"I see. Now, about this Walt. How dangerous would you say he is?"
"I disconnected the bridge in his mind."
"Bridge?"
"I call it that. It's what makes us different. It could be built into a normal human being, I think."
"You mean," he said, "I could be fixed up to do the things you can do? Teleportation? Telepathy?"
"If I were a surgeon, I think I could change your brain to our pattern. I can see how it should be done. But I'd have to train to be able to. Surgery is a skill; it takes practice to master it."
"How long?"
"I don't know."
"How long until the invasion?"
"I don't know that either. I don't know whether or not I can find out from Walt. I doubt if he has enough information to tell me. Very soon now. Less than a month. Maybe even tomorrow."