She'd warned you about this, it was your own fault for not taking her at her word, no matter how crazy it sounded. Goldilocks Syndrome, she called it. Turns you into a bear whenever conditions are "just right," whatever that meant. Well, it must've meant this...when you're halfway through some of the best action of your life, and you suddenly hear a weird little growl, and watch her nose start to turn black. In some ways, you didn't exactly mind it...ok, in a lot of ways. She wasn't acting any differently, still going at it as hard as before. And her little bear snout was adorable...