( she raises her brows when he starts to visibly tense and even tugs at his collar. it's endearing, really, but she doesn't want to actually call him out and make him too bothered. still, when he begins to show distress on how to make his thoughts make sense, mai is left feeling somewhat guilty for putting him through that until he promises to tell her more and hints that they both know feelings for one another. at that, she actually has some colour reach her cheeks and for once, she's not sure how to reply in a teasing manner so instead she rather genuinely herself responds: )

...I think we do, yeah.

( just like him, though, she suddenly wants to get onto a whole other subject entirely. back to the actual conversation: )

Y- Yeah, I can imagine that trucking along during the dead of winter probably wasn't the epitome of glamour. I guess I'll start my "journey" in Kanto once we get there but I'll definitely train up Gothita on the way.

( she shakes her head lightly, blonde hair swaying back and forth as she lifts a portion from her own plate into her mouth. )

No, not really. Any suggestions? I miss my harpies but I'm not sure there are any pokemon that remind me of them. This lil'gal is pretty cute though. But I need the sort of team that'll put gym leaders to shame-- no offense, Wheeler.