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Hmm? What'd you find?

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Much less energy is required to sustain the reaction than its activation energy. It dissipates slowly as expected, and generates a useful byproduct.

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I take it thats a good thing?

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*It hits one of the many pieces in my wings, cracking it—the remaining slabs rearrange themselves into a disk around my core, which trains a red beam directly onto you*

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*Rears back and throws my fist forward, toward it. The beam curves around the trajectory of my blow, then continues on its prior course, albeit shifted slightly, and rockets past me while a huge buildup of pressure slams into you, through you, and into the gate directly behind you*

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Mhm. In some locations, this device will prove to make for an invaluable source of energy.

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Awesome! Glad I could help with that.

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*After a few moments of sustained pressure, the beam melts a red-hot circle through the unbroken half of the gate*

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*Drops my arm and the pressure is relieved, but my momentum through the air remains*

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*The shards that make up my body swarm and encapsulate you in a sphere, leaving no room for escape*

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As am I.
*Taps an obsidian obelisk against the edge of the edge of the sphere, instantly collapsing the reaction*

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Anything else I can help with?

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*The obelisk seems to draw light into itself, which creates a small region of shadow as I store it within my suit*
That suffices. Thank you once again.

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*watches*

Huh... so just out of curiousity... does that thing that I helped you with allow you to do something similar to what I can do?

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Not quite. This device is a new form of engine. Its purpose is to generate energy, not to control it.

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Ah, I see. Before I forget, Shinji reached out to me earlier today. Mentioned some kidn of project you two were working on? Hows that coming along?

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Slow progress. However, this device may be useful to that end.

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Any progress is progress. Speaking of which, I thought for sure the end of the balkan system would slow them down... bit they seem just as active as before, as if they didnt miss a step. Hopefully we can deal with them soon.

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Mm. Although as a result, the scope of my duties has... shrunk.