darkroastbeans: Apologies that this is vague, but there are these spiral glowing things Simon can put his hand in. When he does, they seem to cut power to some things? But I'm not entirely sure because some don't seem to do anything at all, or cut power to things Simon can't interact with anyway. Are these explained early in the game, and did I just miss it? Or are they explained later (I'm not to Theta yet)?

Thanks!

Itsamnaaj: Those are interfaces to the Warden Unit (WAU). They inject you with structure gel, healing you if you have been hurt. They also sometimes overload nearby systems. So, they are disgusting but helpful.