vlaine said:
You might be right on that, but I get the feeling there's something else to it, otherwise she could have just pulled her sword out of herself without having to go through the trouble of taking human form and still have beaten Riful 2.0.
A fight with Riful 2.0 was the only instance when her awakened form was not of any help to her so she could just as well have some fun in her human form (and go fully nude while at it).
Truthfully I think it had more to do with author wanting her to be in human form when she met Raki and Claymores and that he wanted her to change acting on a whim and not with some deep reason behind it since it suits her personality better.
vlaine said:
My logic on this assumption is that she's probably never actually tried to tap into Theresa's strength on purpose yet. it took her this long to use the #2 sword arm & Techniques more than once or twice per day without losing control of her arm, and she's still not on the level of the original, so I get the feeling that in order for her to tap into Theresa's actual genes, she'd have to go through something similar to another partial awakening. I'm probably wrong, but It just feels like it would be possible, not to mention it would be less of a pull than most other scenarios I can think of.
This does make sense. In my opinion a middle of the fight with Priscilla is a really bad time for figuring out (not to mention mastering) new tricks, but then again Priscilla herself is likely to react with curiosity and expectation to it so Clare may get some extra time (and maybe even advice on how to pull it off) from her.