Girl power. [ She says it with a wry, sarcastic little smirk. Maria believes in it, of course. Solidarity and support, those are important things, especially among women. But catch phrases are things you use on a certain class of person that you're trying to make money off of. And it's cheesy as hell, really. ]

I don't know the way to the Down housing, so if you want to take the umbrella and lead the way, I trust you.

[ Again, just that feeling that this woman isn't a shitheel. ]