Right... [ It's at this point that it occurs to Elthree that she probably could have approached the subject of the poor man's death with a bit more sensitivity.

Oh well. ]

That seems to be the simulation's parameters, yes.

[ She turns, indicating with an outswept arm the direction from which she came. ]

I've already scanned all the gravesites from the edge up until here. I've not found any hints as to the orb's whereabouts in any of the grave markers so far. They all seem to fit the same format: Name, short epitaph, lean close enough and a holovid starts playing the circumstances of their supposed demise.