That was just the one time, Spock. God, a guy can't even die once...
"I'm more inclined to believe the latter than the former," he admits, a hand resting on the working table of the lab. He is well aware that Viveca can listen to them always, hear what they are saying, and it is possible that they're all being spied on, but Jim doesn't care, he has never made his doubts and opinions about all this a secret and he's not about to start now.
He lets out a sigh at the question, his other hand coming up to rub over his own eyes. "Ah, that's... a complicated question. The station seems to be running on low amounts of energy in itself, but the orbs are incredibly powerful, and during prior visits to the North Wing, we got to see that they have the means to contain that power. It's likely they're using a good amount of the station's energy to achieve that, and I wonder... how long until they find the means to wield the orbs' power for their own purposes. Which comes with a whole new set of issues, if the orbs are sentient as we believe they are."
no subject
"I'm more inclined to believe the latter than the former," he admits, a hand resting on the working table of the lab. He is well aware that Viveca can listen to them always, hear what they are saying, and it is possible that they're all being spied on, but Jim doesn't care, he has never made his doubts and opinions about all this a secret and he's not about to start now.
He lets out a sigh at the question, his other hand coming up to rub over his own eyes. "Ah, that's... a complicated question. The station seems to be running on low amounts of energy in itself, but the orbs are incredibly powerful, and during prior visits to the North Wing, we got to see that they have the means to contain that power. It's likely they're using a good amount of the station's energy to achieve that, and I wonder... how long until they find the means to wield the orbs' power for their own purposes. Which comes with a whole new set of issues, if the orbs are sentient as we believe they are."