And the first part of Sturday. Powers testing, as ordered by Lt. Mauve!

It's interesting the things you learn about biology and energy fields while researching for your writing.

For example, there are micro-organisms living in the strangest places. Like in sulfur-rich, superheated water around volcanic vents miles under the ocean's surface. These bug gars live where just the pressure of the water above them would crush a person like an aluminum can. Not to mention the toxic levels of sulfur and other minerals, and the temperatures hot enough to boil a person alive in seconds.

Anyway, it made Alexia's little micro-fabricators seem much less far fetched to me. Essentially, they are a highly-mutated/evolved branch of her immune system. Able to actually exit her body and break down foreign materials in close proximity.

Whateley is the brain-child of the folks over at The Crystal Hall and this writing is in no way intended to be canon to their world.