( mai can't help but to absolutely find and clings onto the words "i like ya" because it has such great potential for teasing the heck out of joey. she grins and lets her fingers lace through her hair, flipping it over her shoulder with a chuckle. )

Ooh, is that right? Careful now, Joey, I'm learning a lot of secrets being here with you. ( she reaches to pluck another small, measley portion of his meal. ) If you're not more vigilant, I'll know exactly how you feel for me and then I'll really be able to tease you.

( although she loves to tease and flirt with joey, she does pay mind to his stories and smiles to him. )

Track and field, hm? That's some pretty hard work, I can see why you'd need a nice massage to work the kinks out of muscles after that. We can do massages, I do like those. I used to book them to help me relax.

( she tilts her head in thought. )

Well, if you need to go to Saffron, then, why don't I just start training up and doing the gyms there? Or do I have to complete the gyms here, first? Whichever it is, I'm going to make sure I develop a phenomenal pokemon team and throw those gym leaders to the birds!

( she's fired up! but mai's always been the sort of girl to work her way to the top and not back down in the run of things. she wants to beat the gym leaders and get to the top of the top. joey has the right idea with building a gym of his own and mai wants to do the same thing herself. it's going to take a lot of hard work but mai's here for it. )

Yeah, ( she waves her hand, going back to her earlier jest. ) you don't want me to be alone if some hoodlums happen to make their way into the baths, do you? What would a delicate flower such as myself do if that happens? It's way better if I have someone as tough as you there with me, you know.

( this is so easy. )