“Where are we on Phase Two?” After a silence just long enough to be uncomfortable, Graywytch says, “He’s resisting me. That makes it harder.” “They’re all going to be resisting you. We’ve got to get this right.
Thier method isn't about making the likelihood of certain people getting powers to increase, at least not totally. No: it's about abducting those they consider to be 'unworthy' and reassigning their powers to someone they feel has 'earned' them.

