Blackouts? [Now that's interesting- especially when she adds her note about how they came just after a power-up of sorts.

Though he keeps his tone as even and thoughtful as ever, he's chasing the point down like a dog with a ball.] Let me see if I understand you. You're saying that they asked us- that is, their "guests"- to power the generators, only for the city to be hit with blackouts soon afterwards? [His eyes narrow just a touch.] Then where did the power produced go?