[ It's a reasonable explanation. Rather, it makes sense, as a power — even if a snide joke on Lachesis' part, maybe meant as some crack about a man with speech so dull it could put anyone to sleep, or something along those lines. Using it, though, letting it be used against her — letting it be used on her, willingly, takes some amount of trust. It's not something to be given lightly; not something she's ever given easily.

Not in a long, long time. ]

... Short term? [ The answer comes with pause, her focus distant as her thoughts extrapolate the likely limitations — and subsequent applications. ] It requires proximity. Right? If your control is that fine, it probably doesn't travel without you.