She'd been through a lot, seen her fair share of things, and gotten into more than a couple of fights. Many knew Samus as someone they could rely and depend on, even things got rough. Others... wanted nothing to do with her, or wished that she would just disappear for ever. And the attempts had been made, with all of them failing.

When she felt something rubbing up against the very end of her tail, she didn't particularly seemed shocked or surprised. In fact, Samus would find herself coiling around the touch.