KrankysFirebrand48
"Blackburn, did you forget the new reactor prototype we had? That one with magnetic fields... So let me explain : We have got a tesla core that generates a magnetic field, which is used to power the whole ship. The problem is, it's just a protoype and we're not sure if it will work, and we're also not sure of it's true potential to power the whole ship in an instant. If we give you the prototype, we might get in trouble if pirates steal it from you."
He stopped and took and started breating...
"And we don't even know if it can power an entire ship... We might give it to you after we get a more stable version..."