Zzzap bleeds energy in the water

“Why not change in the water?”
He shook his head. “Not a good idea. Water and the energy form don’t mix.”
“Electricity and water?”
“More like the emergency cooling system in a reactor,” he said. “They’d douse the core with water if it was overheating. Same thing with the energy form. If I’m in the water, I’ll just bleed energy like mad. And the energy is me, soooo…” He shrugged.”

Excerpt From Ex-Isle, pg 141
Peter Clines
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