( the pendulum sways both ways, so, it's liable to come back with some force however that's a "problem" for both future-mai and future-joey. she'll be doing her best to piece her own feelings together before that comes into play though. both of them are ( inwardly ) thrilled to have a new subject and she takes to it like a moth to a flame. )

I didn't have an idea for being a type trainer, but, I could think about it. I suppose I was kind of hoping to pay homage to my deck somewhat-- especially my harpies.

( they were her first "friends" in her opinion so she's not going to forget them in all of this. when he opens his dex, she leans to look at what he's showing her. they both look interesting to her and he's right, the way their arms are formeed is reminiscent of wings akin to her harpies. she smiles. )

Heeey, these two are great choices! I'll have to look into getting them. Let's see...

( instead of opening her own pokegear to check her own pokedex, she just slides a little closer to joey and peers over his. with a few keystrokes, she can see the infantile form of lilligant and of gallade. )

Petilil and Ralts, huh. I'll have to keep an eye out for both of them. They'll be good starters for a harpy team.