<Snipped quote by Audacious>

I’d like to maximize the information we can acquire while still minimizing our risk.
*The device now emits low-power waves across the length of the substance*

<Snipped quote by Nimda>

*Watches with an enamored look as waves slowly cause the moon-sized body’s spherical shape slowly becomes apparent, its previously intangible shape made apparent but a gradually growing more radiant*

<Snipped quote by Valiance>

*in front of me an amaranthine portal opens, releasing approximately 50 amaranthine quadripedal beasts that specifically target you*

Not a wise idea. I dont want you dead, unless you side with the Tier Five and their allies.

<Snipped quote by Audacious>

Do you recognize this substance yet?

<Snipped quote by Nimda>

Not in the slightest. But it’s really cool!

<Snipped quote by Audacious>

It appears to be storing more energy than it emits. I'm curious as to whether the emission rate will accelerate.

<Snipped quote by Nimda>

*Hovers around near its surface, looking at it closely*
Is it manmade?

<Snipped quote by Audacious>

The line between artificial and natural isn't necessarily clear-cut. Would you like to charge it to capacity?

<Snipped quote by Nimda>

Oh, you want me to help speed things along?

<Snipped quote by Audacious>

More so giving you the choice to risk an adverse event.

<Snipped quote by Nimda>

I’d rather something happen than nothing. Nothing happening means we hit a dead end here.
*Holds my hands out into the radiating aura like I’m warming up at a campfire*

<Snipped quote by Audacious>

That's true. Be mindful of any strange behavior.
*The device increases its wave emission output*

<Snipped quote by Nimda>

This stuff it’s outputting feels funny.
*Beams of light eject from my hands and into the ball as well, and it eventually reaches a point where its radiation intensity grows no more*

<Snipped quote by Audacious>

*Sends a probe to scan the ball's material*

<Snipped quote by Nimda>

*The material itself seems to be an odd coagulation of energy that rests stable*
Nothing else is happening.

<Snipped quote by Audacious>

That does appear to be the case.
*Attempts to separate a chunk from the rest*

<Snipped quote by Nimda>

*Contact with the sphere causes the aura at that point to flare, and the material surrounds and pulls you in*

<Snipped quote by Audacious>

*A series of shields engage and surround me with a purple force as I step into the sphere*

<Snipped quote by Nimda>

*Blinks and does a double take toward you as you do*
Eh? Wait. That’s a bit rash, don’t you-
*Total darkness comes over you as you feel yourself whisked briskly through a void*

<Snipped quote by Audacious>

*Generates the same wave patterns that activated the surface of the sphere*