The shift in terrain doesn't surprise her, but it's greeted with a faint sigh. A shift in tactics is called for. The first being, she'll fall back until Jim's between her and Samus. It's a path she's found is best run single-file and he's new. Better to have Ver at his back until he's more familiar.

"Humans can change with remarkably little effort." Compared to some people she's known... "Do you have to change who you are, or do you want to figure out who you are?"

Her tone demands nothing of him; Jim doesn't have to answer, she won't bug him about it. But it's something to think about. Samus may be letting up, but that doesn't mean any of them are finished.