Valdis caught the very end of his glance, aware that her question was perhaps a bit off par. Yet, she looked at the core and couldn't help but feel like very few could truly respect the power being stored there. Those who worked with it daily perhaps, but those who just hovered around its existence...even if they understood the danger it could cause should it go awry, that didn't mean they truly respected it.

She shook her head, feigning deep distraction by her own thoughts, though she was greatly aware of the rest of Devin's comments, as well as the one about the Vole.

"Do you hear a heartbeat?" Did these holograms even have heartbeats, "I guess a better question is if it is alive or not. I can raise the potency if needed."