[ And that sounds like the end of the story. All right. So that's what happened.
Now what?
Qubit shuts his eyes, taking a moment to put his thoughts in order. This being Qubit, there are a lot of them. He'll need to speak to the other three who were involved - not to say he doesn't trust Carlisle's account of events, but he needs to be sure he's got the facts as straight as possible. The stakes are too high to go jumping in half-cocked. He'll still need to prioritize work on the psionic inhibitor, but considering the nature of the problem, he's not sure that'll actually fix anything.
It just had to be the magic, didn't it? How many magic-users do they have in Anchor, other than Carlisle? Two? Three? If they were on Earth-β, Sabriel would be his first choice, but they're not. Loki might have the expertise, but he's gone. Reynir? His wards might be able to contain Carlisle, but that's only marginally preferable to killing him. Wasn't there one more?
He'll have to check. This is officially out of his wheelhouse. He wants - no, he needs to help Carlisle. He just doesn't - know - how. ]
... All right. Backing up a bit. Can you tell me, more precisely, what -
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Now what?
Qubit shuts his eyes, taking a moment to put his thoughts in order. This being Qubit, there are a lot of them. He'll need to speak to the other three who were involved - not to say he doesn't trust Carlisle's account of events, but he needs to be sure he's got the facts as straight as possible. The stakes are too high to go jumping in half-cocked. He'll still need to prioritize work on the psionic inhibitor, but considering the nature of the problem, he's not sure that'll actually fix anything.
It just had to be the magic, didn't it? How many magic-users do they have in Anchor, other than Carlisle? Two? Three? If they were on Earth-β, Sabriel would be his first choice, but they're not. Loki might have the expertise, but he's gone. Reynir? His wards might be able to contain Carlisle, but that's only marginally preferable to killing him. Wasn't there one more?
He'll have to check. This is officially out of his wheelhouse. He wants - no, he needs to help Carlisle. He just doesn't - know - how. ]
... All right. Backing up a bit. Can you tell me, more precisely, what -