[ At this girl's reaction to her stunning victory, Marie's expression clears up, smile mellowing out to something resembling normalcy. She steps off of her math text with a little bounce, bending over to retrieve it. No blood or guts emerge from underfoot, just a quick puff of steam. ]

Eesh, hard to believe they're actually alive when they do stuff like that, huh?

[ Tucking the wet book under her equally wet arm, she regards her company again with a once over. ]

I was on my way, but I just couldn't resist when these guys started coming down. [ Tutting, she sing-songs: ] One good turn deserves another, and all that!