Next to the ONE-WAY MIRROR is some kind of SELECTION CONSOLE, which you guess lets you switch the view between different laboratories.

On the far end of the room is a large COMPUTER CONSOLE, and you realize why the sound was familiar: it's a TrueChat notification informing you that you have a new message. Strangely, it seems to be logged into Desmodena's account. Who could even be messaging you right now?