[There's a more focused stinging in Qubit's wrist, Carlisle's brow tightening as he scrutinizes the tattoo from the inside out.]
No fresh scarring. There's... an internal component to it. Hm.
[He closes his eyes again, and allows his energy to seep back into Qubit's arm; he takes it slower than before, following the trail of the microscopic nanites that litter Qubit's arm — and more, it seems. He cannot discern exactly what they are — no more than he could a poison or an infection tainting the blood — but he knows there's something there, his energy butting against them, the faint ripple of his energy enough to alert him to their presence.
Qubit seemed impervious to his compulsion — said he could not be affected by such things. Are these what gives him such protection? Are they what caused his amnesia? Or did one become the other through some mishap?
He reaches up through Qubit's neck, pulling in a breath to steady himself. His aural compulsion is not something to be toyed with, not an ability to casually use upon anyone — especially not someone he cares for — as he sees fit. It's certainly more dangerous when used while he's channeling, but... they both wanted answers, and this is the best way he can observe just how Qubit's body — more specifically, those unknown contaminants within him — reacts.]
Tell me if you feel anything.
[And that's all the warning he gives before giving a command:]
no subject
[There's a more focused stinging in Qubit's wrist, Carlisle's brow tightening as he scrutinizes the tattoo from the inside out.]
No fresh scarring. There's... an internal component to it. Hm.
[He closes his eyes again, and allows his energy to seep back into Qubit's arm; he takes it slower than before, following the trail of the microscopic nanites that litter Qubit's arm — and more, it seems. He cannot discern exactly what they are — no more than he could a poison or an infection tainting the blood — but he knows there's something there, his energy butting against them, the faint ripple of his energy enough to alert him to their presence.
Qubit seemed impervious to his compulsion — said he could not be affected by such things. Are these what gives him such protection? Are they what caused his amnesia? Or did one become the other through some mishap?
He reaches up through Qubit's neck, pulling in a breath to steady himself. His aural compulsion is not something to be toyed with, not an ability to casually use upon anyone — especially not someone he cares for — as he sees fit. It's certainly more dangerous when used while he's channeling, but... they both wanted answers, and this is the best way he can observe just how Qubit's body — more specifically, those unknown contaminants within him — reacts.]
Tell me if you feel anything.
[And that's all the warning he gives before giving a command:]
Stand up, if you would.