Mai shrugged. "She's right. With immortals, you have all the time in the world, and so much power, so investing time and effort doesn't matter so much. Here on earth, we mortals take that time and effort seriously. It makes us feel wanted." She stoked the fire for a bit, smiling for once. "And Ling's right about the other thing too. Sometimes being friends means waiting. And sometimes it means it's not going to happen at all. I mean Ling and I have known each other for who knows how long and we've never..."<br/><br/>She suddenly grew very quiet as she suddenly stumbled onto an idea that had never really come out into the open before.<br/><br/>"Anyway..." the huntress added, suddenly quite desperate to change the subject. "I'm sure you'll find lots of tea girls in the city, just like Ling said, right?"