They've discussed this idea before, a couple of times. Carlisle first floated it after a close call a while back in which, low on energy, he'd partially reverted and turned against the nearest living being - which, at that moment, happened to be Ami. She'd been very lucky to get away unharmed.
So far there hasn't been a repeat of that incident, but Carlisle does still need to take in energy to survive, even if only infrequently. But there's a lot they haven't been able to pin down about the process. Where does "life energy" come from? Is it something the living produce or consume? When they say it sustains Carlisle, what does that actually mean? Qubit's tried to think outside the box, but it's hard to brainstorm solutions when they can't even express what the problem is (beyond "I dunno, magic").
Nevertheless, Carlisle had came up with something potentially workable. He'd simply let it happen in his sleep, knock himself out to reduce the danger to others in the meantime. Being undead, he can't fall asleep by natural means, but it turns out his tea-vapor trick and some paw plant does the trick - with the significant drawback that he can't wake up on his own, either. But that's where Qubit comes in. ]
How bad is it? [ How much time do they have to set up? ]
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[ Well, that explains a lot.
They've discussed this idea before, a couple of times. Carlisle first floated it after a close call a while back in which, low on energy, he'd partially reverted and turned against the nearest living being - which, at that moment, happened to be Ami. She'd been very lucky to get away unharmed.
So far there hasn't been a repeat of that incident, but Carlisle does still need to take in energy to survive, even if only infrequently. But there's a lot they haven't been able to pin down about the process. Where does "life energy" come from? Is it something the living produce or consume? When they say it sustains Carlisle, what does that actually mean? Qubit's tried to think outside the box, but it's hard to brainstorm solutions when they can't even express what the problem is (beyond "I dunno, magic").
Nevertheless, Carlisle had came up with something potentially workable. He'd simply let it happen in his sleep, knock himself out to reduce the danger to others in the meantime. Being undead, he can't fall asleep by natural means, but it turns out his tea-vapor trick and some paw plant does the trick - with the significant drawback that he can't wake up on his own, either. But that's where Qubit comes in. ]
How bad is it? [ How much time do they have to set up? ]