Fingers crossed they will. [ when he used his powers in the past - not a lot of times, much to his regrets now - he clearly remembered communicating with the devices. ship navigations and security systems and even, a memorable time, a sentient starcruiser.

granted, those were all a lot more advanced than what they're working with here but he's got to hope it works. if they don't, what else can he do to help? be a distraction when others are doing something? (actually... that's not a bad idea wait get back to the discussion, daylight.) ] Either that works or we, against all odds, find out where their base of operations is. If not all of the locals are involved in this mess then they've got to be hiding stuff somewhere, anywhere, to keep them from stumbling across it.

That would suck, wouldn't it? Having your big complicated plans hiccuped because someone did a whoops-a-daisy while you were planning nefarious things.