Blessed Blade

-==IC: Ray==- "Not quite, but that is pretty cool." Ray continued to look around, as something just seemed... off to him. He could have sworn that he wasn't imagining things, but that was the only logical conclusion. "I thought I saw someone who can't possibly exist. But now I can't see that person. . . Do any of the technicians seem odd to you? I don't know what to tell you to look for, but... something. Anything." -==IC: Yugo==- Yugo nodded as he glanced around outside. Something didn't feel right to him still, however he slowly walked into the mansion slightly on edge. What is this place? Why is it here? And why. . . The teen stopped suddenly in the middle of the hall just inside the entrance. He shuddered slightly, and looked ahead uncertainly. Why does there feel like there is a cold hand on my shoulder?

-==IC: Ray==- The Separatist listened to the meeting with interest as he thought over plans for how to go against this threat. Ray scanned the room absentmindedly as the questions were asked one after another, as he tried to get a good judge on who would be going, and what they might be like. He recognized only a handful of people here, and none of the people who would ask questions the most. . . outside Jamie, that is, but she was being decidedly quiet to keep focus. Ray bit his lip for a moment. "Jamie, I'm so-" The man cut himself off mid-sentence, as his eyes focused on one of the technicians for a moment. With a blink, Ray rubbed his eyes frantically as he knew that what he had seen was impossible. When he refocused on the spot where the technician had stood before, however, she had been replaced with a different woman. Ray looked around the room in confusion, as he knew that what he had seen couldn't possibly be real, but yet. . . "... Jamie, have you ever seen a ghost. . .?" The man glanced over with a surprising seriousness, as he seemed rather... unnerved.

-==IC: Olivia Seaton==- "That's strange. . ." Olivia furrowed her brow as she glanced around at the nearly empty food court. "I dunno about when ya usually eat, but I've been here 'round this time the last few days and the place has been crowded. For it to be this empty is. . . weird." The woman glanced around as she headed toward one of the counters. "Think we should check things out after?"

-==IC: Olivia Seaton==- "I dunno. . . I think if it happens, then I should be given a heads up?" Olivia felt conflicted as she recalled the reaction to her mentioning it. "I don't really like that sorta touchin' from someone I dunno very well, but. . . if it's in trainin' form, then it's not so bad if it's not outta nowhere? Though I feel like he coulda just given instructions too..." She sighed again, and seemed uncertain about the whole situation. "Sorry if I caused any trouble at all."

-==IC: Olivia Seaton==- "That was the main thing, yeah." Olivia chuckled, but rubbed her shoulder for a moment. "I'm curious though. . . has Jared ever done somethin' like that before?" The woman glanced over at Lachina uncertainly, as she bit her lip. "What he said makes sense, but ya gotta admit that it being out of the blue was unusual. I feel bad because I wonder if I jumped the gun, but I also feel like that kinda contact coulda used some warning, y'know?" She sighed, as she now wondered if she was making a mountain out of an Excadrill hill. "What's ya thoughts on the matter?"

-==IC: Olivia Seaton==- "Nah, I weren't. I wanted to help at the start but between Aspen's leg, an' not feeling strong enough to do more than slow people down. . . I decided to stay back an' train." Olivia sighed, as she looked toward the ceiling. "As for what happened, I can't really tell ya. Somethin' bad went on, I know that much. Somethin' that had everyone panicked, and one guy in constant medical attention. An' then there was that flash of light that connected with our Pokemon losin' their attacks, an' the creatures that everyone keeps talkin' about. . . whatever happened there was more than anyone bargained for, I reckon..." Olivia bit her lip after she finished explaining what had happened. Whatever it was, Dahlia hadn't exactly wanted to explain about it, and all she'd actually heard when she'd met the group at the beach upon return, was what she'd repeated. She felt scared about what could cause this type of reaction and hoped that whatever it was, the people who had already gotten their powers back would be able to handle this.

-==IC: Olivia Seaton==- "I'm the older one." The woman chuckled as she stretched her arms out to cool down from her exercises. "I'm the oldest in my family, in fact. My brother Aspen's the youngest and is in the hospital wing here. I've been visitin' a few times while my girlfriend's been off doin' some stuff for her friends." Olivia's mind wandered to Aspen for a moment as she thought about whether he had been able to start trying to walk on his once-broken leg again yet. She made a note to go and check on him at some point later. "How 'bout ya? Do ya have any brothers or sisters?" Olivia glanced back over to the girl as she also got curious about how someone so young was able to become a Ranger already, and wondered if she had been sent on any missions yet.

