The ansible clicks and crackles before giving way to Maya and Chioma's voices, arriving from the simulation they've dubbed Green Moon Rho.

"The Conductor is out there somewhere. Her Echo is failing, and I am absolutely sure she's looking for some new power to compensate." Maya's voice is grim. She knows her other self better than anyone.

"We think we can find her. Or at least, narrow down the possibility of where in the VexNet she's working," Chioma says, determined. "You helped us find our way to each other—with a small tweak to our methods, I believe we can find her."

She adds with an audible smile for Maya, "I missed my research assistant."

Maya and Chioma sign off, ready for the work ahead. It's time to return to the anchors you've already placed and draw a path on your map.