"Is...is this the part where you finally meet Meteor Horn?"
"Yes."
"Cool."
"But not before almost dying because I wanted to blow up a statue for disrespecting me."
"I'm...I'm starting to understand some of Jin Fang's behaviors now."
"And yours, don't act impertinent."
"Yes, mother."
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"Oh no you don't!"
Correction: Daria wasn't freaking out, she was freaking pissed.
Not wanting to have her aether drained without putting up a fight, Daria proceeded to try and do something absolutely absurd.
She was going to try and absorb whatever the hell weird ass energy was nullifying her aether.
"Alright you stupid hunk of bronze! I'm going to-HRK!"
Unfortunately, this turned out to be a really stupid idea.
"What the fuck is this energy?! It's so...wild!"