[It's nice that they're spared a semantic debate. Symbolically, a gift is a gift.

He doesn't mention that out loud. She's considering it. He knows that's a lot to ask, given their less than amicable history.]

It creates an energy field centered on the person armed with it, extending to a maximum of thirty yards radius. The field has a couple of unique properties, jacked right into the fabric of this reality. Do you remember those Prison Worlds? The way that people -- our people — would change to fit those worlds? Memory loss, changes in physics, abilities, that kind of thing.