ROBO, WHERE ARE YOU?! IT'S BEEN AT LEAST 2 YEARS AND WE MISS YOU! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!
[WHAT? NO, NO, NO, THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT. IT FEELS LIKE I JUST HAD THE CONVERSATION WITH CAROL THREE DAYS AGO. THREE...]
[OH....DEAR. I'M SURE THERE MUST BE SOME RATIONAL EXPLANATION FOR THIS.]
Fortune...? Who are you talking to? Ugh...Aeon, I feel like I just woke up from a killer nap...
GYAGH-GIRL, YOU'RE HEAVY!
[SORRY! SORRY! I JUST HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN FUREVER!]
Right, well, while that's very endearing, I don't think killing me is going to make you any less lonely.
Besides, it hasn't been that long, has it? Only a couple days.
[I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT. SHORT ATTENTION SPAN, WHAT CAN I SAY?]
[I'M TALKING TO PEOPLE! IN THE REAL WORLD! ON THE INTERNET!]
Oh, really? Honestly, when you stopped so abruptly after that big blowup, I sort of figured you were done.
[AN ARTIST CAN NEVER TRULY ABANDON HER CRAFT.]
[WELL, NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE, I'LL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPOSITION DUMP. YOU LOVE TO EXPOSITION DUMP.]
...Hate install...? Hate install...
Oh, I know what you mean. I never would have thought to call it that, but I think I follow you. That right there is the Buer Drive. In intense situations, it pumps a chemical into her bloodstream that increases her speed and power. And since Gae Bolga feeds on her blood, it makes it even-
[GAE BOLGA. SHE'S A GIRL.]
[WELL, IF YOU CAN THINK OF ANY OTHER EXPLANATION FOR CAROL'S NAILS SUDDENLY CREATING A VENUS SYMBOL WHILE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HER, THEN RETURNING TO NORMAL ONCE WE CORRECTED OUR PRONOUNS, THEN I'D BE FASCINATED TO KNOW.]
...Well, okay then. I guess she gets even stronger from it. Of course, it's not without its drawbacks. While it does increase both Carol's power and that of her parasites significantly, it also impairs her cognitive functions. Er...Carol's, I mean. Well, maybe Gae Bolga's too, I honestly didn't realize i-she had anything resembling cognitive function until right about now.
Honestly, she becomes a force of nature. Terrifying, to be frank. Especially since if Buer goes a bit too overboard, she stops being able to easily tell friend from foe. It's a bit of a-
Sure. Let's go with that.