"Fancy booze," huh? You're a real man of the world, aren't you? [ she gives a light laugh. ] I'll take your word for it, at least until I see it for myself.

[ not everyone can get into that kind of high society and as someone who's been on both side of the proverbial coin, she's not even sure it's worth it to climb that ladder. there are some things that using her wiles has taught her are totally worth it though. such as spas which, clearly, she needs to show joey are some of the better parts of the high life.

the name of the duel monster rings a bell given how often the blond male uses it as an integral part of his deck. what pops out of the ball, though, is anything but a baby dragon. she even takes a step back at the sheer size of it as she takes it in. okay, so it is a bit of a similar look to the baby dragon but the size is all wrong. as joey speaks to the pokémon, she raises a hand in greeting. ]

Well, hello there... Baby Dragon.

[ she approaches the pokémon and smiles to him while it dawns on joey that they're going to have to be close and basically settled against one another for the trip. she's already fully aware that that's how travel will be because unlike the boy at her side, she's used her brain for that little tidbit. ]

This guy is huge, huh... I suppose I'm ready for a trip so long as it isn't too crazy...

[ travel on a dinosaur-slash-dragon creature is going to be rather interesting after all. mai sets a hand to her hip and smirks toward wheeler, noting the blush and his attempts to disguise it, she moves closer to him and lifts an arm. ]

What a question to ask...

[ she drapes her arm over his shoulder, reaching up to do so as she speaks. ]

So, what do you think? Talk about a hard decision to make...

[ she pauses and pats his shoulder to emphasize her response of: ]

—definitely the front, I'm not risking falling off from being behind you. Yeah? So how do I get up on this thing...