-==IC: Olivia Seaton==- "That'd be great, I'll treat." Olivia said with a smile, as she looked over at the others. "Sorry about earlier, but I think I'm gonna get somethin' to eat too. I'm starved after that plus my exercise before I stumbled on ya. Have fun!" She bit her lip slightly as she hoped what she did hadn't caused a rift, but nodded to Lachina as she led the way out of the arena. -==IC: Ryan Hikari==- Ryan glanced over at Shannon with a slight frown - it was clear just by the sheer oddity in her behavior that something had spooked her, and he had a feeling it wasn't Goldhawk's speech despite the timing. He glanced around the room, his head filled with questions. What exactly had caused her to be so startled and scared all of a sudden? What was up with the mission that it had such rather short notice? What were these things in the first place? Ryan's gaze focused on one of the images in particular, however. What were these 'power suits', and why had they not been heard of before now? "How do we get picked for these 'Power Suits', especially those without any combat data?" Ryan spoke up finally, voicing the one question that he knew wouldn't cause trouble. He wanted to know more about this mission, about what everyone was putting themselves on the line for. But he knew that attracting too much attention with Shannon in this state wouldn't do anyone any good. Despite what he wanted, his eyes darted around the room just in case something - anything - went wrong. He didn't recognize anyone that could be a problem, despite recognizing a bunch of people from the egg, including that one guy with the weird hat and the bard. But. . . perhaps that was the problem. Maybe it was someone he didn't recognize. If that were the case, then Ryan had no idea how he could make things go well for everyone.

-==IC: Olivia Seaton==- The Rocket followed on the advice as she went for kicks that wouldn't drain her stamina, focusing more on how the moves felt than anything. She glanced over at Jared in slight confusion as the fighter seemed to have distanced himself more than before. Olivia wondered what was even going on at this point, and took a breath as she finished the kicks. That other girl seemed like she might have a clue as to what was going on, but at the same time, it was like she was just as confused. With another breath, she walked over to Lachina and gave a small smile. "Heya... don't think we met yet." Olivia held out her hand to greet the ranger before the next part of the training actually began.

-==IC: Olivia==- Olivia frowned slightly, as she considered his words. "Could ya maybe think of a less touchy-feely approach next time, maybe?" She had to admit, the foot part was more fine, since that was a bit more understandable for instructing, but he was still acting rather... overly friendly. Nonetheless, the woman walked a short distance away to avoid accidentally hitting Jared as she repeated her kick while keeping in mind the advice. "How was that, then?" Olivia glanced around at the others too, wondering their thoughts, and still trying to gather info on what they thought of the current situation. The explanation had made sense, but something still bothered her for some reason. Despite all that, she was enjoying learning things that she hadn't necessarily been taught in this manner. Other ways of doing things worked too. The only thing that raised her guard was how Jared was acting, and even that might have been for some reasons that they didn't know yet. She'd have to remember to ask about that soon...

-==IC: Olivia==- Ah, there were the warning bells. Although she listened to what Jared was saying about how she should be moving and such, Olivia's mind was also hyper-focused on the... oddly casual form of contact he was using. She cleared her throat once he had finished talking, and glanced down directly to his hand, and put one hand on his wrist as a warning. "I dunno where ya came from, but. . . if ya could getcha hands offa me, that'd be great." The woman felt a little cautious about the reason for this little training session now, but was willing to at least see what Jared had to say about all this. Olivia glanced up at Lachina and Dahlia, trying to meet the eyes of the former to see her reaction to this development. To try and mask her feelings a bit, Olivia chuckled slightly. "It's sorta hard to move with yer hands grabbing me."

-==IC: Olivia==- Something felt off to the Rocket, but she pushed it out of her mind for the moment. With a small smile the woman got into position and brought her knee up. She pictured the explained pose, and kicked out at the air quickly, breathing out as she did so. Olivia felt as if something was slightly off in her form, but was honestly impressed with the force she put behind it. She kept quiet for the moment as she balanced on her other foot, arms held out to not fall.

