Luke quirked an eyebrow at Mao's clearly lackluster response, but he didn't question it. If Mao was willing to tone down his usual... Mao-ness, Luke saw no reason not to let it slide. It made him feel a little uncomfortable, though, as if Luke were looking at a jaguar trapped in a cage. Still, Luke didn't want to risk fighting, especially not tonight, so he didn't call him out on his weak-ass response and went with the flow of the converstion instead.
"Mari's like my sister, dude. Of course I've seen her dance. And yeah," Luke smiled. "She's really good. I don't know why she doesn't do it more, to be honest." Luke's eyes flicked around the room so he could find her, a warm light entering his eyes when he did. Sometimes, Luke wasn't sure what he'd do without Mari, even though they weren't as close as they'd been before. "But I don't think she likes showing off much. She's at least in the ballet, though! She'll be a great caterpillar."