"Just stress. Mine, not the pipe's," she clarified.
"Being in the shield should help stabilize, but that's clashing with the area of the pipe outside of it; it's not far enough away."
The pipe had some temperature-flexibility built in; these things were long, after all. But the matter in the pipe was still stubborn, and the recent changes had made it all the more so.
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"Just stress. Mine, not the pipe's," she clarified.
"Being in the shield should help stabilize, but that's clashing with the area of the pipe outside of it; it's not far enough away."
The pipe had some temperature-flexibility built in; these things were long, after all. But the matter in the pipe was still stubborn, and the recent changes had made it all the more so.