[There's something about Qubit just kind of rambling for a bit that's actually... kind of comforting. Familiar. Carlisle catches himself smiling despite the fact their two methods are at absolute odds with one another, all because he recognizes the passion Qubit has for such thorough explanations.]

You do have a point, though the glyph doesn't produce the energy. The glyph reacts to the energy contained within it as dictated by those patterns and shapes, as well as any inscription one may put here.

[He points to the page beneath the mug, specifically to a space between the two largest circles where he's scrawled what appears to be a sentence in what could be more magical symbols, but they're likely just another language.]