"Hey I walk the walk too. I know I'm better than you." She was mostly teasing. Maryanne wasn't sure she was better than either of them, but there was no harm in a little bluffing. That was what poker was about, wasn't it?
Maryanne made a face. "I'm glad the island isn't as sadistic as the train was." Or on some levels it wasn't. She didn't want to be human. She enjoyed being what she was. And took full advantage of it.