Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26397825-20170714130723/@comment-27447621-20170723175016

Phantomlink959 wrote: Weapons are protected by the user's aura, proven fact. That gives the needles enough reinforcement to do their job before retracting again (spring loaded for rapid deployment and extraction.) I know Weapons are protected by Aura, but I remember a while ago on the Weapons Thread that some people had the idea that weapons and armor weren't Aura Protected. I couldn't remember where you stood on the issue, so I thought I'd ask.

PS, how is it spring-loaded to retract specifically? Spring loading consists of a propellant (a spring, CO2 gas, something) that propels the object forward. How do the needles retract at that rapid pace?