Zzzap gets queasy at physical contact

The doctor began to tap the fingers of his left hand against his thumb. “Is it dangerous,” he said, “for you to come in contact with other objects?”
Barry folded a piece of French toast in quarters, ate it in two bites, and washed it down with a mouthful of coffee. “How do you mean?”
“I would assume proximity to you would excite molecules to some degree. Some things may incinerate or covalent bonds could break down. Perhaps even …” He stopped tapping his fingers and mimed an explosion with his hands.
“I’ve had things go bang, yeah,” said Barry. “I feel really queasy if I come in contact with too much solid matter. I think it may be some kind of psychosomatic warning or something.”

Excerpt From Ex-Patriots, pg 244
Peter Clines
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