, when do we need to have this problem solved?.
Tracy responds By next Monday I think so we have plenty of time..
The friend responds We better get working because this thing is over 30 pages long..
Tracy responds Most of it is fluff that we won't need anyway..
The friend responds I hope so because we might have to pull a couple of nights..