Ione is even more foreign than Mafyyil and it's dubious whether that makes her more or less of a person.

"She's able to make them blink in time with her eyes -- did you say you lost some? Was that painful, because it sounds harrowing." Her voice is sympathetic, as opposed to gossipy, at least. "More like nails falling out than hair; I probably should know details since I might be the only medic here, but -- not now."