[ Cisco listens attentively, nodding a little as Ed speaks. The explanation is not exactly detailed, but he thinks he is starting to get it, a little. ]

So conservation of mass still applies? You're not creating anything, just reshaping materials back to the way they were?

[ He may never have heard of this particular kind of alchemy before, but Cisco is still a scientist, after all. It doesn't take him long to catch on, and immediately begin speculating what kind of molecular manipulations would be necessary to accomplish that. That flash of light, the electricity - is that a byproduct of the process? Where does the energy necessary to do it come from - this guy's body itself? ]

That's so completely dope. What else can you do?

[ He sees that smirk, and thinks that if he wants more information, maybe a good way to get it would be a little bit of light (but totally sincere) flattery, and giving the guy a chance to boast a bit. ]