Bismuth continues snuggling Conny. Not much to say there.
Meanwhile, Marie looks around. Thinks a moment. She ought to see if her latest form was working correctly.
"Excuse me for a moment. I need to test my battle form for today's outing."
She pauses, stopping to concentrate and muster her energy. Doing this form could be a bit taxing. Generally, though, it was worth it.
Even if the transformation sequence hurt a bit.
Before everyone's eyes, Marie seemed to...well, dissolve, into some kind of green translucent 'flesh' in a generic humanoid shape. Almost sludgelike, in fact. Also, completely devoid of internal structure, aside from the six eyes and hungry mouth that make up the rather disgusting face.
Then she shrieks, as a host of wires and cables appear
inside her body. Her arms stretch out enough to be more like tentacles, and a framework of metal struts and half-finished plating appears over her body, giving her at least some protection. A heavy, blank metal mask bolts itself to her face, not that it makes her much less ugly.
A backpack-sized device with a conspicuous crystal on top appears affixed to her back. Whatever it is, it doesn't seem to hinder her from writhing in pain as the last pieces connect, attach, appear, and otherwise finish her transformation sequence.
((Stats in a minute. Extra for being a bossMarie.
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