Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-131.123.61.0-20140416144504/@comment-24042984-20140622052127

Matilda27593 wrote:
 * Maybe Pyrrha's weapons have some sort of super-magnetic metal or actual magnets in them, or are made out of something that's extra-magnetic, thusly making them much easier to control.


 * Maybe she can use it with pretty much no negative side effects at all in very close range, making it pointless to "conserve energy" by not using it (like with taking her spear from the wall in episode 4).

1. That's not unlikely, though I'd think she would be unable to change the orientation of her weapons unless her Semblance allows for varying polarities in different parts of her body.
 * Maybe it's a weird sort of skill.  Sometimes, she can just use it at random well, especially if she's angry, sad, focused on battle, etc., sort of like how you sometimes just fall into random periods of greatness with skills, especially in dire circumstances.  But, outside of those periods, like when she took her spear from the wall or when she called her shield back, she has to really focus on it to get it right, like when she saved Jaune.  In other words, she normally has to concentrate and use effort, but she sometimes can just do it instintively.

2. It's not really a question of side effect, and more a question on the cost. It may take more energy to use her Semblance in exchange for faster results, versus less energy but requiring more time to get results.

3. I think you don't mean SKILLS, but more like amplification of abilities (like what adrenaline rushes can create). It would be less instinct than an emotional/biological response to certain situations.