[ She's patient and listens. She shrugs, wordlessly not very concerned sounding with her conclusion. ]

...Bad fuel, or dirty intake valves. It should start up a lot stronger, normally. [ She spares a glance at her bike, wishing she had some spare gasoline to share but she was lucky enough to get this bike on loan in the first place. There was the promise of fresh fuel in Panorama for sure, she could practically smell it from here.

Samus pauses and reconsiders that what she said might not... make any sense to Fern. She stiffly tries; ]

...Your horse was fed rotten food, or has a stuffed nose.