For the record, I was just doing some perspective-scanning based on the chatter - not actually reading them, but checking to see if there's anyone here who shouldn't be. Turns out there are seven perspectives here that don't belong. Whether that's the tether or actually them, I don't know yet.

As far as your plan goes, I can either help with smashing them here or smashing their power sources. Could possibly even do it holographically, if anyone's willing to offer a last-second tutorial on keeping that up indefinitely.