[As hard as it would doubtless be to get either of them to admit, both of them really had been through so many of the same trials and tribulations. The idea of being beaten-down and stepped-on by those with more power, privilege, or abilities was something virtually baked-in to them by this point so the notion of landing someplace where all bets were off and it was just a straight-up race to the top seemed to Joey to be just what the doctor ordered. Whether he'd ever be admit it to even himself or not, Mai was just the person that Joey would want along on this kind of romp too, but he certainly wasn't going to let the situation be just his glow-up.]
Boy you can say dat again Mai. I think between just da crap we've been through since meetin' we've got enough trouble undah our belts ta last two lifetimes. Heck, near as I can tell dis might be da first time we've got a shot at doin' something like this without having some big bad come outta da shadows to try n' keep us under his boot. If da playin' field's actually even, den I almost sorry for anyone dat gets in Joey Wheeler's way!
[Like he'd done earlier, Joey thumps his chest in emphasis of the bravado. Realizing what was was saying might sound a bit exclusionary though, he quickly adds an ammendment.]
Dat's not sayin' you wouldn't go straight to da top too of course Mai. You know I wasn't sayin' you wouldn't. Just you watch. In da time it takes ya ta blink you'll be a mastah of dis system and kickin' butt all over da place!
[Speaking of all over the place, Joey still hasn't actually told her what's within reasonable distance. Scatterbrain that he is, he should probably get on that.]
Oh yeah. Almost forgot. Pulled da map out, but nevah told'ja what was actually around.
[He brings it back up and points to the town immediately west of them.]
Dis is da place closest to us. It's pretty small, but it's real pretty. It's called Cherrygrove and it's got cherry blossom trees all ovah da place. Dey got a nice hotel der and even a spa, but it's all mud n' stuff so I don't know if that'd be up ya alley. Da hotel should be right cushy doe, so if dat sounds like a good first stop we can hit dat in prolly a couple of hours if we take da Dragons.
Re: No worries! Hope everything is ok! :)
Boy you can say dat again Mai. I think between just da crap we've been through since meetin' we've got enough trouble undah our belts ta last two lifetimes. Heck, near as I can tell dis might be da first time we've got a shot at doin' something like this without having some big bad come outta da shadows to try n' keep us under his boot. If da playin' field's actually even, den I almost sorry for anyone dat gets in Joey Wheeler's way!
[Like he'd done earlier, Joey thumps his chest in emphasis of the bravado. Realizing what was was saying might sound a bit exclusionary though, he quickly adds an ammendment.]
Dat's not sayin' you wouldn't go straight to da top too of course Mai. You know I wasn't sayin' you wouldn't. Just you watch. In da time it takes ya ta blink you'll be a mastah of dis system and kickin' butt all over da place!
[Speaking of all over the place, Joey still hasn't actually told her what's within reasonable distance. Scatterbrain that he is, he should probably get on that.]
Oh yeah. Almost forgot. Pulled da map out, but nevah told'ja what was actually around.
[He brings it back up and points to the town immediately west of them.]
Dis is da place closest to us. It's pretty small, but it's real pretty. It's called Cherrygrove and it's got cherry blossom trees all ovah da place. Dey got a nice hotel der and even a spa, but it's all mud n' stuff so I don't know if that'd be up ya alley. Da hotel should be right cushy doe, so if dat sounds like a good first stop we can hit dat in prolly a couple of hours if we take da Dragons.
[He gives Mai a grin.]
Gotta keep ya comfy in style after all right?