>"She...got more deathly, so to speak. It was a real problem for Marisa and I. And a bit more obstinate. Until she passed out from hunger, which also got worse."
>"I assume it was the mushroom amplifying the trait."
>"Not unless I absolutely need to... It was strange, she and Youmu barely got any larger at all, either."
>"Well, so far you and Yuugi have been the frontrunners."
>"I thought you might like to hear that. Also, I am a little surprised by your restraint."
>"You've barely gotten larger at all. Then we look at me..."
>"Well, all you need to do is ask."
>"I suppose the only way that would work would be to meet me somewhere secluded..."
>"Go on."
>"We'd have to figure out how to extend your ki to reach out beyond your body and affect it. Can you do that, aside from that one blast you demonstrated?"
>Nod. >"That would make sense. So unless we can teach you some reasonably advanced sorcery, I think we may be out of luck there..."
>"Well, I can't fault that confidence. But I admit I'm at a loss on how to proceed unless you can affect products of living things, like cotton and silk."
>"That's all I can think of. I mean, they were produced by something living, rather than something like rock or water."
>"I don't really have an answer for it. This is more your domain."
>Nod.>"It might be good for a long term project."