[Okay, so maybe Thancred is picking up on the fact that he's being vague and kind of shady. Maybe he knows more about this than he's letting on. Still, he willingly brought a guest up here, knowing full well what was in the lab, so he should, theoretically, be prepared for these kinds of questions.

Perhaps he's still weighing the dangers of being public about what he's working on, even if it only exists in the Horizon. The last thing he wants is for someone to misuse his research, but he reminds himself that the Hexcore is so esoteric that it will be difficult to utilize, to say nothing of replication.

So, maybe he can provide a little demonstration. That will be fine.]

I'm exploring environmental restoration applications, currently.

[He nods towards the device, and with a simple thought, recreates the experiment he's been doing with his houseplants--the rig above the Hexcore, a plant atop it. Viktor reaches toward the desk and pulls a lever, seemingly arranging the right combination of runes, and the plant blossoms, unfurling larger and larger, almost unnaturally.]

The device channels arcane energies through the plant--the runes providing the necessary instruction.

[Unlike the real world, he can stop it here. Thancred doesn't have to witness the point at which he gets stuck, when the plant inevitably reaches its limit and dies.]

As you can see, the transformative power of the device is...revolutionary.