[X] Quietly inform the secretary, and start checking the pagers.
For all we know, the nerd has been across the hall as us, moving around when we're not looking. If we can't find him normally, then we check the lye vats.
My only other question is a worldbuilding one. While I agree with other commentators that the focus should be on the moonbase rather than on earth, it would be good to get a few hints about how the handwavium cavorite has changed other parts of life on earth.