"Oh. I don't... think so? It's hard to tell, I'm usually more laid back, but." The hand that isn't holding Ratchet's wrist comes up and waves at his head. "I'm not dealing well, and I'm definitely not acting like myself, but I don't think my actual personality's changed. I haven't turned into an asshole or anything." He lets his hand drop back to his side tiredly.

"A disabling mechanism?" He's curious about what that could mean. "You think the dragon used to be bigger or something?"