In response, Mel holds up her arms, even kicks up a leg (and deliberately making it look awkward since they're still sitting). "Dai, I only weight twelve pounds. You and some of your semi-Poké-friends could easily get me to safety.

"And I won't even touch on the bed comment, because I don't want it to count against me when I ask you if you're in the market for an assistant? Back home, I was Professore Zennyo Ryūō's assistant, so I have experience..." Hopeful, she trails off. Sensei Ryūō left sooner than she wanted, but Melinoë had been able to get at least a month under her belt.