[ The deep incredulity this answer inspires within him renders him mute and staring for a few seconds, but you know what? With her hand to heart and big earnest eyes?

Good enough. ]

Yeah, [ he says, quick agreement, instead of laughing. ] I appreciate it, and I appreciate, uh, that you appreciate the implications. Intellectual plagiarism, definitely--

I can replicate it, [ he says, cutting himself off, starting again, switching track gracelessly but somehow seamlessly. ] You could replicate it -- I mean, theoretically, with the right materials. Its core is lyrium-based, but its a refined form that makes it safe to handle, even if you're not a. Dwarf. The process that brings it from one state to another basically accelerates the rate of decay of whatever energy it puts out that makes people go loony and whatever.

What this thing does is exploit that process of decay in which the outer ring redirects that energy, replenishing it, activating the lyrium core so that it behaves like raw lyrium which, as we all know, acts as kind of a conduit between the real world and the Fade, through which you can draw.

Magic. For lack of a better term. I was thinking like 'Fade-iation', personally, don't know if that'll catch on. It's what I've been calling it in my head.