...a- alright, good, [ she stumbles a few steps back until she hits the adjacent wall, her stance widening as one of the tentacles disappears beneath her skirt. ] becaahahhhah. [ her face scrunches for a moment, gaze hitting the floor after a moment as she starts panting. ]

Raven.

I'm trying.
I swear I'm trying.

[ she paws at her uniform until her fingers catch one of the tears from earlier, and then she's pulling at the fabric until it's peeling away from her body to reveal her bare, scaled chest. ]

...just feel like I'm, ah, like I'm going to burst.