-==IC: Chloe==- Something about what Ethan mentioned seemed to jog a memory in Chloe's head, but she couldn't quite grasp what it was just yet. She decided to ignore it for now, and focused on the rest of the conversation with a nod. "That's a very good point. We have to plan our strategy out well enough that we can actually get the info to those who need it, without getting caught in red tape. If we need to, we can still try to get the info to them while also investigating it ourselves by splitting into groups. . . but we'd need to be certain that it wouldn't just hinder the investigation." The psychic girl sighed, as she bit her lip. "No matter which way you look at it, it's sorta a conundrum. Us doing our own investigation from start to finish seems like it'd be the safest bet, and it might be the best option at this point, but what happens if we discover info on how to fight these things? Would we pass it out ourselves, or go to the leaders then?" -==IC: Ray==- "That's... fair." Ray nodded, as he sighed. He wasn't one to criticize that. After all, he was doing the same thing, was he not? "I just. . . I didn't expect you to just brush someone off like that. I know we didn't really talk much before, and that was when I was resigned to everything, but... you just didn't strike me like that." The man scratched his head for a moment and decided that he might as well try for a fresh start. "My name's Ray, by the way." The Separatist held his hand out to Jamie with a small smile, as he wondered if she held any similarly bad feelings for him.

-==IC: Ray==- ". . ." That was not what Ray expected in the slightest as he stared in disbelief. The orange haired man turned his head from Jamie to Xander in confusion, obviously not having the context for the sheer... coldness between the two. A frown crossed his face, as he glanced back to Jamie. "So, what was with that?" Ray tried his best to keep his face neutral, but it was more than a little obvious that he wasn't entirely on board with that sort of response to Xander. -==IC: Olivia==- "In!" Olivia's eyes lit up as she grinned. "That's my specialty! If ya woulda said having a race or something, I'd beat ya in a flash I bet. So I'm definitely up for learning this!" Her earlier slip-up and suspicion toward Jared both slipped right out of her mind, as she seemed excited about this possibility. She wondered what types of kicking that the man would be teaching, and what would be next after this too. -==IC: Chloe==- "That could be an idea, if we can't outright somehow get Ford into any discussions with the leaders... as it stands now, this might be our best, and only, hope." Chloe lost herself in her thoughts once again as she tried to figure out a way that they could get this to work in general. "Like, I wish we could streamline this to get Ford to meet with the leaders himself, but we don't even know what their reasons are - just that he's excluded. Depending on the reason we might not even have a shot at that, short of the original plan of getting everyone we can to challenge it. But if the reason is unmovable... our hands might be tied outside of getting the info ourselves and then relaying it." The girl took a short breath, as she scrolled through her Pokegear. "We could record our conversation with Ford too - if we get as much info as we can on the situation and from what we have of those drawings, then maybe we can just play back that recording. It'd be even better if we could get that Hayes woman in on this conversation too, but that might be out of our reach, honestly. . . Especially since we had to go this far just to talk to Ford." Chloe sighed again, as she glanced around the table. "Anyone have any other ideas?"

-==IC: Chloe==- Chloe chewed on her lip for a moment while mulling over what Dack suggested. She was about to open her mouth to respond when she saw the door open. She smiled as Kyle appeared and heard her Pokegear chime as she received the message. That's one hurdle down. . . but does this mean that we don't need Blue? It's best to go with who we have, considering we don't know if Blue's in the lab or not. If we need more people even with the permission. . . then we can try Blue again. Chloe appeared to be lost in thought for a moment but snapped out of it as she realized something. "You mentioned you were bringing something that might help? That could help with us getting the info in order..." -==IC: Olivia==- The woman thought for a moment as she focused on the instructions. She hadn't thought about the twist of her wrist before - every time she had punched someone had been a simple snap of her fist into the offending person's face. Olivia nodded as she held her fist to her side like was mentioned, assuming a similar pose to the one that Jared had used as an example. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes as she tensed up slightly. On Jared's count she shot her fist forward through the air, an agitated look on her face as she spun her fist as much as she could, wordlessly letting the air out. Olivia took a few calming breaths as she opened her eyes after that and glanced around uncertainly. She wondered if anyone had seen that, as she felt her nails digging into her palm. She glanced at her palm as she tried to make the gesture as normal as possible and luckily noticed that she didn't break the skin. When she saw that everyone was still punching, however, she quickly got back into position, and continued to punch the way that was shown. This time, however, she did not close her eyes. -==IC: Ray==- Ray couldn't tell if Xander's arrival was very well timed, or very poorly timed. On one hand, he might be able to defuse any situations that might occur if the boat and everything past that got brought up. On the other hand, Ray didn't know Jamie very well and it was possible that she might not even want to talk with more than one person around. "Dunno." Ray said, finally answering Xander's question. "I mean, for all I know, some of them are already here... last I heard, though, Evan was trying to find some help to get info from Ford or something."

