"I absorbed him," Jamie said matter-of-factly. "I can't just have my dupes walking around all the time. People have to think I'm normal." He didn't exactly know why. Well. Mostly it was to avoid people fearing or hating him. But he didn't think that was a good reason to hide his powers.
"I think you are weird. But I didn't say that was bad. At least you're not boring." He added quickly, "We should look for food."