Mai had a hunch that Urvasi's critique of certain people's attitudes were not directed solely at the members of the Greater Court. "That may be true," she responded, even as she peeled off her own drenched outer robes and hanging them up before returning to the fire. Hei had it easier - he merely had to remove himself to a corner of a cave and shake vigorously. "But you should ask yourself, would a tea girl willingly march off with you into the middle of the woods and find herself hiding from a massive downpour in the rain. And even if she did, what would she charge for the service?" She might have added something about tea girls being unwilling to traipse off into smelly and densely populated cities, but, of course, that's where most tea girls tended to be located in the first place, so it wouldn't have been much of an effective point. Frankly<em>in the woods</em>or even<em>in a cave</em>was far preferable to Mai than<em>in town.</em>"But since we're effectively stuck here for the night, why don't you tell us about some of the more interesting situations you've gotten yourself into<em>before</em>your fellow gods decided that you might need a little vacation down here on Earth?