[Wow way to be blunt. Elle frowns a little, but once against staves off being offended simply because yes, Corvus, you are one very strange alien-man.]

That's not true. I mean, usually I don't have much warning when you do the things you do-- If I did, I wouldn't react so much.

[It makes sense to her, at least.]

You have to transform for "self maintenance"? How does that help?