[She shrugs.] It's the rules, I already fought a hundred times, another hundred times wasn't going to kill me. [And the plus other times that she fought, yeeeep.]

Um...I don't know, I wish I could help, but you're all the way back at the beginning and I'm in Olivine. But hey, you can get Shinx around there, right? Maybe if you get one and train it, taking down Falkner will be easier.

[Another whuff comes from Kali. Seriously, Maka, this guy is a freak, why are you still talking to him???? Maka just pats the Houndoom on the head, ignoring (or unaware of) the fact that she's disapproving of her choice in friendships.]