[ as much as she tries to give the image of a cool, confident woman who laughs in the face of said trials and tribulations, even mai feels that wave of relief that it might be a little easier to make something of herself here in this world. she sighs lightly as though letting a heaviness go for both herself and him. joey's always sort of seen as the sidekick and it's about time that he get to be the star of the show — and it's about high time that she get to be the lead of her own as well. ]

Three lifetimes. [ she scoffs as she folds arms beneath her chest. ] So, the world here seems to be our oyster, is that it? I'll take it. If I don't have to claw my way up from the bottom to the top for once in my life, it can't happen fast enough. I've got enough moxie to drag myself up the ladder but, boy, I could do with a manicure that won't get chipped on the way up, hm?

[ at least he realizes that he needs to give her a bit of a picture of where she can go and how she can get there. there's a soft snicker at him attempting to quickly recover himself. mai eyes the map from leaning just over/against his shoulder to do so. ]

Cherrygrove, that sounds as though it might match my beauty, just barely. [ she winks. ] A hotel and spa sounds pretty great to me. Even the mud baths. Have you never heard of those, Joseph? You're missing out.

Dragons? You got Red-Eyes on a leash now or something?

[ although he isn't wrong. mai does like to go in style. ]

Alright, style it is. Show me the way, Wheeler.