dead man shuffle

You realize that, despite your hunger, this is the first time you've felt completely calm and rational in several days; you resolve to sit down and have a good think before you lose it again. The first thing that comes to mind is your lack of data. Acting with no data can be dangerous, and you have no idea what may be happening in the outside world. If you're going to come up with any plan of action that doesn't involve playing everything by ear, you're going to need a lot more data than you've got. You can think of several ways, off the top of your head, for getting the data.