"The artificial intelligence secured for the Initiative has posed the possibility of pinpointing that origin," said Blue, his gaze beginning to trail away, physically trying to pry his mind out of Collette's reflecting thoughts. "But it could become very labor-intensive, depending on how accurate each dip back in time turns out to be..."

His mouth begins to tug down in a frown as those pros and cons begin cycling through.

"At the very least," his voice softened, more musing, "it would fill in critical gaps of knowledge we lack..."