For a moment, she was completely baffled by his sudden change in mood, but then the doors finally connected and she pressed her lips together, seizing her eyes shut. "I'm an idiot," she said. "A complete and total idiot. Failed the ID-10-T test with flying colors. Adam, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean it like that. I just got this picture in my head off them hooking me up to wires and literally turning me into a human generator to power the city and I didn't even think-" Sighing, she dropped her head on the table with a thump.
She listened to his explanation, then nodded, shifting to rest her cheek on her hand. "That could be a good thing, though. I mean, if you found yourself in a bad situation, at least you can't be forced to directly participate in your own destruction." She tried to give it a positive spin, but she felt like the whole conversation was just going sideways and there wasn't anything she could do about it. Mentally, she berated herself for not thinking before she spoke. At least she hadn't panicked when he mentioned asking her handler to do some tests. Last time she'd asked that question, she'd learned about the effects of guns in her ability. It was great information, but scary as all get-out to learn it.