after clearing a few more floors on the Spire of Order, your senior and friend 8 decided to go for another ink capacity upgrade despite learning that it all goes to their stomach. Now their stomach looks like a proper pot belly now... Only it's full of ink rather than fat.

in one of the floors, you see it starting to hinder their performance. The Pearl Drone had just finish bringing you up to a higher level, now it was their turn. The poor bucket of bolts had so much trouble carrying 8's weight... Even its screen's display looks like its in distress. You see it flapping its little wings as 8s hand is on its grip, also struggling to hold on because of their weight. You see both of them hovering and occasionally dropping down, 8s stomach jiggling like crazy as they looked embarrassed

Pearl Drone: D-Damn... You're heavy! the electronic voice would say, it's display having a >-< light

8 was holding on for their life and slightly wimpering