[It's something she's always conscious of-!]

Less. It doesn't need to be as dense and complex, so three or four hours should be good enough. So let's get started. [She offers him a bit of a smile, then moves towards the first machine--the condenser--and a tube sticking out of the side. She attaches the flask, then opens a valve to allow the mana to flow in with a hiss. Like a thick, heavy gas, it flows into the flask, slightly luminescent and pale blue.]