Absorption As A Defense when near maximum capacity (follow-up)

[Steve]

I read the language in AP2 that I believe you were referring to: "If a character has Defensive Absorption and has already Absorbed up to his maximum, the defense no longer works. If a character can’t Absorb (for whatever reason, including having reached his maximum), Defensive Absorption doesn’t provide any defense against attacks."

 

In the case of being near maximum but not already at maximum, does that mean that if you can only partially absorb an attack...

• you then get no defense at all?
• you only get as much defense as you can absorb? 

[Steve Long]

You only get as much defense as you can Absorb.