-==IC: Olivia==- Something about the sudden shift in demeanor felt off to Olivia, but yet. . . "You should try to be a little more open to people sometimes! I know the roundtable thing was a start, but you need to keep things up if you want to get better at things!" Chloe had said that a few days earlier, while they were waiting for the mission to Two Island to begin. But at the time, Olivia had not one single clue about how to continue working on that, especially while trying to mend things with Aspen. "Alright, I'm in. When we startin'?" Olivia gave a small smile at the trio, hoping that Dahlia was okay with this. "I don't have powers, but I'll do everything I can to be able to whip the butts of those mystery things that showed up!"

-==IC: Olivia==- "Oh, um..." Olivia bit her lip as she felt embarrassed too that the error had happened just because she had been there. "Yeah, Dahlia's my sister." She rubbed her arm a little awkwardly, unsure what else to say, or how to reply to Dahlia. She'd already explained her reasons, and felt almost like it would be redundant to repeat it, but she also knew it was partly what had startled her younger sister in the first place. "I was just walking by..." -==IC: Chloe==- "There's another problem too; we're supposed to meet Kyle here when he's ready, but I don't know when that will be. . ." Chloe sighed as she looked at the screen, as if she had made an error somewhere in trying to branch out so much. She knew that she needed to get help, but was this perhaps too much? Getting so many people involved - would it just hinder them? Would it slow them down in the long run? She subtly shook her head to clear out her uncertain thoughts. "We need to figure out how we're going to approach this situation with Blue. If we can track him down soon, maybe we can figure out how to meet up with him when Kyle arrives, or get him to visit here too, or something. I don't even know how to start things in the first place, since the last time I saw him was last... November or so, If not earlier." The psychic girl closed her eyes, as she tried to think of a plan, any plan. -==IC: Ray==- "Um, yeah." Ray looked surprised as he noticed that one of the exact people he was admittedly uneasy about running into, was now right in front of him. He struggled to find the words. "It's been a little while, Jamie... even if we, um, were in that egg not long ago..." The man moved further past the entrance to let the girl into the room, and wondered just how this would turn out.

-==IC: Olivia==- Try as she might, Olivia wasn't entirely certain what was going on. It looked like they were... practicing martial art moves? If this was some sort of class, then that would explain some of the things, but something still felt uneasy to her. She shook her head as she glanced down to Bree with a smile. "Let's go see what's up." The redhead said to the Torchic, as she slowly walked toward the gathered trio. After what felt to her like an eternity, Olivia reached the group with an awkward smile on her face. She had to wonder what all this looked like to Dahlia, if this seemed like an overprotective big sister checking in or not. She pushed the thought out of her head, and quietly took a deep breath. "Heya, I'm Olivia..." The woman felt an unconscious edge creep into her voice, but curbed it back to the best of her ability. "Sorry if I'm buttin' in... I just was passing by and well, wondered what was going on?" Too honest maybe; was this actually okay? If these were Dahlia's friends, what if she screwed things up? No, I'm letting that interfere again. I can't keep thinking that way...

