Delitescent

Another good word of the day:

delitescent \del-i-TES-uhnt\, adjective: concealed; hidden; latent. Delitescent comes from the Latin word dēlitēscere meaning "to hide away."

This would be a good one to use for the virtual or withdrawn aspect of suobjects. Example: The mug has delitescent powers not readily apparent. A variation could be delicatescent, as in a deli sandwich that has little meat in it. Example: Heh sandwich artist, where's the beef in this delicatescent?