Mei raised a hand so that the back of her hand faced up and her thumb brushing up against her forehead to avoid the light that was quick to blind her. Slowly, but surely, her eyes adjusted to the light to reveal a room that held a man called Lee. For the moment, everything seemed to be about the man and her sister, Ling. Knowing that this wasn't her strength, she kept out of it as much as she could, only giving a small bow of recognition as Ling talked and offering a small smile when she was brought into their conversation. She nodded her head. "I'm not much of a fan," she said apologetically, a look on her face that said "I'm sorry" as she took her seat, her movements jerky and not smooth like before they entered this place.

"Oh, no, I'll be fine," Mei said to Ling, her hands shooting up into the air so they hovered in front of her shoulders, palms forward. What had Ling brought her in for? She did not want to be pulled into this... this game. Her body reacted to this new-found stress and she could feel every muscle in her body tighten and her stomach giving a dull ache. Her eyes darted from the man before them to her sister- hoping for some form of help. The girl of blue knew what she was good at and what she was not and she knew coming into this that what she was getting into Ling could handle perfectly; she trusted her completely. Lee the Gentle- on the other hand- she did not and she had not counted on him to put her on the spot like that. What was he getting at? Was this just for fun? She had no clue.

She gulped, something that managed to take more effort than she intended and it hurt her throat. Once more she glanced at Ling for guidance, but the pressure sunk in too quickly, too fast. A joke? No, there was a chance she could make things worse. What could she do? What could she say? Ling's contact laughed at Lee's perverted joke and it left Mei speechless, her mouth agape and hands resting at her side. She felt naked without her water pouch and all the attention on her. A squeeze on her shoulder was felt and for one moment she forgot who's hand was on her shoulder, but after the split second it took for her to remember, she felt at ease. She had Ling with her.

"Ling could offer you a much better game," she said nervously, trying to keep the anxiety out of her voice though her voice filled the soundless room that waited on her. Surprisingly, her efforts were fruitful. "But I suppose that if it's a small wager?" What was she saying? This was their money and they couldn't afford to gamble it away because Lee wanted to challenge her to a game before her sister. At the same time, they couldn't simply let any of these efforts go to waste, they were already to close.