The green-haired woman seemed sad momentarily as Alicia lectured her about the job reward. It was true that they were generally supposed to bring back some money in order to help finance the guild. But Mary perked up when Alicia acknowledged the value of the seed she obtained. "I understand," Mary stated, bowing her head politely toward Alicia. "To make up for this, I will give double the tax on my next job." Like that, the smile returned to her face and Mary was back to being cheerful. Before she could go and bother other people about her recently acquired plant, she heard a scream coming from the other side of the hall. One of the girls that Vero was flirting with seemed to not appreciate it. Upon closer inspection, Mary figured out that it was actually Vy that induced the episode of terror, not the ladies' man. This dictated her target.

As Mary began to walk over to that table, to see the commotion for herself, she heard talk about a 'Yukiko'. Determining this was the little girl she didn't recognize, Mary turned around to find the master and Alicia looking up. Following suit, Mary saw the flying girl. Not that flight was particularly amazing in a world of magic, it was the words that the master spoke that caught Mary's attention. "Natural wings..." Mary muttered, before grinning. This girl was certainly an interesting addition to Fairy Tail. With that mystery solved, Mary turned back to see that Vy had taken off from the table and crashed into Ben. Considering it was accidental, Mary started to approach the two to make sure they didn't get a concussion or anything of the sort.

She arrived just in time to overhear the last part of their conversation. "What is the master hiding?" she spoke once she was next to the two, announcing her presence. Standing next to them, Mary found that she was slightly shorter than the both. But that may also be contributed to her lack of footwear. "Making accusations like that is rude, and conspiring them with only one person is extra rude. Almost like gossip." She put her hands on her hips and looked into Ben's eyes, then shifted her gaze to Vy's. The fierce expression lasted only a few seconds, before she smiled again. "So what are you two doing, exactly?"