(Mercedes seems almost too eager to hop aboard Red's frame, quite literally hopping into it and fanning herself as she settles in front of the cooling system.)

You're actually pretty cute in person, you know!

(Seriously, she wasn't expecting a beastkin to be her rival, but a nice looking doggo like him? Mercedes might dramatically pose and feign swooning if she wasn't busy fanning herself for other reasons.)

You shot out my AC, by the way. It was getting a little unbearable, so gimme a minute to catch my breath.