[Hinata shakes his head helplessly. At least in Haven, he did have some clues about their goals...] I know that the corporation running the place I was in last wanted to get at other worlds... I don't know if CERES is the same.

I mean, I kinda had a theory they were trying to figure out how to collect souls back there... but I haven't seen any evidence of that here. So, instead, maybe testing the capabilities of their technology in case they're planning to use it on others...