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Is it just me or does it seem that the MC's and Ella's power isn't actually shapeshifting but is more like some form of Quantum Manipulation or maybe on of said power's subsets like contact based forms Meta Matter Manipulation or Lesser Existence Manipulation both of which would explain the MC's abilities to reach into the minds of others as he would then be not only able to manipulate his own matter but read the patterns of matter and energy in the brains of others.