"Tattoo wouldn't work for this anyway," He points out, and surprisingly doesn't flinch under the questioning. "All that would do would be to channel energy back to her, which is not what anyone wants. Can't use anything living. Best option is a high-density crystal or mineral - opal might work really well? - But it's not really something that - I mean, if it goes wrong, it just doesn't work. Like a heat sink you never bothered to actually attach to your motherboard. Can't help you if it doesn't work."
He pauses to consider the question more fully, running a hand through his hair and ruffling it as he thinks.
"I mean, focuses themselves aren't usually what goes wrong in a spell. They're kind of an inert factor. A spell might go wrong, but then it's your fault, not the equipment. I think in this case, the biggest worry would be an overload of the focus itself, but then you're talking about like, the opal or crystal - diamond maybe? Diamond could work but they are super expensive especially at the size required - anyway, it might shatter."
He paused, then started rummaging in his pocket for chalk before he forgot to write down what he was thinking.
"Depending on how much energy it had soaked up, it might shatter at a very high speed, but - I think - maybe encased in leather, something elastic? I think you could probably dampen the force and contain it and not risk shrapnel."
He started writing on the floor as he talked, almost like he was mumbling more to himself than to five at this point.
"Hmm. Maybe-- Might be possible to make a redundant system? Depending on the max power levels that it needs to deal with. But something like - five gems, enchant to link to each other, so if one sink overflows it just passes on to the next--"
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He pauses to consider the question more fully, running a hand through his hair and ruffling it as he thinks.
"I mean, focuses themselves aren't usually what goes wrong in a spell. They're kind of an inert factor. A spell might go wrong, but then it's your fault, not the equipment. I think in this case, the biggest worry would be an overload of the focus itself, but then you're talking about like, the opal or crystal - diamond maybe? Diamond could work but they are super expensive especially at the size required - anyway, it might shatter."
He paused, then started rummaging in his pocket for chalk before he forgot to write down what he was thinking.
"Depending on how much energy it had soaked up, it might shatter at a very high speed, but - I think - maybe encased in leather, something elastic? I think you could probably dampen the force and contain it and not risk shrapnel."
He started writing on the floor as he talked, almost like he was mumbling more to himself than to five at this point.
"Hmm. Maybe-- Might be possible to make a redundant system? Depending on the max power levels that it needs to deal with. But something like - five gems, enchant to link to each other, so if one sink overflows it just passes on to the next--"