[ Mixed feelings, then? Yeah, that's a mood. It's not every day you get to see what you're capable of from the outside - trust him, he's been there. He is proud of Carlisle for trying to look on the bright side, though. ]

True, if we have to use this method again.

[ He's not so sure it'll be necessary. But for now, he breezes right past that, moving the camera to an overhead perspective to emphasize the shape of the decay zone. ]

Look at that. It's not just predictable, it's virtually uniform. Almost no variance at all, even when a living creature wandered in. There was no intentionality to it, none of the targeting behavior we've seen in past, uh - [ he glances to Carlisle, and his voice loses a bit of its enthusiasm ] - excursions.

[ Belatedly, it has occurred to him that that might be kind of an insensitive way of phrasing it! Especially to Carlisle, the person they're talking about, who is standing right here. Self-conscious, Qubit clears his throat. ]

... That is to say, worst case, we now know the tea works.