-==IC: Olivia==- Sounds of a skirmish rang out through the Urban Training Arena, as a girl ran laps around the outer ring. Olivia skidded to a stop as she glanced back toward the training fight, an uneasy look on her face at the uncanny sight of her Pokemon training without their powers. She knew that she needed to get stronger, and that her Pokemon would need it too, but... even as she watched her Vibrava and Amethyst battling against each other, she felt uneasy. She glanced around at the others - at Shade and Toxin trading blows, and at Bree, Heather and Willow doing more playing than anything. "Kay everyone, break time!" Olivia called out, as her Pokemon gathered closer. As the girl moved to pour some water for the tired Pokemon, she caught a glimpse of someone at the entrance out of the corner of her eye. The trainer looked up as she brushed her bangs off her forehead, and her face fell slightly as the person glared at her with a sharpness that nearly made her flinch. "Wha'cha staring at?" Olivia asked firmly, as she eyed the young man with suspicion. Without answering however, the man simply turned and walked away with a scoff. The woman waited a few moments, and then let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. That happens too often... Olivia shook her head, as she smiled at her team. "Let's go somewhere else! I dunno if we're wanted here." Although she kept her voice strong for her team's sake, it was obvious that not all of them believed her. Olivia quickly recalled her team into their Pokeballs to avoid the concerned looks that they were giving her, though Bree obliviously hopped up onto her shoulder as she leaned down. The woman melancholically walked down the hall between the arenas while holding one hand behind her back. She tried to shrink into the shadows as best as she could, to avoid any stares. Since she had gone to the Alamo, Olivia had been treated with suspicion more than she wished. She couldn't tell what exactly was the cause, but she had a few guesses. The reaction in the arena was simply one of many that she had gotten over the past few days. The Rocket figured that she would head back to check on Aspen again, but she wondered if she even felt like doing that. She just felt lost almost, and the current situation in the world didn't help anything. Olivia clenched her fists, as she put her head down and kept walking. All this's why I need to get stronger... so I can fight too. As she passed by the Outdoors Training Center, however, Olivia heard voices from inside. Normally she would have just walked by but she thought sure that she heard Dahlia's voice echoing too, and peeked into the entrance to check. Inside was Dahlia and two other people that she didn't recognize. The redhead was especially confused, however, at the fact that they were just sitting on the ground. She recoiled and hid in the shadows a little more when she saw everyone stand, wondering whether she had been seen or not. The Rocket tried to listen in on what was being said, but could only make out something about a workout which didn't help her confusion. Something 'bout that guy seems fishy though... Wonder what his story is. . . The silver haired man certainly wasn't one of the people from the boat, that was for sure. Even though Olivia had only talked to the group a few times, she knew that she would have recognized him if she had seen him around. She decided to keep an eye on the trio for the moment to try and find out what was going on, and hoped that she wouldn't be spotted. . .

-==IC: Chloe==- Chloe turned back to the terminal with a small frown, as she finally saw 'One result' on the screen. She quickly jotted it down into her Pokegear, and then turned around again. "It was tough, but I found his info." The girl said, as she let out a small sigh. "You'd think it would have been easier since they aren't exactly common names... I couldn't find Yellow's info, but hopefully Blue can help at least. I'm... not sure what exactly to do, though."

-==IC: Chloe==- Chloe nodded as Dack showed up, confused as to what was going on now. "Yeah. We fought together in Unova, and then met back up in Lilycove a couple weeks ago. I also kinda... know a little about that shadow thingy." She closed her eyes to concentrate, as she tried to bring the memory to her mind. "Basically, Evan was having some trouble with things after fighting my father and some other things, and wanted me to help out. I didn't know how, but tried anyway and found a sort of shadow in his head that threatened me a bunch. I tried to bluff my way through that conversation, but decided I'd gotten enough information anyway." Chloe shrugged. "Beyond that, I haven't actually seen this thing, but considering Evan's powers, I wouldn't be surprised to find out it was real."

