On the astral, a tide of pulsing mana rises around the lattice guarding Poppy's mind. Yoi's ally, clothed in the form of a surgeon, reflecting Yoi's own self-image, naturally, rises with the tide and adds mana to the gathering spell. Poppy's aura grows calm. It grows crimson with resolve, the resolve to do as Yoi instructs. Many of Yoi's colleagues would argue that the will of a mundane can by definition have no effect on mana, and perhaps they are right. Yoi has found, whoever, that beginning an examination by exerting mere "hypnotic" influence possesses value. It will make the demands on other skills less profound.