[what the fuck did half of that mean]

Well, the thing sang at me and Gu Yun and then threw a pod at us, so it's annoyed at people trying to talk to it.

[gu yun can explain better,]

I also checked out the elevator shaft. [when? assume he slunk off during this meeting at some point.] The walls are too slick to climb properly, so I couldn't take a close look, but there didn't seem to be any hidden floors or passageways from what I could make out, at least.