[ Istredd would never accuse someone of overreacting, especially not Kyle. This is a disturbing turn and one he didn't expect otherwise he might have suggested they go in alone. The birds can haunt them solo and that will probably be easy to ignore, but with someone else, it requires some vulnerability. Unasked for. He knows this isn't what Kyle would want him to know, by choice.

He glances over his shoulder toward the birds, pensive for a moment, and wondering if the voices could ever be soothing instead of painful. He'd like to hear Triss' voice, it's just not what the birds seem interested in doing. He looks back over to Kyle. ]

Well, if our ability to cleanse this area comes from our connection to the Singularity, which seems like a logical conclusion to jump to, it's not surprising it might have spiritual roots.

[ Istredd's mind does jump a few steps and sometimes he's wrong when he leaps, but it does seem like the thing that makes sense, given all of their abilities being more than anyone expected. It's nice to get out of the lab for a short time, even if it ended up being disturbing. He wonders how strong the connection to the Singularity is here. ]

It would also explain why they know voices and moments from our past. Our mind is psychically connected to the Singularity, it has access to our thoughts.