“Damaged,” corrected Alonzo. “There’s a difference.”
Garner thought back, and nodded uneasily. He said nothing, but continued to look expectantly at Alonzo.
“They want to use us—me. To use my ability, to borrow it.”
“Your ability,” Garner repeated. “But—I don’t get it. What—?” He stopped, feeling completely at sea.
Alonzo smiled gently at him. “You might ask, how, rather. I told you about the Vee abilities.”
Oh. Right.” Garner considered, and suddenly grinned. “Okay. So, how?”
Alonzo looked back at him for a little while.
“Blood,” he said at last. “Our blood contains something of the variant configuration of our biological state. I don’t understand it; I’m just telling you what I’ve been told. The Variant state, in which the blood flow is continuous, apparently affects all aspects o
