A costume. She was wearing a fucking costume. Also, was she the only one without the ability to fly or punch through walls? Why was she here again? Aliens? She didn't even know if she could affect them, or if they could affect her. Looked like she was about to find out.
"This fuckin' suit is giving me a wedgie. Can't I just go without underwear with this thing?" Since Riata couldn't just fly in she walked. If their plasma guns or whatever killed her they killed her. If not, hey, she'd either heal or get more energy and get to try and use it on them.