"More like<em>distracted</em>." Caressa replied, narrowing her eyes at Maria's excuse. But as quick as the harsh words escaped her, she was taken aback by when the demoness offered her a gift of good faith. Her expression softened as she reached out to take Mike's clothes out of reflex and a pang of guilt came through her again. It was really quite frustrating to be around Mariastopheles! Cari always found herself at odds with the bespectacled lady due to her natural mistrust of a demon, but that was directly at odds with her friendly nature. For the time being, she found herself working on "autopilot" and just going along with what Maria had suggested. "A-ah... sure. Um, thank you.." She said quietly, managing a small smile<br/><br/>The blonde's mind was whirling with thoughts that she tried in vain to sort out as she made her way to the bathroom. With a sigh, she shook her head and gave up on making any sense of the exchange for the time being. Though part of her was still angry at Maria's approach to things, she failed to come to a conclusive opinion on whether her intentions were fair or not... She rapped her knuckles on the door and called out, "Mike? I - er Maria thought you could use some clothing. I don't think you brought any with you... did you?"<br/>