"How about participant?" she suggested after thinking about it hard for positive names for it. "Paige is a megamorph who can change her body into other materials after she tears away her outer layers of skin. Stone, diamond, stuff like that. I help her work out the formulas for new forms."
Yeah, not answering that. Because really, she had no idea. Hank, yes. Hank had to be dragged out of the laboratory to make sure he got fresh air and sunshine regularly. But as for the rest, she didn't know and really didn't know them well enough to approach them. And after her faux pas in the last few weeks, didn't want to make things worse. So, not going there.
Lorna laughed. "And you answer your question correctly, I can see and feel the energy, yes," she explained. Thank God, he changed the subject to the car again. "That would be something I forgot. Damn, you are good."
Okay, that was badly worded. Correcting herself would be worse. "So where'd you learn to work on cars?" she asked.