[Private to the Admiral | Audio]

[Ugh, he doesn't want to do this.] Return Mariska's duplication ability at one half strength.

[Public | Audio]

[He's feeling a little terse.] I have returned Mariska's duplication ability at one-half strength, with the understanding she will only use it in self-defense. [Yes, he is very unsure about this.] If she doesn't use them in this way, she is aware there will be consequences. [Both in losing her abilities and people defending themselves.] This will allow her to produce four copies of herself that she remains in communal contact with. If she is attacked for no reason, I will defend her.

[And he's out. Because he has to go scrub his face like that would remove the memory of her breathing in it. He has a feeling he's going to have to go kidnap a legitimate genesmith from his universe and figure out a way to save that baby himself.]

[Private to Castiel, Buffy, Dracula, and Dean]

[And he comes back to add...]

I would like to speak to you if you would be willing. I admit to being hesitant to return any of her abilities. I am out of my realm of expertise, but I know that I need to give her the chance to behave responsibly with her abilities rather than jump to any conclusions.

However, if something does happen, I would like to be prepared. She's susceptible to head shots, and her bite is currently not infectious.