-==IC: Chloe==- The girl ignored the noise in the background, unsure what everyone was talking about. She did not care, however, as she knew that their time was limited, one way or another. She tried search after search, but everything just seemed too general. For people who had colours as their names it was certainly a tough time to find them, when the computer included it as last names. She would have explored the search option if she had more time, but... Chloe paused, as she recalled a fragment of a memory. What was it... it was something important, from when she recruited Blue. . . This belonged to my grandfather at one time. "Grandfather..." Chloe mumbled under her breath as she tried to remember the rest of it. She reached into her purse and pulled out her Pokedex, knowing that it had to be important. "... Right." The psychic girl's eyes widened, as she placed the device on the keyboard, and typed in one final phrase. "Blue Oak." -==IC: Ryan==- "Of course I do." Ryan answered with a bit less certainty than he had aimed for. "Probably more so than most who don't belong here." The man put his free hand into his pocket, a hint of an amused smile on his face. He wasn't wrong either. After the group had returned, he had tried to get into the command center a few times to try and find out what was going on about the things that had shown up, only to be turned away because only the top staff were allowed in. "Come on, it's this way." -==IC: Lucia==- Lucia listened intently, as she nodded a couple times at the appropriate places. When Madison asked her question, however, the redhead found herself at a loss for words. She decided that first she'd introduce herself. "My name's Lucia; now Lucia Zyther, but everything's just a confusing mess regarding my last name honestly. As for how I'm connected to everyone else" The girl felt hesitant to continue as she glanced away to look at the walls. However, she knew that keeping quiet wouldn't help anything. "Sometimes I don't know." Lucia admitted, as she walked in silence for a while. "My only real tie to things usually has been with Jamie and Gavin and everyone. Even with Ryan, the only reason I even met back up with him in the first place and found out he was my brother... it was because of them. Even staying back to help Shannon was because I was the best choice, since helping Jamie's brother's Pokemon was the main reason." The healer bit her lip, as she ran her fingers through her hair awkwardly. "It's not a bad thing, don't get me wrong." The girl said quickly, but looked uncertain. "I just wonder sometimes if they actually need me. If everything could function just the same, it would still be okay if things happened just without me. Sometimes that scares me." Lucia stayed quiet for a little longer after that, but glanced up as she noticed that they were approaching their destination. "But, um, that doesn't really matter much. I'm sure it'll go away soon, like usual." -==IC: Chloe==- The girl looked at the screen intently as she pressed the enter key, the results about to pop up any second now. . . "HELLO HIKARI!" . . . "KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Chloe whirled around right after she figuratively jumped ten feet into the air. The girl took a few moments to catch her breath, as she blinked and slowly looked around. Her sudden outburst of terror had caught the attention of others for a brief moment, but they quickly went back to whatever it was they were doing. "Whatevenwasthatyoucouldhavegivenmeaheartattack?!" The girl took a few more calming breaths, but gave Evan a bit more of a stern look until she finally just let out a slight giggle at the sheer zaniness of the situation. -==IC: Yugo==- "I don't know." Yugo said slowly, half to cut in before Jake could bore them to death, and half because something felt... off. "I mean, if everyone else wants to go, I have no objections but... I don't know. Something doesn't feel right about this." He had a feeling, too, that it was more than the decision to seemingly not keep the outside repaired.

-==IC: Ryan==- "Wha-" The man was almost dragged along by the once bedridden girl, a look of bewilderment on his face from everything that happened. Ryan felt conflicted, as he thought over everything. "Do you happen to know exactly where you're leading us, Shannon...?" -==IC: Lucia==- For what it was worth, Lucia was admittedly impressed by the sheer amount of energy that Shannon was showing off during all of this. It was nothing like the girl who feigned injuries to stay in her bed or wheelchair the past week or more, that was for sure. But something bugged her too; the way that she had been reacting was most certainly out of the norm for anyone, especially considering how angry she had seemed before Jamie had interrupted. Lucia wanted to bring it up, but knew that this was most certainly not a proper time to do so, especially in front of everyone. "So, how do you fit into the group? I think I remember seeing you around Celadon. For that matter, who are you, anyway?" The redheaded healer asked Madison, as she didn't seem that connected to anyone else she knew.

-==IC: Ryan==- Ryan glanced over at Lucia for help as things settled down from Jamie's sudden exit. However, she proved to be no help, as she was just smiling at the air where Jamie had been. The black haired man couldn't see a way out of this for the time being, and let out a sigh. "Alright." Ryan said finally, but had a troubled look on his face. "Let's go, then..." The man walked forward, headed out of the room as he motioned to Lucia and Shannon. He felt uneasy about the situation however, but couldn't place exactly why he felt that way. Something about the way Shannon was acting felt... off to him, and Ryan struggled to place a finger on why. -==IC: Chloe==- The psychic girl bit her lip as the group approached the Records Room. Something had bugged her on the way, and she nearly froze as she realized just what it was. To get the information, they would need the full names of Blue and Yellow; something that Chloe did not have. Troubled, she continued into the room, not even paying attention as she walked right past Evan. She glanced around with a nervous expression on her face, as she looked for where she needed to go. With an uncertain air around her she headed toward a terminal at the far side of the room, hoping that it would have the information that they needed.

I don't think I'd be good enough or have enough time, sadly ^^;