In Which It’s Less Formal

In light of this information, the nature of the partnership ought to be kept on a less formal footing. 

He moved his focus away from what was behind him and onto the thing that was in front of him, which was the computer. She was not the most significant thing going on in the world; there were other things going on that were more vital than what she was doing. She was not the most crucial thing going on in the world. He was going to look into what had happened the night before because whatever it was, it was not something that happened on a daily basis, and he was going to figure out what it all meant. He was going to explore what had happened the night before. He was going to investigate the situation thoroughly and find out what had happened the night before.