[it looks like a fairly sophisticated setup. he must really know what he's doing, even though his stuff isn't any more advanced than what you might find on earth.]

It should be as simple as putting them back in the chambers so that the containment field will keep things regulated. But...

[he uses a grabber tool to pick up one of the cubes, very carefully transferring it over to the machine... except before he can put it down, it looks like it stops on something. like some invisible forcefield.

he puts the cube back down with a sigh, then waves his hand around where that barrier was just a moment ago.]

If I'm right, it's just doing it because of me.