Zzap can’t smell things when energized / his voice

She gave me the lowdown on what I was looking for. People with pale skin, a lack of coordination and language skills, high resistance to damage, and a degree of aggression. Some of them might smell like rotted meat.
I have no sense of smell when I am Zzzap.
“Sounds like you’ve got a zombie problem,” I said, wondering what her curves would look like when she laughed.
She didn’t laugh. I know sometimes people have trouble understanding me when I speak in the energy state. Jerry told me it sounds like I’m gargling a beehive. I didn’t think that was the problem here, though.

Excerpt From Ex-Heroes, pg 120-121
Peter Clines
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