She did in fact follow him, matching him exactly. "Actually i was running away from home hoping for a prince to come take me away." she said a little wistfully with a giggle. "If i were to say exactly why i was here, i really have no idea, i was just fed up with everyone around me saying that lifting was worthless." She gave a sheepish smile "Lifting's the only thing I've ever been good at." She thought back to her home life, having to hide her ref board behind the house, needing to sneak away from school or out of the house just to lift, and having to walk for an hour to the only place that could really accommodate tricks. Her expression weakened.<br/><br/>He let his rifle hang freely as to show her that he wasn't hostile. He also took a hesitant but gentle step towards her. "I'm Jai Connors, relatively new to the Gekko state myself." He smiled slightly and extended a hand towards her while walking closer. "And I'm sure that They... Er we will love to have you along."