Hi, rhodesyman. Our devs have had a chance to check this out, so I wanted to get back to you on the status.
Here’s what I posted in the other thread:
Hi, everyone! It’s great to hear you all be so interested in helping us add value to the product for you. Thank you! 
Using Variations in this way is certainly an intriguing proposition, and we can definitely see how it would solve the issue that you’re having. That said, the plugin unfortunately wasn’t designed with that in mind, and that is not how it works at the moment.
We’re very open to feature requests and are almost to the point in our lifecycle where we can start thinking about prioritizing them. On the other hand, please understand that implementing such a change is not a drop-of-the-hat tweak.
We have started looking into the feasibility of adding this. In the meantime, we would be very grateful if you would suggest it and vote for it on our UserVoice page. (We prioritize new features based on the response they receive there.) Rest assured, once a decision is ultimately made, you’ll be the first to know.
We really appreciate the feedback!
If you wouldn’t mind voting for the feature in UserVoice, that would definitely help ensure that it’s noticed when we go through to decide which features should be implemented first. Thanks!