It seems that your symbiote thought fit to help you. It protected me from flame once, and I was drained for the rest of the day. ... Fatigued, as if I hadn't had water for a long time. [The touch is curious to her, but it at least is something that she can identify with. The black marks on the neck of the man were interesting, oddly reminding her of the black blood that flows through her veins.]

Do you find your physical skills more enhanced than the telepathy? [It's a matter of trying to see if they are categorized similarly. Naturally, there is a degree of "use" inherent in this, as her strength has been useful before.

In fact, it's the only new "skill" she's relied upon: which is a problem and ... not surprising, considering that it is the ability that increases the hold of the Nest.]