Valdis turned soul sight back to the strange architecture, still seeing no signs of sentient life. She stepped forward, placing a hand on Aly's shoulder.

"Aly," she said softly, "There's nothing there."

Then, as if to prove her point, she walked around the girl to examine the counter with all the equipment. She carefully avoided the controls, but picked up one of the clipboards to try to make sense of what the previous residents had been studying.

"Raven," she said without looking up, "What else can you do that might help us here?"