"W-well, if ya eat the stronger ones, i-it g-gets... I g-guess it sorta g-gives you a-access to different powers. I-it's a bit like levelling up, b-but ys don't know y-you have access ta the powers till, well, y-you usually use 'em on accident the first time. O-one of the o-ones I jus' found out about i-is the ability ta let other p-people see shadows like I do."

He rubbed the side of arm and looked away, busying himself with trying to stack the disks neatly at the foot of his bed, "I don' like using 'em though, 'c-cause ta use 'em I needta force myself ta feel some sorta n-negative emotion at the s-same level o-of whatever power I'm usin'."