A "show of will," you might call it. No need to worry— he's just unconscious. It takes a certain pushback to withstand my, let's say, "willpower," from this range. [ He crudely points to the man on Bruno's back. ] This is the result for those without it.
[ Which, of course, means that Bruno does have a little of that "pushback," whether he knows it or not. Illumi doubts explaining the intricacies of nen or aura will bear any fruit in this conversation. This man knows nothing of the world of nen, that much just became certain— because he would have defended against Illumi's ren just now if that were the case. Even so. There's little downside to giving the man some knowledge of his ability— keeping his skills under wraps is preferable, but not preferable over not dying or purposefully making an enemy. Its not as though he can gaslight the guy and pretend he didn't do anything at all. So, he just won't elaborate, especially not on the fact that his ren would kill a normal person if he exposed it to them for too long. ]
Oh, the other scientists probably felt it, too.
[ This literally just occurred to him, which is obvious in the absentminded way he says it. Well, if anything, now Bruno has a picture of how far reaching that emitted pressure could be, even if Illumi never intended to give him that additional bit of information. Anyway, there still aren't any rats for now even as the two of them keep retreating away down a narrower tunnel (it looks like Illumi told the truth about how far it could be felt from), but there also isn't a clear way to proceed, with the labyrinth of pathways before them. ]
absolutely rancid vibes ... but at least they're purble
[ Which, of course, means that Bruno does have a little of that "pushback," whether he knows it or not. Illumi doubts explaining the intricacies of nen or aura will bear any fruit in this conversation. This man knows nothing of the world of nen, that much just became certain— because he would have defended against Illumi's ren just now if that were the case. Even so. There's little downside to giving the man some knowledge of his ability— keeping his skills under wraps is preferable, but not preferable over not dying or purposefully making an enemy. Its not as though he can gaslight the guy and pretend he didn't do anything at all. So, he just won't elaborate, especially not on the fact that his ren would kill a normal person if he exposed it to them for too long. ]
Oh, the other scientists probably felt it, too.
[ This literally just occurred to him, which is obvious in the absentminded way he says it. Well, if anything, now Bruno has a picture of how far reaching that emitted pressure could be, even if Illumi never intended to give him that additional bit of information. Anyway, there still aren't any rats for now even as the two of them keep retreating away down a narrower tunnel (it looks like Illumi told the truth about how far it could be felt from), but there also isn't a clear way to proceed, with the labyrinth of pathways before them. ]