"Yes, although at the moment the wiring is the only that properly conducts the energy in the first place. I'm looking into creating some metals that may better transmit the energy and not create an excess shock at all. Currently the devise is a localized dome with charged particles that alter the light's interaction, altering color and percieved texture. It's very much in its earliest stages of development. Still mostly theory," he was very much enjoying the discussion with her. "The Enterprise, was that where the X Men were based?" He was trying, honestly, to make the connections about all the people she was talking about, but they were all foriegn names to him and had no obvious links.
The bandaid she offered made him pause. He'd seen those types of bandages at the hospital, paterned differently for children. "I thought I had the standard stocked," he said, opening the drawer but unable to find any more. He leaned back for a moment, but if he had no alternative even the curiously cartooned bandage was an acceptable alternate.
It was when he applied the bandage that he noted the shift in Jensen's altered tone and behavior. His mouth opened slightly, but no words came out. He couldn't for the life of him imagine why the older man was suddenly turning more aggressive.
"I...." Nothing more came out, and he felt his professional grasp slipping. Even as the other started to feel more dominant he backed down, taking his supplies and throwing away everything that had been used but the sample. "Well, ah, I'm done. You're free to go." He stood and walked over to his desk, getting out of the range of the other's testosterone. He could almost smell it coming off the other man, and the space let him clear his head and reorient himself so he could get back into his professional demeanor for Fred's exam.