"Honestly, I'm not really sure. Neither is Dr. Bowen, I think. It's like Isabel transferred the 'concept' of an injury and some of it stuck. Or it could be stress from shifting that you heal off a bit slower than normal injuries."
"Yeah and if it's just... part of the shape then it's probably just the 'unharmed' state for that shape. Guess we could test that if you intentionally shift yourself a bruise or something?"
"Alright," she said, blinking, as a black-eye formed, and the skin tone returned to normal otherwise. "Now, THIS has to stay inside, or else people will talk," she winked--with the other eye.
"It'd certainly make me feel a little less bad about getting you injured on purpose..." she says, though she's obviously still not entirely happy with it.