Cassandra and Asalina's activities aboard Firmament Station activated a terminal that had been in a dormant state, allowing Gawain to successfully connect to the corresponding equipment within the station. This immediately made him think—perhaps many more functions within Firmament Station could be brought back online this way? Perhaps... the station was not as badly damaged as he had imagined?
Of course, with Cassandra and Asalina's technological level, actually repairing the station was clearly impossible. But at the very least, their efforts might allow Gawain to gain further control over Firmament's condition. It was worth trying.
Though mainly, it was Cassandra who would be trying—after all, she wasn't afraid of dying...
In the dimly lit station hall, Cassandra followed Gawain's instructions and found another terminal device nearby. It had none of those crystalline panels. Instead, it featured a series of physical buttons and levers, looking like some kind of backup controller used to manually restart a system after an accident. She cautiously studied the device for a moment, then poked a red button at the top with her tail tip. After a slightly awkward tactile response, a series of lights flickered on among the buttons and levers.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! This one lit up too!" Sea Monster Lady cried, her eyes shining. "Your Majesty Gawain, this one started up too! What do I do next?"
"Wait a moment..." Gawain's voice came from the nearby Communication Terminal. He could already sense new data joining the data stream between himself and Firmament, but he needed a little more time to determine what functions the equipment corresponding to that data possessed and where it connected to. At that moment, he felt as though he were standing in a dark fog, with one or two small bright, clear patches appearing before him. Those patches were