[ Erik cleans the panel with the disinfectant solution as he thinks on how to answer this question. ]
The mental strain is... variable. This ability is tied into my emotions. When I'm able to reach a sort of transcendent meditative state, for lack of a better term. A friend of mine used to call it the point between rage and serenity where I could reach true peace. Once I'm in that state, it's really just a matter of time. The more my powers affect the magnetic fields, the more I'm able to magnetize even elemental traces, the more of the same follow it. It actually becomes easier the further I go.
Of course, if I get distracted, things can fall apart rather quickly.
[ A memory of the nuclear missile strike. Charles screaming in pain. The missiles, forgotten, falling into the sea.
He repairs the now-clean panel, just as he did the last one. ]
If I'm angry or upset or even particularly happy, things are a bit more difficult if I'm trying to work on a massive scale. Things like this aren't complicated enough for it to make a difference.
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The mental strain is... variable. This ability is tied into my emotions. When I'm able to reach a sort of transcendent meditative state, for lack of a better term. A friend of mine used to call it the point between rage and serenity where I could reach true peace. Once I'm in that state, it's really just a matter of time. The more my powers affect the magnetic fields, the more I'm able to magnetize even elemental traces, the more of the same follow it. It actually becomes easier the further I go.
Of course, if I get distracted, things can fall apart rather quickly.
[ A memory of the nuclear missile strike. Charles screaming in pain. The missiles, forgotten, falling into the sea.
He repairs the now-clean panel, just as he did the last one. ]
If I'm angry or upset or even particularly happy, things are a bit more difficult if I'm trying to work on a massive scale. Things like this aren't complicated enough for it to make a difference.